AN S-BAHN FOR NYC: making regional transit great again alshehhi & neill transportation engineering - april 2016
background • 1614: the dutch settle manhattan island • 1624: manhattan declared a dutch colony by the dutch west india company • named new amsterdam • mostly farms and homesteads • trade through the deep sea harbor • english name settlement new york
1614
1660s
background • economic progress and rapid urbanization • formalized streets emerge • the grid in 1811 • horse drawn carts • omnibuses • pneumatic subway • pennsylvania rail • new york city rail • blizzard of 1888
background
background
current conditions 20 million regional population 5.6 million subway passengers per day 870,000 commuter rail passengers
current conditions
current conditions
case studies
case studies
case studies
design - phase 1
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design - phase 2
design - phase 3
PENN
GCT
design - phase 4
HOBOKEN
ATLANTIC TERMINAL
design - phase 5
design - phase 6
GW 125 125
72 PENN NEWARK
HOBOKEN
GCT
LGA
UNION FULTON
EWR ATLANTIC TERMINAL
JAMAICA
conclusions
• cost • engineering complexity • political opposition • improved accessibility • more jobs • more access • better system overall
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