Transit Issues

May, 2012

Truck route bout: Big rigs may change lanes in Greenwood Heights

By Natalie O’Neill

Greenwood Heights: The city says it will fix a much-loathed Greenwood Heights truck route by moving big rigs to other streets — but some residents say the plan is a trucking nightmare. Comments (10).

A rail solution for Nets games

By Natalie O’Neill

SHoP Architects

Atlantic Yards: Nets fans will get twice as much railway service and about half as many parking spots at the soon-to-open Barclays Center under a plan to box-out street-clogging drivers from neighborhoods near the arena. Comments (31).

Brooklyn Women of Distinction

Drivers fear bike-share will replace parking in W’Burg, Heights

By Aaron Short

Mean Streets: Some Williamsburg and Brooklyn Heights residents are concerned that bike share docks could sacrifice on-street parking, but cyclists say bike docks are just another form of parking. Comments (33).

Rack-y road! Parking spot becomes bike slots in Slope

By Natalie O’Neill

Mean Streets: Replacing a parking spot with bike racks is a different kind of fair trade for the owners of a famous Park Slope coffeehouse. Comments (37).

Buy land and buy sea? East River ferry operator wants to accept Metrocards

By Aaron Short

Williamsburg: The operator of a ferry line that connects Greenpoint, Williamsburg, and DUMBO with Manhattan wants to accept MetroCards — a proposal that could streamline payment and lure more landlubbers to commute across the East River, transit advocates say. Comments (3).

April, 2012

Ridership grows at stations serviced by G train extension, stats show

By Aaron Short

Save the G: Subway ridership has surged over the past three years at stations serviced by the at-risk G train extension, MTA figures reveal. Comments (1).

Buy land and buy sea? East River ferry operator wants to accept Metrocards

By Aaron Short

The Brooklyn Paper / Julie Rosenberg

Brooklyn Conservatory

History shows it’s not the G train ‘extension’ — it’s the G train renewal

By Natalie O’Neill

Save the G: Saving an at-risk extension of the G train won’t just make straphangers happy — it will preserve the beloved train’s historic role as the line for Brooklyn’s working populace, historians and transportation advocates say. Comment.

Brooklynites really want to save the G train

By Natalie O’Neill

Transit: The movement to save the beloved G train extension is picking up Brooklynites faster than a rush-hour train. Comment.

March, 2012

Fare play: ‘Occupy’ ruse gives commuters free subway rides

By Eli Rosenberg

Kensington: Brooklyn straphangers got free rides on Wednesday morning courtesy of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority — or so they thought. Comments (4).

Cutting the G train will kill Brooklyn romances — really!

By Natalie O’Neill

Photo by Elizabeth Graham

Save the G: Nixing an extension of the G line is an assault on love that will push many straphanging couples into long distance mode, or even break them up, lovebirds say. Comments (31).

This station is G-ross! Peeling ceiling is latest problem for G train riders

By Natalie O’Neill

Downtown: G train riders already feel like the rug is getting pulled out from under them — now they feel like the ceiling is coming down on top of them as well. Comments (8).

Don’t go off the rails on these crazy trains!

By Eli Rosenberg

Weekend Watch: Things are pretty screwed up on the rails this weekend. Thank heavens it’s bicycle weather! Comment.

February, 2012

Happy rails to you!

By Dan MacLeod

Weekend Watch: Good news! There are shouldn’t be many surprises for subway riders this weekend, though the J train will skip a few stops and the Q train remains out of commission. Comment.