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Nolan Hicks retweeted
Drivers who kill rarely face any punishment, and when they do, the resulting fine is typically so low ā the same as parking in a bus lane or the cost of a monthly cable bill ā that it makes a mockery of honoring victims or deterring future violence. nyc.streetsblog.org/2026/01/ā¦
Nolan Hicks retweeted
Let's go over what we asked of NYPD Commissioner Tisch back when she got the job ā and how well she's done on hewing to our livable streets and traffic safety agenda. nyc.streetsblog.org/2025/11/ā¦
Nolan Hicks retweeted
āItās never been clearer that New Yorkers elected a Rider-in-Chief. He must be [seen] in transit, and I think he grasps that intrinsically. And itās worth the investment to make that a reality." nyc.streetsblog.org/2025/11/ā¦
Reupping for the PM crowd =>
MONEY TRAIN TO THE GAME: "The MTA would have to spend at least $3m in contracted union fees to provide the same special game-day service to Citi Field as Metro-North gives Yankee fans to go to the House that Ruth Built, data obtained by Streetsblog shows." nyc.streetsblog.org/2025/10/ā¦
MONEY TRAIN TO THE GAME: "The MTA would have to spend at least $3m in contracted union fees to provide the same special game-day service to Citi Field as Metro-North gives Yankee fans to go to the House that Ruth Built, data obtained by Streetsblog shows." nyc.streetsblog.org/2025/10/ā¦
Reupping for the Sunday crowd =>
The Big Appleās $30-billion social safety net amounts to a badly frayed patchwork of systems that still cannot reliably get New Yorkers in psychiatric crisis from subway platforms to hospital beds, a Streetsblog investigation has found. nyc.streetsblog.org/2025/09/ā¦
We spent nine months examining how and why the neediest and sickest New Yorkers fall thru the cityās expansive safety net. Reupping our project for the weekend folks =>
The Big Appleās $30-billion social safety net amounts to a badly frayed patchwork of systems that still cannot reliably get New Yorkers in psychiatric crisis from subway platforms to hospital beds, a Streetsblog investigation has found. nyc.streetsblog.org/2025/09/ā¦
Nolan Hicks retweeted
āBy the time the ambulance arrives, in the best-case scenario, 62 minutes have elapsed since the psychotic episode was first reported. The person suffering from the psychotic episode is still on the platform. This is the system when it works.ā nyc.streetsblog.org/2025/09/ā¦
Reupping for the evening crowd =>
The Big Appleās $30-billion social safety net amounts to a badly frayed patchwork of systems that still cannot reliably get New Yorkers in psychiatric crisis from subway platforms to hospital beds, a Streetsblog investigation has found. nyc.streetsblog.org/2025/09/ā¦
Reupping for the late lunchtime crowd
The Big Appleās $30-billion social safety net amounts to a badly frayed patchwork of systems that still cannot reliably get New Yorkers in psychiatric crisis from subway platforms to hospital beds, a Streetsblog investigation has found. nyc.streetsblog.org/2025/09/ā¦
Reupping for today's crowd =>
The Big Appleās $30-billion social safety net amounts to a badly frayed patchwork of systems that still cannot reliably get New Yorkers in psychiatric crisis from subway platforms to hospital beds, a Streetsblog investigation has found. nyc.streetsblog.org/2025/09/ā¦
Reupping for the PM =>
"The Big Appleās $30-billion social safety net amounts to a badly frayed patchwork of systems that still cannot reliably get New Yorkers in psychiatric crisis from subway platforms to hospital beds, a Streetsblog investigation has found." nyc.streetsblog.org/2025/09/ā¦
"The Big Appleās $30-billion social safety net amounts to a badly frayed patchwork of systems that still cannot reliably get New Yorkers in psychiatric crisis from subway platforms to hospital beds, a Streetsblog investigation has found." nyc.streetsblog.org/2025/09/ā¦
Nolan Hicks retweeted
We were lucky to have @ndhapple talk rail electrification yesterday at @nyuniversity. Those lucky enough to attend also received physical copies of the excellent report that should serve as a blueprint for building passenger rail ridership in the US: youtube.com/watch?v=Qe10JA9uā¦
For the AM =>
Momemtum V1.1 is out! It incorporates the updates that went into the HTML-friendly version. And now comes in two flavors:
- Full-color spreads w/improved layouts in the technical sections: transitcosts.com/wp-content/ā¦
- Printer-friendly 8.5x11 B/W layout: transitcosts.com/wp-content/ā¦
Momemtum V1.1 is out! It incorporates the updates that went into the HTML-friendly version. And now comes in two flavors:
- Full-color spreads w/improved layouts in the technical sections: transitcosts.com/wp-content/ā¦
- Printer-friendly 8.5x11 B/W layout: transitcosts.com/wp-content/ā¦
The HTML/search friendly version now has a bookmark-friendly URL, too: transitcosts.com/momentum/
The HTML friendly version of Momentum is live (in beta):
- Ctrl+F just got a lot easier
- Link directly to each chapter
- All footnotes are anchored
- The underlying documents have been uploaded to a DocumentCloud repository for easy searching
transitcosts.com/momentum/
The NYU-Marron report on electrification is out: It pairs electrification and other components to develop a high-throughput infrastructure framework, which slashes time off of existing commuter and intercity rail services. We call it Momentum -- transitcosts.com/wp-content/ā¦