By the way Vanschnooken, I really like your operations-focused outlook; I like that you used your custom track map as a base for all of the ideas you proposed, since tweaking your operations is usually a lot cheaper and effective in the long run. My first thought was that this doesnt jibe with LEX being the busiest single line but then I tallied the ridership numbers for the three lines that go up the west side for a number thats 2 and a half times as big. Using the IRT as the basis for a Utica Avenue line is much more feasible. The current (M) does just fine providing a one-seat ride to Midtown, and riders on the (J) can just transfer. An elevated extension known as Route No. This staircase leads up to a small mezzanine where there is a token booth and turnstiles. They will be hardened to survive skyscrapers falling on them and to survive flooding from the next superstorm. Your plan strips the West End from one-seat access to Chinatown and Midtown. This station is compliant with the 1990 Americans With Disabilities Act. The current switch layout requires that local trains merge directly in front of express trains causing delays and capacity constrains. Some of your points might show good benefits of IRT use but only in part. Theres nothing stopping that since it runs at a lower frequency. [15] The underground portion of the line became known as the Eastern Parkway Line, or Route 12, while the elevated portion became known as the New Lots Line. South of Kings Highway would be stations at Flatlands Ave, Ave N and after the line turns down Flatbush Ave, at Ave U-Kings Plaza. [2] The Reid Avenue El station, which was originally named Utica Avenue and was formerly above the current subway station, closed on May 31, 1940.[5]. But whats your obsession with rerouting the 6th Ave Express to replace (J)/(M) trains? . It will meet up with 6 of the 9 trains going to Atlantic Barclays but earlier. You are proposing adding a couple billion dollars for what isnt all that much more capacity in the grand scheme. And that nine has the corresponding capacity of 12 A Division runs. Anyone? Building it to Water St requires all new infrastructure there and a new East River tunnel (which isnt needed) and with Nassau St located closer to the heart of the Financial District and with better transfer options (that Water St would not be able to provide) it seems obvious that its a better routing. Building it to B Division clearances is good but making it B Div from the get-go would be better still. But what Im proposing, and what Im sure no City plan would dare propose, is that the line not run above the center of the avenue such as existing elevated but rather along private land on the west side of the street. Would it be possible to connect the Utica Avenue like with the Fulton Street line? Close by to where youd have your subway portal at Kings Highway is the Bay Ridge branch. South 4 St Passenger service: Never completed. The big attraction to politicians of boring subways instead of cut-and-cover is that it removes so much uncertainty. Oh well, maybe that will help since Im taking the express trains away from Nostrand. Now during service changes where the 2/3 arent running to Bkyln, the 4 will serve Flatbush, the 5 will go to Utica, and a shuttle will run from Utica to New Lots. Building an elevated line designed to integrate into the built landscape rather than dominate it, while not new, is novel and one that will need time for the public to come round to. Located under Eastern Parkway near Utica Avenue in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, it is served by the 4 train at all times and the 3 train at all times except late nights. RPA proposes extending the line on a gradual diagonal from 25th Street and 11th Avenue to Ninth Avenue and 14th Street, with a Station at 25th/23rd between 11th and 10th Avenues. why did you completely destroy the jamaica line, cant we just make a 3/4 line extension? [19][20], In 1981, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority listed the station among the 69 most deteriorated stations in the subway system. Planning may have actually begun. What do you figure the cost of the subway portion of the line to be? Given the history of cost overruns and delays that the MTA is infamous for it seems foolish to build a project which requires so many moving parts even before the most important section can be built. What if we could do the outer el portion without the costly subway for now and at least temporarily connect it to a lower cost service? Other sources indicate that the unused level at Fulton St.s Utica station is not quite perpendicular but slanted 20 degrees or so in the favorable direction. Barring a brand new line paralleling