7 Line Extension
MTA Statement On 10th Av Station For 7 Line Ext.
The 7 line extension is back in the news again as Mayor Bloomberg feels confident that the city can still build a 10th Ave station as part of the 7 line extension. Readers of this blog know how critical I have been of this project overall over the last couple of years. The only positive [...]
7 Line Extension Will Be A Colossal Mistake
The 7 line extension is a topic I have covered in great detail since 2007. As longtime readers would know, I have been a vocal critic about the whole project, especially if it is to be completed without a much needed subway station for the Hell’s Kitchen neighborhood. This past Sunday’s edition of the New [...]
NYC’s Turn To Shell Out The Cash
Flushing-Main Street bound 7 train at Queensboro Plaza. Resized photo courtesy of Eye On Transit. The much maligned 7 line extension is a topic I have blogged about extensively since 2006. For those who don’t recall, I was strongly against this project as I accurately feel there are more pressing projects that need to be [...]
First Phase Of 7 Line Extension Completed
One of the major transit projects I’ve been the most critical about is the highly unnecessary 7 line extension. The major problem I had with the project was the exclusion of the only practical part of it, a Hell’s Kitchen stop. However this entry is not meant for more critical analysis of the project but [...]
Boring Machine Lowered For 7 Line Extension
Four days ago the MTA & NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg were on hand to watch the lowering of the first boring machine to be used on the ‘s west side extension. The MTA issued a press release about the events via e-mail: Metropolitan Transportation Authority Executive Director and CEO Elliot G. Sander and Mayor Michael [...]
