Allan Rosen

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.
Oct
08

MTA Offers Few Solutions To Fix Problems Affecting Local Bus Routes: Part 1 Of 2

Source: bebo2good1 / YouTubeTHE COMMUTE [/tag/the-commute/]: Last August, I critiqued [/mta-long-range-planning-part-2-of-2/] the 23-page MTA planning outline, entitled “Looking Ahead [http:
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Sep
30

Street Co-Naming Is Out Of Control

THE COMMUTE [/tag/the-commute/]: Every time we look around, a new street is co-named. Often, we have no idea who
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Sep
23

A Very Different Commute

All photos by Allan RosenTHE COMMUTE [/tag/the-commute/]: In this column, we’ve discussed many different forms of commuting: subway,
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Sep
16

Why We Need A Transit Center Near The Brooklyn Army Terminal – Part 2 Of 2

Photo by Allan RosenTHE COMMUTE [/tag/the-commute/]: Last week, in Part 1 [/why-we-need-a-transit-center-near-the-brooklyn-army-terminal-part-1-of-2/], we started to discuss the Brooklyn Army
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Sep
09

Why We Need A Transit Center Near The Brooklyn Army Terminal – Part 1 Of 2

The Eltingville Transit Center in Staten Island. Photo by Allan RosenTHE COMMUTE [/tag/the-commute/]: Last week [/an-alternative-to-the-montague-street-tunnel-closure-you-may-not-know-about/], we discussed the
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Sep
03

An Alternative To The Montague Street Tunnel Closure You May Not Know About

Photo by Erica ShermanTHE COMMUTE [/tag/the-commute/]: If you ride the subways daily to lower Manhattan, you already know about
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Aug
26

MTA Long Range Planning: Part 2 of 2

Source: Metro Transportation Library and Archive/FlickrTHE COMMUTE [/tag/the-commute/]: Last week in Part 1 [/mta-long-range-planning-part-1-of-2/] , I briefly summarized the
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Aug
19

MTA Long Range Planning: Part 1 Of 2

No long range planning going on here. Move along, nothing to see here. Source: Museum of FlightTHE COMMUTE [/tag/the-commute/
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Aug
12

More Problems With Signage

Source: wiltshireonline.orgTHE COMMUTE [/tag/the-commute/]: Last week I described my harrowing trip home from a Broadway play due to
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Aug
05

The Need for Better Signage

The Brooklyn Battery, er, we mean Hugh L. Carey Tunnel. Source: Matthew Keyes / FlickrTHE COMMUTE [/tag/the-commute/]: Last May we
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