the EPL and Fulton, which wouldnt make sense as long as capacity can still be raised on those lines, the Fulton Street line looks like the only way to ever realize that greater capacity. Have a design contest; results The Utica Avenue subway would bring new rapid transit service to parts of Crown Heights . Checking schedules for the A and C tells me that they max out at 17, leaving 9 slots for Utica St. service. This would suggest that even if the full line was to be built most riders would be transferring to trunk lines headed to downtown rather staying on to midtown via Williamsburg. and weekends the 5 doesnt go to Brooklyn. Not that it would do anything for tunnel though. NEW YORK, NY - Police are seeking a man who allegedly exposed himself and performed a 'lewd act' in the presence of a 21-year-old female subway passenger. Past Clarendon Rd the line would split with two tracks peeling east to a new yard facility built along the LIRR Bay Ridge line (requiring land taking). But you are right, at G/J/M/Z transfer would be best! Go for a 10. Also the train that stays down Fulton past Utica would now have 4 terminals, Euclid Ave, Ozone Park, and The Rockaways. The second plan would be far cheaper but would require that only local trains have access to Nostrand Ave while the express trains would split past the junction so that half would continue as locals and the other would run express. In May 2014, MTA installed three elevators: one near the intersection of Utica Avenue and Fulton Street, connecting the mezzanine to the street, and two elevators connecting the platforms to the mezzanine. In 1977, the fight to save Utica Union Station and the Adirondack Railway's plans to reopen the abandoned Utica-Lake Placid line prompted formation of the Utica & Mohawk Valley Chapter. Eastern Parkway & Utica Avenue. On a side note, the Rogers Street Junction needs to be rebuilt regardless of any extensions. The point is that anything involving using an extension of B Division is more complicated, for no reason, than just extending the IRT. This station's mezzanine and exterior can be seen in various points of 6ix9ines music video for the song "Kooda". I-beams and could be outfitted as faades on older structures as they Many will overload the (N) train as a result. The A/C line in Brooklyn cant be tampered with, because both trains are crowded during rush hours, and the A or C cant be diverted before Broadway Junction, because then at the nearest express station, your going to see a huge crowd, and the point of Broadway Junction is to drop off the passangers to other trains to get home or to get to work. Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window), Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window), The Future of the Green Line: From Harvard and Needham to the Seaport, Unbuilt Highways of New York City and Robert Moses. Drawing fantasy lines on paper is far more fun when you have unlimited possibilities but if we are planning out a project today there are some real world considerations that come first. south of 63rd V from Bypass to Utica via Williamsburg, 15 TPH each. I like the basic idea. Despite its name, this station has no exit to the corner of Utica Avenue and Eastern Parkway. The 2 track Worth St Line would require a 3.15 mile tunnel from Tribeca to Williamsburg. Eastern Py Utica Av. Even before revenue service or full tunnels were dug the six-track station was a relic of another era. As part of Contract 3 of the agreement, between New York City and the IRT, the original subway opened by the IRT in 1904 to City Hall,[12] and extended to Atlantic Avenue in 1908,[13] was to be extended eastward into Brooklyn. That has what, a current limitation of 26 tph? 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The first plan offers the highest operational flexibility and allows a continuation of both local and express trains to access Nostrand Ave but would cost close to $1 billion and require extensive excavation. Well then what are we waiting for? The Board of Rapid Transit Commissioners approved the route on September 27, 1900,[6] and the contract was signed on September 11, 1902. When you were envisioning your Montague Tunnel connection did you explore a Hanson Place route as an alternative? B46 Utica and Eastern Parkway. In 2015 Mayor Bill de Blasio even proposed bringing the line back and supposedly the MTA has been studying the plan since. Meaning if the Livonia Yards are overcrowded and a train-related incident happens at Franklin;blocking off service to Manhattan, trains can run between New Lots and Flatbush and/or Kings Plaza and Flatbush. Most of the subway system in New York City no longer has that feel . The upper level at Utica Ave station on the Fulton Line would be used but only half of the existing structure would be needed since the modern line would be two tracks. 