Comments on: MTA awards last major East Side Access contract http://secondavenuesagas.com/2009/09/30/mta-awards-east-side-access-contract/ A New York City Subway Blog Sat, 26 May 2012 04:42:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: RV http://secondavenuesagas.com/2009/09/30/mta-awards-east-side-access-contract/#comment-65287 RV Mon, 05 Oct 2009 18:40:46 +0000 http://secondavenuesagas.com/?p=3942#comment-65287 Me too. Oh the possibilities. Me too. Oh the possibilities.

]]> By: Larry Littlefield http://secondavenuesagas.com/2009/09/30/mta-awards-east-side-access-contract/#comment-65191 Larry Littlefield Fri, 02 Oct 2009 15:45:27 +0000 http://secondavenuesagas.com/?p=3942#comment-65191 So I guess it is the three-station Second Avenue subway that will be cancelled. Queue the rationalizations that there is plenty of room on the Lex anyway, or only rich people ride it. Never forget that as part of an effort to put the MTA in its place, Sheldon Silver held up the SAS for several years while allowing ESA to go ahead. Which is what Pataki wanted anyway. So I guess it is the three-station Second Avenue subway that will be cancelled. Queue the rationalizations that there is plenty of room on the Lex anyway, or only rich people ride it.

Never forget that as part of an effort to put the MTA in its place, Sheldon Silver held up the SAS for several years while allowing ESA to go ahead. Which is what Pataki wanted anyway.

]]> By: Streetsblog New York City » Today’s Headlines http://secondavenuesagas.com/2009/09/30/mta-awards-east-side-access-contract/#comment-65183 Streetsblog New York City » Today’s Headlines Fri, 02 Oct 2009 14:30:27 +0000 http://secondavenuesagas.com/?p=3942#comment-65183 [...] Awards Final $700M Contract for the East Side Access Project (2nd Ave Sagas) More headlines at Streetsblog Capitol [...] [...] Awards Final $700M Contract for the East Side Access Project (2nd Ave Sagas) More headlines at Streetsblog Capitol [...]

]]> By: Jerrold http://secondavenuesagas.com/2009/09/30/mta-awards-east-side-access-contract/#comment-65128 Jerrold Wed, 30 Sep 2009 20:46:20 +0000 http://secondavenuesagas.com/?p=3942#comment-65128 I wonder what kind of service they will provide in the end. Like, will the LIRR service into Grand Central run only in rush hours, or will there be at least SOME trains on the LIRR going into and out of Grand Central seven days a week? I wonder what kind of service they will provide in the end.
Like, will the LIRR service into Grand Central run only in rush hours, or will there be at least SOME trains on the LIRR going into and out of Grand Central seven days a week?

]]> By: SEAN http://secondavenuesagas.com/2009/09/30/mta-awards-east-side-access-contract/#comment-65127 SEAN Wed, 30 Sep 2009 18:33:35 +0000 http://secondavenuesagas.com/?p=3942#comment-65127 Me too. Oh the possibilities. Me too. Oh the possibilities.

]]> By: petey http://secondavenuesagas.com/2009/09/30/mta-awards-east-side-access-contract/#comment-65126 petey Wed, 30 Sep 2009 17:50:41 +0000 http://secondavenuesagas.com/?p=3942#comment-65126 i can't wait. i can’t wait.

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