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For Walkability and Good Transit, and Against Boondoggles and Pollution
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Meme Weeding: Embodied Carbon
https://pedestrianobservations.com/2025/06/08/meme-weeding-embodied-carbon/
Published: June 9, 2025 00:04
The greenhouse gases emitted by the production of concrete, called embodied carbon, are occasionally used as a green-NIMBY argument against building new things. A Berlin Green spokesperson coauthored a study opposing U-Bahn construction on the grounds that…
Second Avenue Subway Phase 2 Station Design is Incompetent
Published: June 4, 2025 03:36
A few hours ago, the MTA presented on the latest of Second Avenue Subway Phase 2. The presentation includes information about the engineering and construction of the three stations – 106th, 116th, and 125th Streets. The new designs are not good, and the…
S-Bahn and RER Ridership is Urban
https://pedestrianobservations.com/2025/05/30/s-bahn-and-rer-ridership-is-urban/
Published: May 31, 2025 04:59
People in my comments and on social media are taking it for granted that investments into modernizing commuter rail predominantly benefit the suburbs. Against that, I’d like to point out how on the modern commuter rail systems I know best – the RER and the…
Quick Note: RER and S-Bahn Line Length
https://pedestrianobservations.com/2025/05/27/quick-note-rer-and-s-bahn-line-length/
Published: May 28, 2025 04:59
An email correspondent asks me about whether cities should build subway or commuter rail lines, and Adirondacker in comments frequently compares the express lines in New York to the RER. So to showcase the difference, here are some lines with their…
The Danbury Branch and Rail Modernization
https://pedestrianobservations.com/2025/05/24/the-danbury-branch-and-rail-modernization/
Published: May 25, 2025 03:42
I’ve been asked to talk about how rail modernization programs, like the high-speed rail plan we published at Marron this month, affect the Danbury Branch of the New Haven Line. The proposal barely talks about branch modernization beyond saying that the…