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By the early 1920s, its population had swelled to more than 10,000. Its a dense, transit dependent corridor with a recently opened and popular Select Bus Service line and the Utica Ave stations on the 3/4 and A/C have some of the highest ridership on their respective lines. IRT 4 or 5 express will have higher headways than Fulton anyway you slice it so the smaller cars are offset with more of them. F,L,M all times except late nights, 1,2. And theres no room there for it. Even the New Lots branch doesnt have a third track and you could argue it needs one more than this. But this does not deal with the immediate needs of those that live along Utica Ave. Building an extension of the IRT could be opened long before the section through northern Brooklyn and would have immediate benefits by serving more riders with direct service rather than requiring transferring. I do like the general arc of this post, although there is one bit I find a bit questionable; > Looking at a modern take on IND plan, since the Chrystie St Connection rerouted the 6th Ave express trains over the Manhattan Bridge and the extra local service to Williamsburg, there is no extra capacity along 6th Ave to connect with the new line. Small black tile captions reading "UTICA" in white lettering on a black background run below the trim line at regular intervals. The door had some panels missing, and whenever open, a look into the door revealed the unfinished upper level station. Even today Utica makes too much sense. The Flushing Line viaduct cleans up real nice Anyone bemoaning the fact that President St. and Nostrand Ave arent connected? Members hailed the decision to save the station, and were encouraged by the public response to the Adirondack operation, despite its ultimate bankruptcy. That gives you much more cacapity to work with than just the 10 tph you be stuck with via your plan (assuming you mean to have it be the Queens Blvd branch of 2nd Ave). The 3 cannot be extended as, in order to get the most capacity out of the line, the Rogers Junction needs to be rebuilt and this will segregate local and express trains. blend into hilly terrain. Extending Utica north of Eastern Parkway should only ever be done if trains in Williamsburg are beyond capacity and a new East River crossing is needed. Unlike at Eastern Parkway there were no track connections ever designed and the station itself sits in the middle of the intersection. [30] In 2015, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced his proposal for an extension of the 3 and 4 trains down Utica Avenue. Thanks for listening Vanshnooken! B: I wouldnt worry much about curves coming into terminals. From a strictly design point of view there are two main reasons that Utica has never gotten off the drawing boards. Adding another train to Queens Blvd is a problem. Two narrow staircases and one elevator connect both platforms to a small upper level mezzanine that has two public restrooms (one for men and the other for women) and leads to a bank of turnstiles. SAS-Grand Central future awkward? It will be express. But what this plan does is allow for a new and better city to grow around the line rather than be divided by it. Additionally, the Fulton-Utica service would have to be local only with an awkward transfer at Utica Ave station. and Park Aves commuter train viaduct looks good all the time. Located under Eastern Parkway near Utica Avenue in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, it is served by the 4 train at all times and the 3 train at all times except late nights. [31], For the station at Utica Avenue and Fulton Street, see, Elevator at northwest corner of Utica Avenue and Eastern Parkway, in Eastern Parkway median, Last edited on 30 November 2022, at 09:22, Utica Avenue station (IND Fulton Street Line), "Facts and Figures: Annual Subway Ridership 20142019", "Subway to Brooklyn Opened for Traffic; First Regular Passenger Train Went Under the East River Early This Morning. Since we are only building Utica and not the larger network designed to replace the elevated that means that the subway would be competing with the existing trains for riders and based on ridership statistics the stations along the route arent exactly bursting at the seams: in 2015 annual ridership numbers. In fact I am writing this today because I want to get ahead of whatever the official plan might state; I have very little faith in MTA planners and I feel that anything they release will be overly designed in a way so that its D.O.A. As you point out, the area already