Hayden Clarkin
@thetransitguy.com
I’m really excited about the NYC Ferry route optimization plan announced today, which will go into effect next month.
The new network (1st image) will provide direct connections from Queens to the Bronx and Staten Island to Brooklyn, and it will help alleviate crowding on the E. River. Thoughts?
The new network (1st image) will provide direct connections from Queens to the Bronx and Staten Island to Brooklyn, and it will help alleviate crowding on the E. River. Thoughts?
November 11, 2025 at 2:40 AM
I’m really excited about the NYC Ferry route optimization plan announced today, which will go into effect next month.
The new network (1st image) will provide direct connections from Queens to the Bronx and Staten Island to Brooklyn, and it will help alleviate crowding on the E. River. Thoughts?
The new network (1st image) will provide direct connections from Queens to the Bronx and Staten Island to Brooklyn, and it will help alleviate crowding on the E. River. Thoughts?
I’m not sure what it says about the state of U.S. transit, but only five states move more people by rail each day than the people mover at Atlanta’s airport. By my estimate, it’s one of the most efficient rail systems in the world.
November 7, 2025 at 1:44 PM
I’m not sure what it says about the state of U.S. transit, but only five states move more people by rail each day than the people mover at Atlanta’s airport. By my estimate, it’s one of the most efficient rail systems in the world.
For all the traffic issues that Woodbury Commons has been dealing with, how come there’s no infill train station that serves the outlets directly on the Port Jervis Line? It seems like low-hanging fruit, no?
November 6, 2025 at 4:57 PM
For all the traffic issues that Woodbury Commons has been dealing with, how come there’s no infill train station that serves the outlets directly on the Port Jervis Line? It seems like low-hanging fruit, no?
Why did NYC vote against Prop 1, which was literally to "maintain and build winter sports facilities on what is currently protected forest land in exchange for the state’s dedicating 2,500 acres of new protected land elsewhere in the Adirondack Mountains"?
November 5, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Why did NYC vote against Prop 1, which was literally to "maintain and build winter sports facilities on what is currently protected forest land in exchange for the state’s dedicating 2,500 acres of new protected land elsewhere in the Adirondack Mountains"?
How is Staten Island against creating a digital map of the city lmao?!
November 5, 2025 at 2:51 AM
How is Staten Island against creating a digital map of the city lmao?!
Is there somewhere you'd like to see the NYC ferry go to?
November 4, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Is there somewhere you'd like to see the NYC ferry go to?
Running weekend service during the NYC marathon was certainly a choice.
November 2, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Running weekend service during the NYC marathon was certainly a choice.
Even though the 2016 plan was unanimously approved with more units, it took years of back-and-forth between City Hall and the Council to make units more deeply affordable, while cutting the total number of homes!
October 31, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Even though the 2016 plan was unanimously approved with more units, it took years of back-and-forth between City Hall and the Council to make units more deeply affordable, while cutting the total number of homes!
It will have taken 10 years for the 100% affordable, 167-unit Phipps Houses project in Sunnyside to go from concept to keys in the door (opening 2026). It replaces a parking lot next to the train tracks. If NYC's Props 2–4 pass, it could’ve been done in a few years.
October 31, 2025 at 2:13 PM
It will have taken 10 years for the 100% affordable, 167-unit Phipps Houses project in Sunnyside to go from concept to keys in the door (opening 2026). It replaces a parking lot next to the train tracks. If NYC's Props 2–4 pass, it could’ve been done in a few years.
The land use around DART stations vs. what they should be:
October 28, 2025 at 7:53 PM
The land use around DART stations vs. what they should be:
We could build an 11.5-mile subway line in Milwaukee for the cost of widening I-94. But I’m sure one more lane will fix it!
(Swedish costs)
(Swedish costs)
October 28, 2025 at 2:30 PM
We could build an 11.5-mile subway line in Milwaukee for the cost of widening I-94. But I’m sure one more lane will fix it!
