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Meeting

Regional Rail Working Group


     The next meeting will be held on

Wednesday, March 24, 2010
6-8PM



Discussion
to have NJ Transit drop its dead end deep cavern terminal station 175 feet below 34th Street and to advance ARC Penn Station First -- a plan for connecting the new Hudson River passenger rail tunnels directly into existing tracks and platforms at Moynihan/Penn Station.


     The location of the next meeting:
NYPD Downtown Center, Conference Room
104 Washington Street (just north of Rector Street)
Lower Manhattan.



The purpose of the working group is to develop and advance plans for converting the region's commuter rail lines into a regional rail system with fast, frequent service and affordable, integrated fares.



READ MORE

Click for George Haikalis' March 2010 email


next Auto-Free New York meeting
Tuesday, March 23, 2010 6-8pm
Guest speaker will be the newly elected,
Councilmember Margaret Chin,
who will discuss transportation issues affecting Lower Manhattan.


Meeting

Regional Rail Working Group


     The next meeting will be held on

Wednesday, February 24, 2010
6-8PM



Discussion
ARC Penn Station First -- a plan for connecting the new Hudson River
passenger rail tunnels directly into existing tracks and platforms at
Moynihan/Penn Station. The current NJ Transit plan to connect the new
tunnels into a deep cavern dead end terminal station 175 feet below 34th
Street is seriously flawed, and should be modified.


     The location of the next meeting:
NYPD Downtown Center, Conference Room
104 Washington Street (just north of Rector Street)
Lower Manhattan.



The purpose of the working group is to develop and advance plans for converting the region's commuter rail lines into a regional rail system with fast, frequent service and affordable, integrated fares.



READ MORE

Click for George Haikalis' February 2010 email


next Auto-Free New York meeting
Tuesday, February 23, 2010 6-8pm
An informal discussion led by Transportation Planner George Haikalis; Light Rail Through the Lincoln Tunnel - a big win for both states: better transit service in NJ and reduced car chaos in West Midtown.


Meeting

Regional Rail Working Group


     The next meeting will be held on

Wednesday, January 27, 2010
6-8PM



Retired public transit operations specialist, Robert Kozma, will lead an informal discussion:
  • Next steps to halt NJ Transit's deep cavern dead end terminal station
    175 feet below 34th Street
  • Advance ARC Penn Station First


     The location of the next meeting:
NYPD Downtown Center, Conference Room
104 Washington Street (just north of Rector Street)
Lower Manhattan.



The purpose of the working group is to develop and advance plans for converting the region's commuter rail lines into a regional rail system with fast, frequent service and affordable, integrated fares.



READ MORE

Click for George Haikalis' January 2010 email


next Auto-Free New York meeting
Tuesday, January 26, 2010 6-8pm
The subject will be: Reducing roadway congestion to JFK Airport: A one-seat rail service on the disused LIRR Rockaway Cut-Off in Central Queens



December 2009 > January 2008

Seasons Greatings
Holiday Train 2009

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  • Cleaner
  • Never Drink & Drive





Meeting

Regional Rail Working Group


     The next meeting will be held on

Wednesday, January 27, 2010
6-8PM


STOP please note Please note: There will NOT be a meeting this Wednesday, December 16, 2009, as originally planned. Read The Notice Here



     The location of the next meeting:
NYPD Downtown Center, Conference Room
104 Washington Street (just north of Rector Street)
Lower Manhattan.



The purpose of the working group is to develop and advance plans for converting the region's commuter rail lines into a regional rail system with fast, frequent service and affordable, integrated fares.



READ MORE

Click for George Haikalis' December 2009 email


Meeting

Regional Rail Working Group


     The next meeting will be held on

Tuesday, November 24, 2009
6-8PM


please note finger point Please note the juggling of dates because of the upcomming holidays. Read The Notice Here

Special guest speaker, David Peter Alan, Chair, Lackawanna Coalition.
The Topic Will Be:
  • The new Hudson River Passenger Rail Tunnels: Why Governor-elect Christie should drop the deep cavern station under 34th St. and call for an interconnected link to Moynihan/Penn Station


     The location of the meeting:
NYPD Downtown Center, Conference Room
104 Washington Street (just north of Rector Street)
Lower Manhattan.



