David Rosenstein's Blog

A personal blog for David Rosenstein. I post occasionally about transit or anything else I am thinking about.

Category: NYC Urbanism

  • The Connections of IBX – McDonald Ave

    McDonald Ave is the name of the station that will connect the IBX to the (lower) Culver Line, via the F train. Much like the 4th Ave line, the existing…


  • The Connections of IBX – 4th Ave

    To start with our connections for the IBX, we are going to look at the 4th Avenue station. The MTA advertises this station to connect with the R train at…


  • The Connections of IBX – Opening

    The MTA has really done a great job in the past two years turning the IBX into a much better project than initially announced. It has turned from an underwhelming…


  • My thoughts on some Major MTA Deinterlining News!

    The MTA plans to deinterline sections of its subway system to improve efficiency. The Eastern Pkwy project introduces a new junction for Brooklyn train lines to reduce capacity issues caused…


  • Some small projects to Improve the NYC Subway

    There are many, many things that are needed to be done for the NYC subway. The major projects of the subway being perused right now are: Second Ave Phase 2,…


  • NYC Weekend Changes – 1/25

    Surely I didn’t write this a day after last weeks changes… waitRegardless We have a new set of changes to look at so lets start with a quick overview. There’s…


  • NYC Weekend Changes – 1/18

    I promised myself I would do this every weekend then the MTA threw a curve ball by having the weekend of 1/11 have the exact same pattern as the weekend…


  • Prioritizing Accessibility Upgrades in the NYC Subway

    Like many legacy Metro systems, the NYC subway is doing its best to improve accessibility in its system. While I can understand that this will be a long, tedious process,…


  • NYC Weekend Changes – 1/4

    I’ve gotten interested in the weekend changes on the NYC subway. Some of the choices they have made, particularly in the past couple of months, are very interesting, some of…


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