Sentences with phrase «new subway line»

While Beijing plans to upgrade its public transportation with a handful of new subway lines and bus rapid transit (BRT) lines, smarter urban planning remains elusive.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo released a barrage of big transit plans during his State of the State address, including congestion pricing and a possible new subway line to Red Hook.

NEW YORK — The head of the agency that runs New York City's transit system announced his retirement Monday, a day after a long - awaited new subway line opened.

MIDTOWN — Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer slammed the Fulton Street Transit Center Tuesday, arguing the nearly completed $ 1.4 billion construction project was a waste of precious funds — but said that the city should build a brand new subway line connecting Brooklyn, Queens and The Bronx.

Stringer said the proposed new subway line would run above ground and would be built along existing rights of way, which would eliminate the need for tunneling and save cash.

Sixty - five feet below the streets of Manhattan, workers are digging the city's first new subway line since the 1940s.

On 4 August 2006, the Thai government announced plans for the building of three new subway lines starting next year.

«I am also calling on the MTA to take steps to improve transportation options to Red Hook, including studying the potential of a new subway line to connect Red Hook to Manhattan.»

From the January issue: Barring any unforeseen catastrophe, the Upper East Side should have a new subway line in 2017.

It's amazing to see a new subway line be born in my lifetime and though I was skeptical when it was first announced the line has been rather life changing for me, making the UES suddenly accessible again, less than 30 minutes by subway now as opposed to closer to 45 minutes before.

For example, would I buy a negative cash flow property knowing that a new subway line is being built that will bring thousands of people to my doorstep and will massively affect the property's value?

Four new subway lines are expected to start operating later this year.

Though the cost of the expansion has not been calculated, even before the 2008 «Green» Olympics brings a million visitors to the city, Beijing is expected to spend somewhere between 200 - 250 billion RMB on transportation upgrades, including new bus lines and the new subway lines 5, 8 and 10.

The Crossrail project is the biggest infrastructure project in the history of Britain, a new subway line running right under London.

• Building five new subway lines to encourage public transportation • Launching a fleet of 3,759 buses running on compressed natural gas.

Apparently there are several competitors for the projected new building but the ease of access to be provided by the new subway line would be a major factor in York's favour.