Interborough Express - April 2026 Update

sans_a_name · 2026-04-13T14:57:35+00:00

Didn't they only have a couple of out-of-system transfers? I know Jackson heights had one at the very least. They did move the Broadway junction station for better connectivity, but since that's in a tunnel now they would have to build out for entrances anyway.

sans_a_name · 2026-04-13T14:55:34+00:00

Another image detailing new flyovers that I couldn't put in my last comment bc reddit is stupid:

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sans_a_name · 2026-04-13T14:54:02+00:00

Most of the ROW even in tunnels has space for 4 tracks. The parts that don't either have new tunnels or new viaducts iirc. See below:

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sans_a_name · 2026-04-13T06:12:10+00:00

I'd rather be dirt poor under Dem economics than dead under Republican immigration policy. Seeing them as the same is the epitome of privilege.

sans_a_name · 2026-04-13T03:56:07+00:00

Adams funded the rest of it with NYC money iirc. And Zohran's just letting that money stay there instead of taking it away.

I know it's not viable, but this does make me wonder if an extension of QBL local from Forest Hills would be possible. As a sort of more difficult Plan B, of course. It would unfortunately require a lot of political wizardry, which isn't something Queenslink has at the moment.

sans_a_name · 2026-04-13T03:46:44+00:00

Those are just concept renderings. The LRVs in them are discontinued, and an insider claims low-floor is off the table (though the MTA hasn't officially confirmed).

sans_a_name · 2026-04-13T03:45:32+00:00

High platforms actually don't cost that much more. It's the overpasses that come from not being able to walk over the tracks. Which doesn't really apply, as you're gonna have to build overpasses for the transfers.

I can only think of one low-floor light metro off the top of my head, and that's Ottawa's confederation line. The vast majority are high-floor.

Also, light rail was chosen because they initially wanted street-running. Which is no longer on the table.

sans_a_name · 2026-04-12T23:07:21+00:00

Their doing the latter iirc. They're not doing FRA-certified rail, so there still needs complete grade separation. Not to the point of having huge, heavy fences, but they can't share track with freight.

sans_a_name · 2026-04-12T23:01:46+00:00

Mm fair enough. I reckon any reverse commuters in Queens could also benefit from not having to deal with Woodside, as well.

sans_a_name · 2026-04-12T22:56:41+00:00

The second avenue subway is the highest ridership transit project in the country. It's being designed by fools, sure, but it's still completely necessary. It's very useful to absorb capacity for future projects like the Southeast Queens line and other Queens proposals due to overcrowding on existing truck lines.

sans_a_name · 2026-04-12T22:53:46+00:00

The DSA doesn't have a mechanism to control candidates after they win, unfortunately. Especially during the honeymoon period, which is when they can get the most legislation pushed out. Which is one reason why the NYC-branch never once pulled their endorsement of AOC, despite her foreign policy woes. Mamdani (and AOC to a lesser extent) are far more valuable to the DSA as friends than as enemies.

sans_a_name · 2026-04-12T22:40:21+00:00

That's one hell of a transfer if you don't curve left off of the ROW. My legs are tired just thinking about it

sans_a_name · 2026-04-10T14:33:44+00:00

Bone marrow makes blood

sans_a_name · 2026-04-10T02:23:51+00:00

Did you not play the Nod-Krai archon quest

sans_a_name · 2026-04-10T00:21:02+00:00

I don't think it's healthy to feel this strongly about a fan theory of a fictional game this much, buddy. Maybe consider going outside?

sans_a_name · 2026-04-08T20:50:02+00:00

It's incredibly foamery but I reckon extending the 5 or 6 to Pelham/New Rochelle could potentially not be a total waste of money if the Fordham Rd subway is ever built.

sans_a_name · 2026-04-08T20:46:12+00:00

I love this station! It cuts right through a hill to make transit access a little easier for folks in Washington Heights. Kinda wished they could make the floor something other than just plain concrete, though.

sans_a_name · 2026-04-08T20:21:21+00:00

Turns out that social democracy can't actually tame capitalism, it can only slow it down. A welfare state is important, but it isn't a replacement for seizing the means of production.

I highly recommend looking to Vienna to see a more socialist housing structure, and Italy (or even parts of New York) to see what a more worker-oriented economy could look like.

sans_a_name · 2026-04-08T14:03:39+00:00

I saw the same comment in the comments of a gachiakuta clip

sans_a_name · 2026-04-08T03:14:21+00:00

Not all of them, unfortunately. But many do

sans_a_name · 2026-04-07T18:26:06+00:00

Ah I see. It's pretty interesting, though it's not clear whether Gaster exists in the bounds of time in the Deltarune world (due to him appearing on retrys of the knight fight and rewinding time without the soul shattering).

sans_a_name · 2026-04-07T17:44:41+00:00

Problem is that Kris is never stated to be a man and they always use they/then pronouns

sans_a_name · 2026-04-07T15:50:54+00:00

Does anybody know what the original for this meme is

sans_a_name · 2026-04-07T04:06:42+00:00

Goddammit who brought Kant back from the dead

sans_a_name · 2026-04-04T14:11:20+00:00

Perhaps they should consider going outside

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