(Swedish costs)
(Swedish costs)
The only two places I can think of that could feasibly need a high-capacity ferry line in the United States are D.C.–Alexandria and Miami–South Beach.
Can you think of others?
Can you think of others?
October 27, 2025 at 2:54 PM
The only two places I can think of that could feasibly need a high-capacity ferry line in the United States are D.C.–Alexandria and Miami–South Beach.
Can you think of others?
Can you think of others?
I wonder how many people in Utrecht have seen the transformation from a sunken freeway to a canal and actually wanted the freeway back.
October 22, 2025 at 2:38 PM
I wonder how many people in Utrecht have seen the transformation from a sunken freeway to a canal and actually wanted the freeway back.
When the 7 is down
October 19, 2025 at 10:02 PM
When the 7 is down
So where do we pick up our paid protestor check?
October 18, 2025 at 3:40 PM
So where do we pick up our paid protestor check?
Remember when Democrats won the popular vote for the Wisconsin State Assembly by 8% and received only 36% of the seats in 2018?
October 18, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Remember when Democrats won the popular vote for the Wisconsin State Assembly by 8% and received only 36% of the seats in 2018?
Tough day for those who believe that only private entities should build high-speed rail
October 16, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Tough day for those who believe that only private entities should build high-speed rail
I really enjoyed Life After Cars, written by Sarah Goodyear and Doug Gordon, the podcast hosts of The War on Cars. It’s a must-read!
October 14, 2025 at 12:00 AM
I really enjoyed Life After Cars, written by Sarah Goodyear and Doug Gordon, the podcast hosts of The War on Cars. It’s a must-read!
I asked ChatGPT to build a rail system for the Midwest that wouldn’t be considered a fantasy.
It came back with nine new regional rail lines and five “higher-speed” trunk routes.
It came back with nine new regional rail lines and five “higher-speed” trunk routes.
October 11, 2025 at 3:40 PM
I asked ChatGPT to build a rail system for the Midwest that wouldn’t be considered a fantasy.
It came back with nine new regional rail lines and five “higher-speed” trunk routes.
It came back with nine new regional rail lines and five “higher-speed” trunk routes.
I am really excited this year to attend (virtually) Utopian Hours 2025. Are any of you else planning on attending?
October 7, 2025 at 3:31 PM
I am really excited this year to attend (virtually) Utopian Hours 2025. Are any of you else planning on attending?
The amount of land just prime for redevelopment in every city in the United States is just such low-hanging fruit.
(Tampa)
(Tampa)
October 6, 2025 at 3:07 PM
The amount of land just prime for redevelopment in every city in the United States is just such low-hanging fruit.
(Tampa)
(Tampa)
In just 33 years, the Shanghai Metro went from not existing to becoming twice the size of the NYC subway system, while NYC only added a few miles of track and 5 new stations.
In my latest Substack (linked below), I talk about how we can build a lot of subways quickly in the USA
(Urbanrail.net)
In my latest Substack (linked below), I talk about how we can build a lot of subways quickly in the USA
(Urbanrail.net)
October 3, 2025 at 2:44 PM
In just 33 years, the Shanghai Metro went from not existing to becoming twice the size of the NYC subway system, while NYC only added a few miles of track and 5 new stations.
In my latest Substack (linked below), I talk about how we can build a lot of subways quickly in the USA
(Urbanrail.net)
In my latest Substack (linked below), I talk about how we can build a lot of subways quickly in the USA
(Urbanrail.net)
How can you hate trains?
September 30, 2025 at 12:26 AM
How can you hate trains?
Buses can really get delayed for any reason
September 28, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Buses can really get delayed for any reason
To clear California High-Speed Rail for use on EXISTING train tracks between San Jose and San Francisco alone, the environmental review process produced a final report of 8,204 pages (456 hours of reading) and took almost 14 years to complete. We need reform.
September 27, 2025 at 2:30 PM
To clear California High-Speed Rail for use on EXISTING train tracks between San Jose and San Francisco alone, the environmental review process produced a final report of 8,204 pages (456 hours of reading) and took almost 14 years to complete. We need reform.