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Chapter 3: Description of Construction Methods and Activities A. INTRODUCTION
Chapter 3: Description of Construction Methods and Activities A. INTRODUCTION This chapter describes the construction process for the Second Avenue Subway. Potential envi- ronmental impacts that could result from its construction, as well as mitigation measures to lessen their effects, are discussed in subsequent technical chapters. A preliminary sequencing plan for the proposed construction activities is also identified, although this plan could still change as engineering evolves and depending on the availability of funding. At this time, design of the Second Avenue Subway is still ongoing, and will continue to evolve over the next year. Consequently, this Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) assesses the range of construction methods and activities that may be required, using a reasonable worst case approach throughout to describe potential impacts. In other words, where a variety of construction techniques could reasonably be used to build a particular project element, the method that would result in the worst overall impacts is the one that has been selected for analysis. The Second Avenue Subway would consist largely of twin tunnels with outside diameters of up to 23½ feet. (The tunnels described in the SDEIS would have had outside diameters of 21 feet.) Each tunnel would be approximately 8.5 miles long, running from East Harlem to Lower Manhattan. Sixteen new stations, numerous fan plants and ventilation cooling facilities, pumping stations, electrical power substations, new train storage yards, and various other elements would also be built. As described later in this chapter, where possible, construction would take place underground to minimize disruptions at the surface. Between approximately 92nd and 4th Streets (instead of 6th Street as described in the SDEIS), and again from Maiden Lane south, where Manhattan’s hard bedrock is relatively close to the surface, tunnels and stations would mostly be constructed underground in the rock, by one of several mining techniques. -
A Retrospective of Preservation Practice and the New York City Subway System
Under the Big Apple: a Retrospective of Preservation Practice and the New York City Subway System by Emma Marie Waterloo This thesis/dissertation document has been electronically approved by the following individuals: Tomlan,Michael Andrew (Chairperson) Chusid,Jeffrey M. (Minor Member) UNDER THE BIG APPLE: A RETROSPECTIVE OF PRESERVATION PRACTICE AND THE NEW YORK CITY SUBWAY SYSTEM A Thesis Presented to the Faculty of the Graduate School of Cornell University In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts by Emma Marie Waterloo August 2010 © 2010 Emma Marie Waterloo ABSTRACT The New York City Subway system is one of the most iconic, most extensive, and most influential train networks in America. In operation for over 100 years, this engineering marvel dictated development patterns in upper Manhattan, Brooklyn, and the Bronx. The interior station designs of the different lines chronicle the changing architectural fashion of the aboveground world from the turn of the century through the 1940s. Many prominent architects have designed the stations over the years, including the earliest stations by Heins and LaFarge. However, the conversation about preservation surrounding the historic resource has only begun in earnest in the past twenty years. It is the system’s very heritage that creates its preservation controversies. After World War II, the rapid transit system suffered from several decades of neglect and deferred maintenance as ridership fell and violent crime rose. At the height of the subway’s degradation in 1979, the decision to celebrate the seventy-fifth anniversary of the opening of the subway with a local landmark designation was unusual. -
1 of 1 Forecast of Contracts to Be Advertised and Proposals to Be Solicited
Welcome to the latest MTA "Eye on the Future," in which we present currently funded capital projects that are planned to be advertised from September 2017 through August 2018. The "Eye" is hosted along with other information and resources about the MTA Capital Program in one convenient location. It is part of our commitment to improve business practices and we hope that it is useful to you. The MTA Capital Program is very important for the safety and reliability of the MTA transportation system and is vital for the regional economy. As described in this issue of the "Eye," the MTA is preparing to undertake 145 projects valued at approximately $4.71 billion in capital work. This work spans many areas, including civil, structural, and electrical, as well as new technologies. These projects are crucial for the reliability, growth and resiliency of the system and contribute to the regional economy. This amount of investment is projected to generate approximately $8.29 billion in economic activity for the New York region. We want to make sure you’re aware of our recently-launched web-portal: MyMTA.info. This portal enables suppliers and bidders to the MTA to search procurement opportunities and information across all MTA agencies, respond to sourcing events online, select categories for the goods and services your sell and more. Contractors and suppliers have a critical stake in the success of the Capital Program. We appreciate your interest in and support of the projects included in this issue of the "Eye," and we look forward to your participation. -