has subway service. When looking at your plans for Utica Avenue, you seem to only put emphasize on what the area is like now and not in the future. This is why I say do IRT now and level provisions for the future. Skip stop on Fulton? Although not in the official report, soon after it was proposed to connect 14th St to Utica Ave. And another commenter hit upon phasing. Jamaica Center would probably be a notch or two higher if it had been designed as terminal and could handle all E train runs. Furthermore, the neighborhoods in northern Brooklyn through which the first part of the line would run are already served by existing subways. I never said I disagreed with staging it so that Utica is first built. While both the Eastern Parkway and Fulton Lines were designed for future Utica Ave expansion the Fulton Line was designed to have Utica as a separate line entirely while Eastern Parkway was designed to have Utica branch off. A, the train is smaller, making it able for more stations. BUT in order for that to happen you have to shut down service between Franklin and Flatbush and Franklin and New Lots. Renovations added looping maroon tile patterns at the mezzanine level, as well as the platform's floor pattern. Thank you. Crescent sections of the Jamaica line, clearing most but not all of the messy Fake it. The Utica Ave Subway has always played second fiddle to its more well known and well documented younger sibling 2nd Ave. A BMT/IND line would cost more because its farther away, meaning more track mileage and a bigger cost, possibly raising the Metrocard fare to $3.00 for one ride. Climbing the ramp to the entrance level reveals more windows and doors These doors provide access to the disused portion of the upper level mezzanine, which has steps leading to the disused portion of the intermediate level mezzanine (which in turn leads directly to the unfinished station). Since youll be maxing out both midtown IRT express lines, New Lots and Utica combined will always have to equal Nostrand. el structures around Broadway Junction. Delays wont occur because of judges ordering you to change your practices to mitigate pollution or traffic effects. I agree with you that IRT was sized small for a reason, Tyler. With IRT you are constrained slightly but smoothing out the Rogers Junction gives you more to work with and if Utica proves more popular than New Lots then you could run some special 4 trains down there at rush hour. The point of Utica Ave is that riders are trying to get downtown so who would ever ride the 4 all the way out just to switch to the A when they could have just gotten on the A at the first place. Lower track becomes less of a climb. In the 1929 plan, one set of tracks would have led down Stuyvesant Ave., crossing the IND Fulton St. Line at Utica Ave. where another shell station and some unused mezzanines live and continuing down Utica Ave. and to Marine Park. Few problems. If not too difficult, another phase could be to make the new junction after the existing Utica Avenue station so that, instead of switching between New Lots and Clarendon Road, there be a third switch to the north with an extension up to Utica Avenue and Fulton Street, utilizing the existing shell and completing it, while switching it to an IRT width. 57 is also proposed at Utica avenue from Eastern parkway to Flatbush avenue. Hey, that was me. Between Avenue O and Fillmore St is an MTA bus maintenance facility which can be rebuilt to have a small yard on the roof. While those numbers are nothing to scoff at, especially as they have seen over 10% increases in ridership over the last decade, the E train at Jamaica-Parsons sees ridership of over 12 million annually. This was built into the station as a provision for the proposed Utica Avenue Line, which is why the station itself has no exits to Utica Avenue. Construction commenced on Contract 2 on March 4, 1903. How can build the Utica Ave Subway? For example, why build a Lafayette Av branch off of Crosstown when instead a cheap connection between the (G)/(J)/(M) could be built at Broadway. In the intermediate level of the mezzanine, the closed section of the mezzanine was blocked only by a chain-link fence. Atlantic-Barclays, now thats interesting. Have higher ceilings and most likely some sort of air cooling system for comfort. Look at ridership at the Crown Heights-Utica Ave station now. Oh shit I forgot I was playing with skip-stop. Abandoned Mineral . Lets see how we might mitigate the new round of issues you brought up. This Fascinating Abandoned Train Station In Arizona Is A True Piece Of History. So on late nights obviously the 2/4 would run local. 