The purpose of the working group is to develop and advance plans for converting the region's commuter rail lines into a regional rail system with fast, frequent service and affordable, integrated fares.



READ MORE

Click for George Haikalis' November 2009 email


Meeting

Regional Rail Working Group


     The next meeting will be held on

Wednesday, October 28, 2009
6-8PM



Discussion on the following issues:
  • Advocacy effort to halt NJ Transit's deep cavern dead end terminal station 175 feet below 34th Street and advance ARC Penn Station First
  • Rockaway Cut-off - one-seat ride Midtown Manhattan-Aqueduct Racino-JFK Airport and Rockaway Peninsula
  • regional rail equipment compatibility issues




     The location for the event:
NYPD Downtown Center, Conference Room
104 Washington Street (just north of Rector Street)
Lower Manhattan.



The purpose of the working group is to develop and advance plans for converting the region's commuter rail lines into a regional rail system with fast, frequent service and affordable, integrated fares.



READ MORE

Click for George Haikalis' October 2009 email


next Auto-Free New York meeting
Tuesday, October 27, 2009 6-8pm
Don't Miss: Tom Angotti, Professor of Urban Studies and Planning, Hunter College - Putting "planning" in the NYC Planning Commission.


Meeting

Regional Rail Working Group


     The next meeting will be held on

Wednesday, September 23, 2009
6-8PM



Discussion will focus on the following issues:
  • Next steps to halt NJ Transit's deep cavern dead end terminal station
    175 feet below 34th Street and advance ARC Penn Station First
  • Report by IRUM's intern Jack Massey on assembling a regionwide data base on Regional Rail equipment, plant and operations
  • Comments on drafts of MTA Capital Program 2010-2014 and MTA Twenty
    Year Capital Needs Assessment 2010-2029




     The location for the event:
NYPD Downtown Center, Conference Room
104 Washington Street (just north of Rector Street)
Lower Manhattan.



The purpose of the working group is to develop and advance plans for converting the region's commuter rail lines into a regional rail system with fast, frequent service and affordable, integrated fares.



READ MORE

Click for George Haikalis' September 2009 email


next Auto-Free New York meeting
Tuesday, September 29, 2009 6-8pm
Don't Miss: John Rozankowski, Ph.D - Subway Rider Advocate
READ MORE


Meeting

Regional Rail Working Group


     The next meeting will be held on

Wednesday, August 26, 2009
6-8PM



Discussion will focus on the following issues:
  • Review of drafts of MTA Capital Program 2010-2014
  • MTA Twenty Year Capital Needs Assessment 2010-2029
  • Outline of continuing efforts to halt NJ Transit's deep cavern dead end terminal station
  • Report by IRUM's intern Jack Massey on assembling a regionwide data base on Regional Rail equipment, plant and operations




     The location for the event:
NYPD Downtown Center, Conference Room
104 Washington Street (just north of Rector Street)
Lower Manhattan.



The purpose of the working group is to develop and advance plans for converting the region's commuter rail lines into a regional rail system with fast, frequent service and affordable, integrated fares.



READ MORE

Click for George Haikalis' August 2009 email


Meeting

Regional Rail Working Group


     The next meeting will be held on

Wednesday, July 29, 2009
6-8PM



Discussion will focus on the following issue:
  • ARC Penn Station First - a plan for connecting the new Hudson River passenger rail tunnels directly into existing tracks and platforms at Moynihan/Penn Station.




     The location for the event:
NYPD Downtown Center, Conference Room
104 Washington Street (just north of Rector Street)
Lower Manhattan.



The purpose of the working group is to develop and advance plans for converting the region's commuter rail lines into a regional rail system with fast, frequent service and affordable, integrated fares.