Manual World of Subways 4
Subway Simulator - New York Queens - Manhattan Line 7 Copyright: © 2015 / Aerosoft GmbH Airport Paderborn/Lippstadt D-33142 Bueren, Germany Tel: +49 (0) 29 55 / 76 03-10 Fax: +49 (0) 29 55 / 76 03- 33 E-Mail: [email protected] Internet: www.aerosoft.de www.aerosoft.com All trademarks and brand names are trademarks or registered of their respective owners. All rights reserved. 2 3 Aerosoft GmbH 2015 Subway Simulator New York Queens - Manhattan Line 7 Manual 2 3 Subway Simulator - New York Queens - Manhattan Line 7 Content Epilepsy Warning ..................................................................5 Safety Precautions ................................................................5 Installing the Game ..............................................................6 Quick Start ........................................................................... 7 Tutorials ................................................................................ 9 Difficulty level .................................................................... 11 Scheduled Trip .................................................................... 12 Missions .............................................................................. 15 Introduction ....................................................................... 16 The International Express Route ...................................... 16 History of Line 7 ................................................................ 16 The Tin Birds of A-Division................................................ 17 Main -
April 2004 Bulletin.Pub
TheNEW YORK DIVISION BULLETIN - APRIL, 2004 Bulletin New York Division, Electric Railroaders’ Association Vol. 47, No. 4 April, 2004 The Bulletin NYC TRANSIT’S REHABILITATION PROGRAM Published by the New While surfing the Internet, our Production ADA ACCESSIBILITY — JUNCTION BOULEVARD York Division, Electric Manager found a list of proposed new con- STATION: Three ADA compliant elevators will Railroaders’ Association, Incorporated, PO Box tracts. The following are of interest to our be installed at the Junction Boulevard station 3001, New York, New readers: on the Flushing Line. Platform edge modifica- York 10008-3001. NEW SOUTH FERRY TERMINAL: NYC Transit tions and warning strips will be provided. would like to build a new station to replace ADA-required signage and an automated For general inquiries, the century-old South Ferry station, which fare access system will be installed. ST contact us at was opened on July 10, 1905. This station ADA ACCESSIBILITY — 231 STREET STA- [email protected] or by cannot accommodate a full-length train and TION: NYC Transit would like to install two phone at (212) 986-4482 is located on a sharp curve. NYC Transit ex- ADA-compliant elevators from the street to (voice mail available). ERA’s website is pects to build a new tunnel diverging from the the northbound and southbound control st www.electricrailroaders. existing tunnel at Greenwich Street and Bat- houses at the 231 Street station of the org. tery Place and continuing under Battery Park Broadway-Seventh Avenue Line. The con- to a new station under Peter Minuit Plaza. A tractor will reduce the gap between the plat- Editorial Staff: new mezzanine with direct access to the form edge and the door sill and provide plat- Editor-in-Chief: south mezzanine of the Whitehall Street sta- form edge warning strips and ADA- Bernard Linder tion would be built above the proposed new accessible turnstiles. -
Capital Program Oversight Committee Meeting
Capital Program Oversight Committee Meeting March 2021 Committee Members P. Foye, Chair N. Zuckerman, Vice Chair A. Albert J. Barbas N. Brown M. Fleischer R. Glucksman R. Herman D. Jones K. Law R. Linn D. Mack J. Samuelsen V. Tessitore Capital Program Oversight Committee Meeting 2 Broadway, 20th Floor Board Room New York, NY 10004 Wednesday, 3/17/2021 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM ET 1. PUBLIC COMMENTS PERIOD 2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES FEBRUARY 18, 2021 CPOC Committee Minutes - Page 3 3. COMMITTEE WORK PLAN 2021 - 2022 CPOC Committee Work Plan - Page 4 4. PRESIDENT’S REPORT President's Report - Page 6 5. CAPITAL PROGRAM UPDATE Progress Report on Infrastructure Projects - Page 11 IEC Project Review on Coney Island Yard Long Term Flood Mitigation - Page 16 IEC Project Review on Clifton Shop (NYCT/SIR) (Sandy) - Page 20 IEC Project Review on Rutgers Tube Rehabilitation - Page 24 IEC Project Review on 207th Street Flood Mitigation & Sewer Replacement - Page 28 IEC Project Review on Bus Radio System - Page 37 IEC Project Review on Harmon Shop Replacement Phase V, Stage 2 - Page 44 6. CAPITAL PROGRAM STATUS Commitments, Completions, and Funding Report - Page 48 7. QUARTERLY TRAFFIC LIGHT REPORTS Fourth Quarter 2020 Core & Sandy Traffic Light Reports - Page 64 MINUTES OF MEETING MTA CAPITAL PROGRAM OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE February 18, 2021 New York, New York 10:00 A.M. Because of the ongoing COVID‐19 public health crisis, the MTA Chairman convened a one‐day, virtual Board and Committee meeting session on February 18, 2021, which included the following committees: Long Island Rail Road and Metro‐North Railroad; New York City Transit; MTA Bridges and Tunnels; ; Finance Diversity; Capital Program Oversight Committee. -
