Tag: transportation
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Hipster Highway Hellzone
‘It’s well known that it is a dangerous place,’ said grieving mom Rachel McCulloch, whose hipster son, 28-year-old Neil Chamberlain, was killed during an early morning hit and run on McGuinness in April 2010. Note to the Daily News – it’s not just hipsters who are losing their lives on McGuinness Boulevard. And Chamberlain’s mother…
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Signal Problems
How was your commute today? According to the MTA, the software problems (caused by the weekend work that shut down the line all day Saturday and Sunday??) that ruined your morning ride to work are still going on this evening. In fact, it’s so bad that @NYC_L_trains hasn’t even bothered tweeting its daily “L train…
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Brooklyn Trolley Cars From the BRT to the B&QT
http://www.brooklyneagle.com/categories/category.php?category_id=27&id=47577
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Ladies, Please Move to the Back of the Bus
http://www.thenewyorkworld.com/2011/10/18/women-ride-in-back-on-sex-segregated-brooklyn-bus-line/
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East River Ferry Service Exceeds Expectations
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/17/nyregion/east-river-ferry-service-exceeds-expectations.html
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Greenpoint Avenue is Latest Battleground in the Car-Cyclist Clash
http://www.brooklynpaper.com/stories/34/41/dtg_greenpointlane_2011_10_14_bk.html
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Upgrading the L Train
The MTA has announced a series of planned upgrades for service on the L line – moves that, in the long term, at least, could ease some of the overcrowding on the line. The services changes are partially a response to a request from State Senator Dan Squadron that the the MTA review the state…
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Bike Share Preview
NAG and City DOT are co-sponsoring a Bike Share preview tomorrow afternoon from noon to 4:00 at McCarren Park (North 12th and Bedford). You can check out the Bike Share setup, and even test ride a bike.
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The L Train is Crowded on Weekends Too
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/11/nyregion/with-weekends-not-sleepy-anymore-subway-faces-a-test.html