READ MORE

Click for George Haikalis' July 2009 email


Meeting

Regional Rail Working Group


     The next meeting will be held on

Wednesday, June 24, 2009
6-8PM



Discussion will focus on the following issue:
  • ARC Penn Station First - a plan for connecting the new Hudson River passenger rail tunnels directly into existing tracks and platforms at Moynihan/Penn Station.


Also Note that at the Same Location
please note finger point Feature Presentation

Advancing Rail Freight for a Uniquely Truck-Dependent City
from Auto-Free New York

     This special event will be held on

Tuesday, June 23, 2009
5:45-8PM


Speakers will be:
Benjamin Miller, Senior Fellow, CUNY Institute for UrbanSystems
John McHugh, Counsel, East of Hudson Rail Freight Task



     The location for BOTH events:
NYPD Downtown Center, Conference Room
104 Washington Street (just north of Rector Street)
Lower Manhattan.



The purpose of the working group is to develop and advance plans for converting the region's commuter rail lines into a regional rail system with fast, frequent service and affordable, integrated fares.



READ MORE

Click for George Haikalis' June 2009 email


Meeting

Regional Rail Working Group


     The next meeting will be held on

Wednesday, May 26, 2009
6-8PM


Discussion will focus on the following issue:
  • our efforts to advance ARC Penn Station First - a plan for connecting the new Hudson River passenger rail tunnels directly into existing tracks and platforms at Moynihan/Penn Station.


     The location of the meeting:
NYPD Downtown Center, Conference Room
104 Washington Street (just north of Rector Street)
Lower Manhattan.



The purpose of the working group is to develop and advance plans for converting the region's commuter rail lines into a regional rail system with fast, frequent service and affordable, integrated fares.



READ MORE

Click for George Haikalis' May 2009 email


Meeting

Regional Rail Working Group


     The next meeting will be held on

Wednesday, April 29, 2009
6-8PM


please note finger point Please note this is a week later than the usual 4th Wednesday of the month.

Discussion will focus on the following issue:
  • our efforts to advance ARC Penn Station First - a plan for connecting the new Hudson River passenger rail tunnels directly into existing tracks and platforms at Moynihan/Penn Station.


     The location of the meeting:
NYPD Downtown Center, Conference Room
104 Washington Street (just north of Rector Street)
Lower Manhattan.



The purpose of the working group is to develop and advance plans for converting the region's commuter rail lines into a regional rail system with fast, frequent service and affordable, integrated fares.



READ MORE

Click for George Haikalis' April 2009 email


Meeting

Regional Rail Working Group


     The next meeting will be held on

Wednesday, February 25, 2009
6-8PM


Discussion will focus on the following issue:
  • detailing an advocacy plan to gain additional support for opposing NJ Transit's "go it alone" plan to construct an isolated 'deep cavern" terminal station some 175 feet under 34th Street ...
  • The deep cavern plan represents a colossal failure of interstate cooperation. With the region's economy approaching near collapse it makes little sense to spend an extra $3billion to make it harder to travel by public transit within the region.


     The location of the meeting:
NYPD Downtown Center, Conference Room
104 Washington Street (just north of Rector Street)
Lower Manhattan.



The purpose of the working group is to develop and advance plans for converting the region's commuter rail lines into a regional rail system with fast, frequent service and affordable, integrated fares.



READ MORE

Click for George Haikalis' February 2009 email


Meeting

Regional Rail Working Group


     The next meeting will be held on

Wednesday, January 28, 2009
6-8PM


Discussion will focus on the following issue:
  • detailing an advocacy plan to gain additional support for opposing NJ Transit's "go it alone" plan to construct an isolated 'deep cavern" terminal station some 175 feet under 34th Street ...


     The location of the meeting:
NYPD Downtown Center, Conference Room
104 Washington Street (just north of Rector Street)
Lower Manhattan.



The purpose of the working group is to develop and advance plans for converting the region's commuter rail lines into a regional rail system with fast, frequent service and affordable, integrated fares.