21 Ncac 58A .0104 Agency Agreements and Disclosure
21 NCAC 58A .0104 AGENCY AGREEMENTS AND DISCLOSURE (a) Every agreement for brokerage services in a real estate transaction and every agreement for services connected with the management of a property owners association shall be in writing and signed by the parties thereto. Every agreement for brokerage services between a broker and an owner of the property to be the subject of a transaction shall be in writing and signed by the parties at the time of its formation. Every agreement for brokerage services between a broker and a buyer or tenant shall be express and shall be in writing and signed by the parties thereto not later than the time one of the parties makes an offer to purchase, sell, rent, lease, or exchange real estate to another. However, every agreement between a broker and a buyer or tenant that seeks to bind the buyer or tenant for a period of time or to restrict the buyer's or tenant's right to work with other agents or without an agent shall be in writing and signed by the parties thereto from its formation. A broker shall not continue to represent a buyer or tenant without a written, signed agreement when such agreement is required by this Rule. Every written agreement for brokerage services of any kind in a real estate transaction shall be for a definite period of time, shall include the broker's license number, and shall provide for its termination without prior notice at the expiration of that period, except that an agency agreement between a landlord and broker to procure tenants or receive rents for the landlord's property may allow for automatic renewal so long as the landlord may terminate with notice at the end of any contract period and any subsequent renewals. -
D. Rail Transit
Chapter 9: Transportation (Rail Transit) D. RAIL TRANSIT EXISTING CONDITIONS The subway lines in the study area are shown in Figures 9D-1 through 9D-5. As shown, most of the lines either serve only portions of the study area in the north-south direction or serve the study area in an east-west direction. Only one line, the Lexington Avenue line, serves the entire study area in the north-south direction. More importantly, subway service on the East Side of Manhattan is concentrated on Lexington Avenue and west of Allen Street, while most of the population on the East Side is concentrated east of Third Avenue. As a result, a large portion of the study area population is underserved by the current subway service. The following sections describe the study area's primary, secondary, and other subway service. SERVICE PROVIDED Primary Subway Service The Lexington Avenue line (Nos. 4, 5, and 6 routes) is the only rapid transit service that traverses the entire length of the East Side of Manhattan in the north-south direction. Within Manhattan, southbound service on the Nos. 4, 5 and 6 routes begins at 125th Street (fed from points in the Bronx). Local service on the southbound No. 6 route ends at the Brooklyn Bridge station and the last express stop within Manhattan on the Nos. 4 and 5 routes is at the Bowling Green station (service continues into Brooklyn). Nine of the 23 stations on the Lexington Avenue line within Manhattan are express stops. Five of these express stations also provide transfer opportunities to the other subway lines within the study area. -
Cubic Partners with Dexda to Deliver Next-Generation Event Management for Customers in New York and London
Cubic partners with Dexda to deliver next-generation event management for customers in New York and London. The Dexda solution enables predictive event management for transport authorities managed by Cubic in New York and London. Background The New York City (NYC) subway and bus system is one of the most efficient public transportation systems in the world. Ridership across both is approximately eight million daily and more than 2.5 billion journeys annually. Cubic Transportation Systems (Cubic) has worked with (MTA) for nearly three decades now, starting with the implementation of the entire subway system accepting MetroCard, a magnetic swipe card allowing customers to load fares electronically. Today, more than 90 per cent of trips taken on NYC subways and buses Cubic was selected by the (MTA) to deliver and manage this major project are made with MetroCard. based on the success of Oyster. A similar next-generation fare payment As part of an ongoing modernisation programme, the current swipe system used on the bus, underground and rail services that the company MetroCard is expected to be phased out designed and implemented for Transport for London (TfL). by 2023. It is to be replaced by OMNY, a ‘More than 2.5 billion fare payment system enabling travellers to The new OMNY system allows customers to create personalised transit journeys annually’ pay with mobile and open payments via accounts to see travel history, check balances, add value as well as report lost contactless bankcards and mobile wallets or stolen cards to protect their funds. As a result, customers will experience or MTA-issued contactless smart cards, to greater convenience and shorter lines, allowing them to move faster through improve customer convenience and service for travellers. -
Boclair-Academy-School-Handbook