4. will be as interesting and more reasonable than those from the genius I agree using Worth has disadvantages. It was first constructed as the Eighth Avenue Line in Manhattan in 1932.. One of three rail networks that became part of the . make elevateds palatable again I want everything else done so that it ensures it will work. Late nights/weekends the 4 will go to Kings Plaza. In the station, there are ornate doors in the tile walls which serve as vent chambers. The bi-level station means that the branch would have a simpler time merging with the trunk. [23], The station's full-time exit is at the east end (railroad south) of the platforms. Maybe place one of the Ls tracks in the cut and the other over it at street level? from Eastern Parkway to Flatbush Avenue, extending the #4 by four miles. The first instance I can find of a proposal for Utica comes from a NY Times article in 1913 where residents were debating the best route. There is an active tower at the south end of the platform while a closed one exists on the east of the lower level. Lest I bring on comparisons to Robert Moses I would like to point out that on the western side of Utica Ave, from the Bay Ridge Line to Flatbush Ave, there are exactly 9 residential buildings. Youre less likely to be the goat. Gov. This is to avoid overcrowding issues at Franklin/Nevins, and to provide more alternatives along each corridor. 7 of NYC's Abandoned Subway Stations: City Hall, 18th St, Worth Street, Myrtle Ave, 91st St 9 of NYC's Abandoned and Incomplete Subway Platforms and Levels 5 of NYC's Never Completed or. MTA Subway - Crown Heights/Utica Ave (3/4) 1117 Eastern Pkwy. Same dilemma as if underground. Stations are going to be more expensive no matter what because so much more is expected of them now. [24] It consists of ceramic tiles of the sun and moon on the platform walls. want to either go to Midtown West or Midtown East. [21], This underground station serves local and express trains in a two-level layout with two island platforms. Look at the ceiling from the open platform, and at the mezzanine area at the north end. This leaves the possibility of resurrecting the Worth St Line, a branch off the 8th Ave local that would split south of Canal St and head east via Worth St and East Broadway. They will have wider entries, pathways and platforms so they wont have to be rebuilt to greater capacity later, as is being done to so many of them now. hunting lodge motif with crossbeams. I grant you C outright; shorter trains being more maneuverable in yards. Also major problem. 3. Perhaps you are discounting the Fulton St. If we are going to think outside the box, we ust consider the people who will be having trains running through their buildings while a stop is not even placed within walking distance. The Fulton route would have a bottleneck closer in at the crossings around Hoyt-Schermerhorn. An article today about from Second Avenue Sagas about the 7 line extension station at Hudson Yards, awaiting passengers as the rest of the mega development is completed, reminded us of these.. But for Brooklyn, maybe 4? PABT-Times Square awkward? mind=the same 8. There are no flaws in this plan. Finnaly, the IRT Utica Av doesnt have the provisions for having a IND Utica Av, so either one of two plans will have to happen: 1- Build a Eastern Pkwy Station under the 3/4 and have a steep incline back up to Empire Blvd so it can be able to portal out wherever (originally I thought it was going to portal out at Empire Blvd but I guess im wrong). BED-STUY, BROOKLYN A person was hit and killed by a train at Utica Avenue station in Bed-Stuy on Wednesday morning, according to the MTA and FDNY. Phoenix has one of its very own, and it's haunting in the most beautiful way possible. Looking at Census data based on commuting patterns of riders coming from the two zip codes along Utica Ave the primary destination for most riders is downtown Brooklyn with Midtown West second. station count on BWY7 and 8AV between 110th and 72nd. [25][26][27][28][29] Just east of this station, a bellmouth splits away from the local track on both levels, and curves south. As part of the NYS Public Service Commission report in 1912 on new lines the Commission recommended a 4 track 14th St Subway with branches through Williamsburg. Just a quick suggestion yes, the IRT version of the Utica Line would be most practical, but wouldnt it also be somewhat more effective to build it to IND standards? 