READ MORE

Click for George Haikalis' January 2009 email


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Happy Holidays 2008
Meeting

Regional Rail Working Group


     The next meeting will be held on

Wednesday, December 17, 2008
6-8PM


Discussion will focus on the following issue:
  • Options for Connecting Penn Station and Grand Central Terminal


     The location of the meeting:
NYPD Downtown Center, Conference Room
104 Washington Street (just north of Rector Street)
Lower Manhattan.



The purpose of the working group is to develop and advance plans for converting the region's commuter rail lines into a regional rail system with fast, frequent service and affordable, integrated fares.



READ MORE

Click for George Haikalis' December 2008 email


Meeting

Regional Rail Working Group


     The next meeting will be held on

Holiday Rescheduling

Tuesday, November 25, 2008
6-8PM


And


Tuesday, December 16, 2008
6-8PM




     The location of the meeting:
NYPD Downtown Center, Conference Room
104 Washington Street (just north of Rector Street)
Lower Manhattan.



The purpose of the working group is to develop and advance plans for converting the region's commuter rail lines into a regional rail system with fast, frequent service and affordable, integrated fares.



READ MORE

Click for George Haikalis' November 2008 email


Meeting

Regional Rail Working Group


     The next meeting will be held on

Wednesday, October 22, 2008
6-8PM


Discussion will focus on the following issue:
  • Mechanism to achieve cooperative interstate planning for Regional Rail and Intercity Rail


     The location of the meeting:
NYPD Downtown Center, Conference Room
104 Washington Street (just north of Rector Street)
Lower Manhattan.



The purpose of the working group is to develop and advance plans for converting the region's commuter rail lines into a regional rail system with fast, frequent service and affordable, integrated fares.



READ MORE

Click for George Haikalis' October 2008 email


Meeting

Regional Rail Working Group


     The next meeting will be held on

Wednesday, September 24, 2008
6-8PM


Discussion will focus on two key issues:
  • Governor Paterson's new Penn Station Initiative
  • Regional Rail Equipment Compatibility issues, including
    common regional designs for electric rail cars, dual-mode locomotives and
    station platform height.


     The location of the meeting:
NYPD Downtown Center , Conference Room
104 Washington Street (just north of Rector Street)
Lower Manhattan.



The purpose of the working group is to develop and advance plans for converting the region's commuter rail lines into a regional rail system with fast, frequent service and affordable, integrated fares.



READ MORE

Click for George Haikalis' September 2008 email


Meeting

Regional Rail Working Group


     The next meeting will be held on

Wednesday, August 27, 2008
6-8PM


Discussion will focus on two key issues:
-- "Regional Rail and the Megaprojects"
-- continued discussion on a tutorial on regional rail equipment compatibility issues, including common regional designs for electric rail cars, dual-mode locomotives and station platform height.


     The location of the meeting:
NYPD Downtown Center , Conference Room
104 Washington Street (just north of Rector Street)
Lower Manhattan.



The purpose of the working group is to develop and advance plans for converting the region's commuter rail lines into a regional rail system with fast, frequent service and affordable, integrated fares.



READ MORE

Click for George Haikalis' August 2008 email


Meeting

Regional Rail Working Group


     The next meeting will be held on

Wednesday, July 23, 2008
6-8PM


Discussion Continues:
regional rail equipment compatibility issues, including common regional designs for electric rail cars, dual-mode locomotives and station platform height (note: several special guests have been invited).


     The location of the meeting:
NYPD Downtown Center , Conference Room
104 Washington Street (just north of Rector Street)
Lower Manhattan.



The purpose of the working group is to develop and advance plans for converting the region's commuter rail lines into a regional rail system with fast, frequent service and affordable, integrated fares.



READ MORE

Click for George Haikalis' July 2008 email


Meeting

Regional Rail Working Group


     The next meeting will be held on

Wednesday, June 25, 2008
6-8PM


Discussed:
regional rail equipment compatibility issues, including common regional designs for electric rail cars, dual-mode locomotives and station platform height (note: several special guests have been invited).


     The location of the meeting:
NYPD Downtown Center , Conference Room
104 Washington Street (just north of Rector Street)
Lower Manhattan.



