Allan Rosen is a former director of MTA NYCT Bus Planning with three decades of experience in transportation and a Master's Degree in Urban Planning.
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Photos by and courtesy of Allan RosenTHE COMMUTE: In early 2012, we reported on confusing Department of Transportation (DOT) parking and traffic regulations [/how-much-do-you-know-about-parking-regulations/] and on confusing and outdated signage [/one-change-that-should-not-be-made-and-others-that-are-long-overdue/] mentioning the taxi stand on Brighton Beach Avenue. That stand is not even listed in DOT’s database of
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A portion of the ceiling crumbled onto the 18th Avenue N train platform this morning. Repairs for the station are not scheduled until October 2014. (Photo by Brian Hedden)THE COMMUTE [/tag/the-commute/]: I’m not talking about crime, but rather the other type of safety. Will the subway derail?
Allan Rosen, author of our The Commute [/tag/the-commute/] column, submitted this week’s open thread. I thought there was a city law that all establishments must display pricing information. Either there is no such law or no one is enforcing it. On a visit to Times Square last week,
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A vintage Brooklyn bus map. Source: Enframe PhotographyTHE COMMUTE [/tag/the-commute/]: There are two schools of thought on this. One is that changes should be made incrementally as the need arises. That is known as ad-hoc planning. The other is that changes should be made using a comprehensive approach by
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“This MTA budget not only lacks accountability, but is also most certainly not elementary, my dear Dr. Watson!” Source: The Gentleman BlogTHE COMMUTE [/tag/the-commute/]: This can only happen in government. Governor Andrew Cuomo announces that he is making $358 million more available for the MTA [http://www.governor.ny.
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The D train rumbles over the Manhattan Bridge. Source: WikipediaTHE COMMUTE [/tag/the-commute/]: English is a funny language. If we don’t like someone we might say we don’t like them because they are “stubborn” and that’s bad. If we like them, we say that same person is
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Thomas F. Prendergast, new MTA chairman and former president of MTA New York City Transit (center) speaks to the press. Source: Patrick Cashin for the MTA / FlickrTHE COMMUTE [/tag/the-commute/]: It was announced on Friday that, after 100 days without a permanent chairman, the former head of New York City
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The Jackie Gleason Bus Depot. Photo by Erica ShermanTHE COMMUTE [/tag/the-commute/]: Governor Andrew Cuomo, who I once said was “not a friend of public transit [/gov-cuomo-%E2%80%93-not-a-friend-of-public-transit/]“ after he cut MTA funding, now has increased MTA funding [http://www.governor.ny.gov/press/03272013-cuomo-details-major-investments-in-public-transportation] by $358 million
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THE COMMUTE [/tag/the-commute/]: In Part 1 [/b44-select-bus-service-sbs-part-1-of-3-its-too-late-to-make-changes/], we discussed why it is too late to change the proposed B44 Select Bus Service (SBS). In Part 2 [/b44-select-bus-service-sbs-part-2-of-3-why-the-b44-sbs-is-different-from-other-sbs-routes/] , we discussed why the B44 SBS is different from the other SBS routes. In this final part we will answer the question
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As Memorial Day nears, the Parks Department is working to get Manhattan Beach Park back in shape for the summertime. Replacement picnic benches and tables for the ones destroyed by Superstorm Sandy were delivered months ago and are now in storage. However, one of the partially destroyed fences, which separates
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THE COMMUTE [/tag/the-commute/]: (Here is Part 1 [/b44-select-bus-service-sbs-part-1-of-3-its-too-late-to-make-changes/] from last week). The B44 is different from other Select Bus Service (SBS) routes because the SBS will not take the same route as the local. It will utilize Rogers Avenue northbound instead of New York Avenue, making it more difficult
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THE COMMUTE [/tag/the-commute/]: According to Theresa Scavo, chairperson of Community Board 15, the MTA stated that it is now too late to request additional stops to the B44 Select Bus Service (SBS) because maps have already been printed. She made that announcement at this month’s Manhattan Beach Neighborhood