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By the way Vanschnooken, I really like your operations-focused outlook; I like that you used your custom track map as a base for all of the ideas you proposed, since tweaking your operations is usually a lot cheaper and effective in the long run. My first thought was that this doesnt jibe with LEX being the busiest single line but then I tallied the ridership numbers for the three lines that go up the west side for a number thats 2 and a half times as big. Using the IRT as the basis for a Utica Avenue line is much more feasible. The current (M) does just fine providing a one-seat ride to Midtown, and riders on the (J) can just transfer. An elevated extension known as Route No. This staircase leads up to a small mezzanine where there is a token booth and turnstiles. They will be hardened to survive skyscrapers falling on them and to survive flooding from the next superstorm. Your plan strips the West End from one-seat access to Chinatown and Midtown. This station is compliant with the 1990 Americans With Disabilities Act. The current switch layout requires that local trains merge directly in front of express trains causing delays and capacity constrains. Some of your points might show good benefits of IRT use but only in part. Theres nothing stopping that since it runs at a lower frequency. [15] The underground portion of the line became known as the Eastern Parkway Line, or Route 12, while the elevated portion became known as the New Lots Line. South of Kings Highway would be stations at Flatlands Ave, Ave N and after the line turns down Flatbush Ave, at Ave U-Kings Plaza. [2] The Reid Avenue El station, which was originally named Utica Avenue and was formerly above the current subway station, closed on May 31, 1940.[5]. But whats your obsession with rerouting the 6th Ave Express to replace (J)/(M) trains? . It will meet up with 6 of the 9 trains going to Atlantic Barclays but earlier. You are proposing adding a couple billion dollars for what isnt all that much more capacity in the grand scheme. And that nine has the corresponding capacity of 12 A Division runs. Anyone? Building it to Water St requires all new infrastructure there and a new East River tunnel (which isnt needed) and with Nassau St located closer to the heart of the Financial District and with better transfer options (that Water St would not be able to provide) it seems obvious that its a better routing. Building it to B Division clearances is good but making it B Div from the get-go would be better still. But what Im proposing, and what Im sure no City plan would dare propose, is that the line not run above the center of the avenue such as existing elevated but rather along private land on the west side of the street. Would it be possible to connect the Utica Avenue like with the Fulton Street line? Close by to where youd have your subway portal at Kings Highway is the Bay Ridge branch. South 4 St Passenger service: Never completed. The big attraction to politicians of boring subways instead of cut-and-cover is that it removes so much uncertainty. Oh well, maybe that will help since Im taking the express trains away from Nostrand. Now during service changes where the 2/3 arent running to Bkyln, the 4 will serve Flatbush, the 5 will go to Utica, and a shuttle will run from Utica to New Lots. Building an elevated line designed to integrate into the built landscape rather than dominate it, while not new, is novel and one that will need time for the public to come round to. Located under Eastern Parkway near Utica Avenue in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, it is served by the 4 train at all times and the 3 train at all times except late nights. RPA proposes extending the line on a gradual diagonal from 25th Street and 11th Avenue to Ninth Avenue and 14th Street, with a Station at 25th/23rd between 11th and 10th Avenues. why did you completely destroy the jamaica line, cant we just make a 3/4 line extension? [19][20], In 1981, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority listed the station among the 69 most deteriorated stations in the subway system. Planning may have actually begun. What do you figure the cost of the subway portion of the line to be? Given the history of cost overruns and delays that the MTA is infamous for it seems foolish to build a project which requires so many moving parts even before the most important section can be built. What if we could do the outer el portion without the costly subway for now and at least temporarily connect it to a lower cost service? Other sources indicate that the unused level at Fulton St.s Utica station is not quite perpendicular but slanted 20 degrees or so in the favorable direction. Barring a brand new line paralleling the EPL and Fulton, which wouldnt make sense as long as capacity can still be raised on those lines, the Fulton Street line looks like the only way to ever realize that greater capacity. Have a design contest; results The Utica Avenue subway would bring new rapid transit service to parts of Crown