The purpose of the working group is to develop and advance plans for converting the region's commuter rail lines into a regional rail system with fast, frequent service and affordable, integrated fares.



READ MORE

Click for George Haikalis' June 2008 email


Meeting

Regional Rail Working Group


     The next meeting will be held on

Wednesday, May 28, 2008
6-8PM


Featuring a Presentation by Joe Clift

     The location of the meeting:
NYPD Downtown Center , Conference Room
104 Washington Street (just north of Rector Street)
Lower Manhattan.



The purpose of the working group is to develop and advance plans for converting the region's commuter rail lines into a regional rail system with fast, frequent service and affordable, integrated fares.



READ MORE

Click for George Haikalis' May 2008 email


Meeting

Regional Rail Working Group


     The next meeting will be held on

Wednesday, March 26, 2008
6-8PM




     The location of the meeting:
NYPD Downtown Center , Conference Room
104 Washington Street (just north of Rector Street)
Lower Manhattan.



The purpose of the working group is to develop and advance plans for converting the region's commuter rail lines into a regional rail system with fast, frequent service and affordable, integrated fares.



READ MORE

Click for George Haikalis' February 2008 email


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Meeting

Regional Rail Working Group


     The next meeting will be held on

Wednesday, January 23, 2008
6-8PM




     The location of the meeting:
NYPD Downtown Center , Conference Room
104 Washington Street (just north of Rector Street)
Lower Manhattan.



The purpose of the working group is to develop and advance plans for converting the region's commuter rail lines into a regional rail system with fast, frequent service and affordable, integrated fares.



READ MORE

Click for George Haikalis' January 2008 email



December > January 2007


Meeting

Regional Rail Working Group


     The next meeting will be held on

Wednesday, December 19, 2007
6-8PM




     The location of the meeting:
NYPD Downtown Center , Conference Room
104 Washington Street (just north of Rector Street)
Lower Manhattan.



The purpose of the working group is to develop and advance plans for converting the region's commuter rail lines into a regional rail system with fast, frequent service and affordable, integrated fares.



READ MORE

Click for George Haikalis' December 2007 email


Meeting

Regional Rail Working Group


     The next meeting will be held on

Wednesday, November 28, 2007
6-8PM




     The location of the meeting **Please Note the Change of Usual Location:
Municipal Art Society, Conference Room
457 Madison Avenue (at 51st Street)
Midtown Manhattan.

Update Update Email December 8, 2007


MAS has cordially invited the RRWG to meet at their offices in Midtown to discuss ideas on rebuilding the Moynihan/Penn Station complex.  MAS planners involved in this project will make a presentation, followed by discussion.


The purpose of the working group is to develop and advance plans for converting the region's commuter rail lines into a regional rail system with fast, frequent service and affordable, integrated fares.



READ MORE

Click for George Haikalis' November 2007 email


Meeting

Regional Rail Working Group


     The next meeting will be held on

Wednesday, November 28, 2007
6-8PM




     The location of the meeting **Please Note the Change of Usual Location:
Municipal Art Society, Conference Room
457 Madison Avenue (at 51st Street)
Midtown Manhattan.

MAS has cordially invited the RRWG to meet at their offices in Midtown to discuss ideas on rebuilding the Moynihan/Penn Station complex.  MAS planners involved in this project will make a presentation, followed by discussion.


The purpose of the working group is to develop and advance plans for converting the region's commuter rail lines into a regional rail system with fast, frequent service and affordable, integrated fares.



READ MORE

Click for George Haikalis' November 2007 email




Happy Thanksgiving

Meeting

Regional Rail Working Group


     The next meeting will be held on

Wednesday, October 17, 2007
6-8PM




     The location of the meeting:
NYPD Downtown Center , Conference Room
104 Washington Street (just north of Rector Street)
Lower Manhattan.



The purpose of the working group is to develop and advance plans for converting the region's commuter rail lines into a regional rail system with fast, frequent service and affordable, integrated fares.



