Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Rail

The "Triboro RX" and New Transit Riders by Origin (Michael Frumin, 2007)

‘Triboro RX’ Could Provide More Transit Opportunities

By Jason Varone | Jun 29, 2007 | 21 Comments

For the Regional Plan Association, Michael Frumin visualized their plan for a rapid transit line in Brooklyn, Queens, and the Bronx that could be built almost entirely on pre-existing rail and would connect with at least twenty existing subway lines. The “Triboro RX”, which originated in the 1996 Third Regional Plan, could provide effective transit […]

Auto Insurance Break for Rail Commuters

By Aaron Donovan | Nov 30, 2006 | 10 Comments

File this under the Duh category: New Jersey Skylands Insurance Companies has unveiled a promotion that highlights what it says is a first-of-a-kind discount for New Jersey drivers who regularly commute to work via mass transit — a rate discount of up to 10 percent. It is great to see that insurance companies are doing […]

Cutting the Carbon and Enjoying the Scenery

By Jason Varone | Nov 7, 2006 | 5 Comments

As reported in last week’s New York Times: Eurostar, which runs the high-speed train service linking London to Paris and Brussels via the Channel Tunnel, has started running ads in travel trade publications asserting that a journey produces only one-tenth the carbon dioxide emissions of a comparable flight. Some of the ads include a drawing […]