Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Regional Plan Association

Census counts of how many people in counties outside Manhattan commute to other counties outside Manhattan. Many workers in the region would be well-served by a through-running regional rail network.

How to Get New York Regional Rail Right

By Alon Levy | Jan 10, 2018 | 39 Comments

A through-running regional rail system for greater New York can help hundreds of thousands of people each day. When mapping out how to deliver that with new infrastructure, we need to get the details right.

RPA's Fourth Regional Plan calls for a total of eight regional rail tracks under the East River (adding two to the four existing tunnels, plus the two East Side Access tracks under construction), but comparable service could be provided with six tracks if LIRR shares its infrastructure. Map: RPA

NY Can Save Billions on Rail Tunnels If LIRR Agrees to Share Track

By Alon Levy | Dec 4, 2017 | 39 Comments

RPA proposes much-needed integration of regional rail in its Fourth Regional Plan, but doesn't push for the politically challenging reforms that will be necessary to build it efficiently.

RPA wants to empower a new public benefit corporation to deliver subway improvements faster and at lower cost, so the MTA can modernize the existing system and build these expansions without New Yorkers having to wait a lifetime. Map: RPA

RPA’s Vision for Great New York Transit Depends on Fixing a Broken Bureaucracy

By David Meyer | Nov 30, 2017 | 17 Comments

The fourth regional plan calls on elected officials to modernize and expand the region's outmoded transit networks.

RPA found that 20 percent of regional rail stations outside New York City allow single-family homes to the exclusion of any other housing type. Map: RPA

RPA: Make New York More Affordable By Toppling Barriers to Housing Near Regional Rail

By David Meyer | Nov 14, 2017 | 26 Comments

Suburban governments can help relieve the New York region's housing crunch by allowing more compact development near regional rail stops, according to a new report from the Regional Plan Association

Left to right: RPA's proposed Harbor Ring, Manhattan, and Inner Sound Loop trails. Map: RPA

Envisioning a Regional Trail Network Radiating From the Heart of NYC

By David Meyer | Sep 19, 2017 | 3 Comments

The Regional Plan Association has mapped out a 1,625-mile network of biking and walking trails, including a car-free Broadway and a bike path on the Verrazano Bridge.

RPA's 20-year plan for increasing trans-Hudson transit capacity and developing regional rail.

Take a Look at RPA’s Vision for Better Bus and Rail Service Across the Hudson

By David Meyer | Aug 16, 2017 | 26 Comments

Transit capacity across the Hudson is at a breaking point.

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