Boclair Academy School Handbook 2019-2020 January 2019 Dear Parent Welcome to the Boclair Academy handbook for session 2019-2020. Boclair Academy is a six-year comprehensive which serves its catchment area of South Bearsden and the village of Torrance (full details of the delineated catchment area can be accessed from Education Services, Southbank House, 1 Strathkelvin Place, Kirkintilloch). The totality of life in a large secondary school cannot be captured in a book such as this, but it does contain much information which I hope you will find useful. We offer pupils a wide range of educational experiences at Boclair, from the traditional range of subjects to the extensive programme of extra-curricular activities, school trips and visits. We hope that by offering these formal and informal learning experiences all of our pupils will have opportunities to maximise their potential, whatever their aptitudes, interests or aspirations. Session 2010-2011 saw the first steps in the formal introduction of Curriculum for Excellence, and staff have been engaged in ensuring the best possible educational experience is available for new pupils over the last seven years. Every school requires to produce an annual Improvement Plan. For Session 2018-2019 the focus is on improving the experience for all learners both in terms of attainment and achievement. Over the past 5-6 years, we have seen a steady improvement in the examination performance of our pupils, and over the past three sessions we have seen some of the best SQA results in the school’s history. Staff and pupils will be striving to maintain the high standards which have been set. -
October 5, 2016 Veronique Hakim President, New York City Transit
UNITED STATES HOUSE THE NEW YORK THE NEW YORK THE COUNCIL OF THE OF REPRESENTATIVES STATE SENATE STATE ASSEMBLY CITY OF NEW YORK October 5, 2016 Veronique Hakim President, New York City Transit Metropolitan Transportation Authority 2 Broadway New York, NY 1004 Dear President Hakim, Please restore the M15 Select Bus Service at 72nd Street. The M15 Limited stopped at 72nd Street until it was phased out in favor of M15 Select Bus Service. With high bus-dependent populations, infrequent local service, crosstown bus service, hospitals, community support and opening of the Second Avenue Subway with a station at 72nd Street, now is the perfect opportunity to increase ridership by restoring M15 Select Bus Service at 72nd Street. 72nd Street Only Location Omitted from Select Bus Service When Select Bus Service was introduced to First and Second Avenues on the M15 route, Select Bus Stations replaced Limited Service stops in every location above Houston Street other than East 72nd Street. Since October 2010, residents living in the East 72nd Street area, for example at 73rd off York Avenue, now must choose between walking three avenues and six blocks, more than half a mile, to a Select Bus Service bus station at 67th or 79th Streets and Second Avenue, versus half that distance to 72nd Street. Walking more than half a mile in both directions is simply too far for many residents. High Concentration of Seniors and Children Need Select Bus Service at 72nd Street The neighborhood that would be served by a Select Bus Service station at 72nd Street includes Census Tracts in Manhattan number 124, 126, 132, and 134 spanning from 69th to 79th between 3rd Avenue and the East River with a population of 44,756, one of the highest near any Select Bus station: 8,679 or 32.7% of households include children (under 18) or seniors (65 and over) who may rely on bus service due to age: o 3,326 or 12.5% of households have children under 18 years-old. -
The Case of the Second Avenue Subway Performing Organization: the City College of New York, CUNY
front cover page.ai 1 8/20/2014 9:55:30 AM University Transportation Research Center - Region 2 Final Report The Politics of Large Infrastructure Investment Decision-Making: The Case of the Second Avenue Subway Performing Organization: The City College of New York, CUNY November 2013 Sponsor: University Transportation Research Center - Region 2 University Transportation Research Center - Region 2 UTRC-RF Project No: 49111-16-23 The Region 2 University Transportation Research Center (UTRC) is one of ten original University Transportation Centers established in 1987 by the U.S. Congress. These Centers were established Project Date: November 2013 with the recognition that transportation plays a key role in the nation's economy and the quality of life of its citizens. University faculty members provide a critical link in resolving our national and regional transportation problems while training the professionals who address our transpor- Project Title: The Politics of Large Infrastructure Invest- tation systems and their customers on a daily basis. ment Decision-Making: The Case of the Second Avenue Subway The UTRC was established in order to support research, education and the transfer of technology in the ield of transportation. The theme of the Center is "Planning and Managing Regional Project’s Website: Transportation Systems in a Changing World." Presently, under the direction of Dr. Camille Kamga, http://www.utrc2.org/research/projects/transportation- the UTRC represents USDOT Region II, including New York, New Jersey, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Functioning as a consortium of twelve major Universities throughout the region, mega-project-case-ny-2nd-ave-subway UTRC is located at the CUNY Institute for Transportation Systems at The City College of New York, the lead institution of the consortium.