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.
Nov
24
The Commute: The Time For Reactivation Of The Rockaway Beach Line Is Now

The Commute: The Time For Reactivation Of The Rockaway Beach Line Is Now

In an image from the 1950s, the Rockaway Beach Rail Line used to run from Rockaway to Rego Park. Source:
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Nov
17

The Commute: How To Meaningfully Improve Traffic Safety — Part 2 Of 2

The famed Ed Koch Queensboro Bridge, which connects Queens and Manhattan. Source: WikipediaTHE COMMUTE [/tag/the-commute/]: In Part 1 [/commute-meaningfully-improve-traffic-safety-part-1-2/
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Nov
10

The Commute: How To Meaningfully Improve Traffic Safety – Part 1 Of 2

Source: NYC.gov/DOTTHE COMMUTE [/tag/the-commute/]: The 25 mile per hour (MPH) default speed limit is now the law
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Nov
03

The Commute: Just Another Day Riding The Buses

Source: changeschanging / FlickrTHE COMMUTE [/tag/the-commute/]: Last week, a one-and-a-quarter-mile afternoon trip took my friend one hour and 20 minutes
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Oct
27

The Commute: More Government Hypocrisy

The MTA’s East Side Access plan. Source: mta.infoTHE COMMUTE [/tag/the-commute/]: The big news headlines this week were
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Oct
20

The Commute: We Wait, And Wait, And Wait…

Source: WikipediaTHE COMMUTE [/tag/the-commute/]: New Yorkers must wait until 2023 for the completion of East Side Access, a project
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Oct
13

The Commute: East 16th Street Needs to be Extended To Voorhies Avenue

THE COMMUTE [/tag/the-commute/]: Sheepshead Bay has been the victim of over-development. Development itself is not a bad thing. In
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Oct
07

The Commute: Why We Need Better Bus Service — Part 3 Of 3

Click to enlargeTHE COMMUTE [/tag/the-commute/]: In parts 1 [/commute-need-better-bus-service-part-1-3/] and 2 [/commute-need-better-bus-service-part-2-3/], we specifically discussed routing deficiencies in Brooklyn
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Sep
30

The Commute: Why We Need Better Bus Service – Part 2 Of 3

An old bus map, clearly a relic from the Cenozoic era. Photo by Allan Rosen. Click to enlargeTHE COMMUTE [/tag/
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Sep
23

The Commute: Why We Need Better Bus Service – Part 1 Of 3

Passengers prepare to board the Q35 at Riis Park Beach en route to Flatbush Avenue. Source: Ryan Janek Wolowski | FlickrTHE
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