READ MORE

Click for George Haikalis' October 2007 email


Meeting

Regional Rail Working Group


     The next meeting will be held on

Wednesday, September 19, 2007
6-8PM




     The location of the meeting:
NYPD Downtown Center , Conference Room
104 Washington Street (just north of Rector Street)
Lower Manhattan.



The purpose of the working group is to develop and advance plans for converting the region's commuter rail lines into a regional rail system with fast, frequent service and affordable, integrated fares.



READ MORE

Click for George Haikalis' September 2007 email


Meeting

Regional Rail Working Group


     The next meeting will be held on

Wednesday, August 15, 2007
6-8PM


Presentation by Joe Clift on
his analysis of the ability of Regional Rail lines serving the Bronx and Queens to divert peak hour passengers from overcrowded subway lines.


     The location of the meeting:
NYPD Downtown Center , Conference Room
104 Washington Street (just north of Rector Street)
Lower Manhattan.



The purpose of the working group is to develop and advance plans for converting the region's commuter rail lines into a regional rail system with fast, frequent service and affordable, integrated fares.



READ MORE

Click for George Haikalis' August 2007 email


Special Event

Meeting

Regional Rail Working Group


     The next meeting will be held on

Wednesday, May 16, 2007
6-8PM




     The location of the meeting:
NYPD Downtown Center , Conference Room
104 Washington Street (just north of Rector Street)
Lower Manhattan.

Agenda Items:
A key topic for discussion will be consideration of a proposal to abandon the LIRR West Side Yard and to avoid construction of a new midday car storage yard at Sunnyside as part of the LIRR East Side Access Project. The benefits and costs of maximizing the value to MTA by selling these two parcels as raw real estate as opposed to selling air rights over active rail yards will be outlined.



The purpose of the working group is to develop and advance plans for converting the region's commuter rail lines into a regional rail system with fast, frequent service and affordable, integrated fares.



READ MORE

Click for George Haikalis' May 2007 email


Meeting

Regional Rail Working Group


     The next meeting will be held on

Wednesday, April 18, 2007
6-8PM




     The location of the meeting:
NYPD Downtown Center , Conference Room
104 Washington Street (just north of Rector Street)
Lower Manhattan.

Agenda Items:
A key topic for discussion will be consideration of a proposal from transit advocates to connect Penn Station to Metro-North's Lower Level tracks at Grand Central Terminal by extending NJ Transit proposed Deep Cavern terminal under 34th Street and Macy's. An outline of the key advantages and disadvantages of this plan compared with the original Access to the Region's Core (ARC) Alternative G will be discussed.



The purpose of the working group is to develop and advance plans for converting the region's commuter rail lines into a regional rail system with fast, frequent service and affordable, integrated fares.



READ MORE

Click for George Haikalis' April 2007 email


Meeting

Regional Rail Working Group


     The next meeting will be held on

Wednesday, March 21, 2007
6-8PM




     The location of the meeting:
NYPD Downtown Center , Conference Room
104 Washington Street (just north of Rector Street)
Lower Manhattan.

Agenda Items:

The key discussion item will be the Regional Rail component of the Price Matters study.

The purpose of the working group is to develop and advance plans for converting the region's commuter rail lines into a regional rail system with fast, frequent service and affordable, integrated fares.



READ MORE

Click for George Haikalis' March 2007 email


IMPORTANT
Meeting

Community Boards 6 & 9, Queens


     Meeting will be held on

Wednesday, January 10, 2007,
7:45 PM




     The location of the meeting:
80-02 Kew Gardens Road, 2nd Floor
(at Queens Blvd and Union Tpke.)
Directly across the street from Union Tpke. Subway Stop (E-F lines)

Agenda Item 5:

GREENWAY PROJECT TO CONVERT ROCKAWAY BEACH LINE RAILROAD TRACK TO A BICYCLE PATH.


READ MORE

Click for CB6 Official Meeting Notice

UPDATE - - - SEE THE MEETING VIDEO HERE AT RBL.ORG
GREENWAY MEETING AT CB6


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