Heights . Checking schedules for the A and C tells me that they max out at 17, leaving 9 slots for Utica St. service. This would suggest that even if the full line was to be built most riders would be transferring to trunk lines headed to downtown rather staying on to midtown via Williamsburg. and weekends the 5 doesnt go to Brooklyn. Not that it would do anything for tunnel though. NEW YORK, NY - Police are seeking a man who allegedly exposed himself and performed a 'lewd act' in the presence of a 21-year-old female subway passenger. Past Clarendon Rd the line would split with two tracks peeling east to a new yard facility built along the LIRR Bay Ridge line (requiring land taking). But you are right, at G/J/M/Z transfer would be best! Go for a 10. Also the train that stays down Fulton past Utica would now have 4 terminals, Euclid Ave, Ozone Park, and The Rockaways. The second plan would be far cheaper but would require that only local trains have access to Nostrand Ave while the express trains would split past the junction so that half would continue as locals and the other would run express. In May 2014, MTA installed three elevators: one near the intersection of Utica Avenue and Fulton Street, connecting the mezzanine to the street, and two elevators connecting the platforms to the mezzanine. In 1977, the fight to save Utica Union Station and the Adirondack Railway's plans to reopen the abandoned Utica-Lake Placid line prompted formation of the Utica & Mohawk Valley Chapter. Eastern Parkway & Utica Avenue. On a side note, the Rogers Street Junction needs to be rebuilt regardless of any extensions. The point is that anything involving using an extension of B Division is more complicated, for no reason, than just extending the IRT. This station's mezzanine and exterior can be seen in various points of 6ix9ines music video for the song "Kooda". I-beams and could be outfitted as faades on older structures as they Many will overload the (N) train as a result. The A/C line in Brooklyn cant be tampered with, because both trains are crowded during rush hours, and the A or C cant be diverted before Broadway Junction, because then at the nearest express station, your going to see a huge crowd, and the point of Broadway Junction is to drop off the passangers to other trains to get home or to get to work. Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window), Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window), The Future of the Green Line: From Harvard and Needham to the Seaport, Unbuilt Highways of New York City and Robert Moses. Drawing fantasy lines on paper is far more fun when you have unlimited possibilities but if we are planning out a project today there are some real world considerations that come first. south of 63rd V from Bypass to Utica via Williamsburg, 15 TPH each. I like the basic idea. Despite its name, this station has no exit to the corner of Utica Avenue and Eastern Parkway. The 2 track Worth St Line would require a 3.15 mile tunnel from Tribeca to Williamsburg. Eastern Py Utica Av. Even before revenue service or full tunnels were dug the six-track station was a relic of another era. As part of Contract 3 of the agreement, between New York City and the IRT, the original subway opened by the IRT in 1904 to City Hall,[12] and extended to Atlantic Avenue in 1908,[13] was to be extended eastward into Brooklyn. That has what, a current limitation of 26 tph? 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The first plan offers the highest operational flexibility and allows a continuation of both local and express trains to access Nostrand Ave but would cost close to $1 billion and require extensive excavation. Well then what are we waiting for? The Board of Rapid Transit Commissioners approved the route on September 27, 1900,[6] and the contract was signed on September 11, 1902. When you were envisioning your Montague Tunnel connection did you explore a Hanson Place route as an alternative? B46 Utica and Eastern Parkway. In 2015 Mayor Bill de Blasio even proposed bringing the line back and supposedly the MTA has been studying the plan since. Meaning if the Livonia Yards are overcrowded and a train-related incident happens at Franklin;blocking off service to Manhattan, trains can run between New Lots and Flatbush and/or Kings Plaza and Flatbush. Most of the subway system in New York City no longer has that feel . The upper level at Utica Ave station on the Fulton Line would be used but only half of the existing structure would be needed since the modern line would be two tracks. 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By the early 1920s, its population had swelled to more than 10,000. Its a dense, transit dependent corridor with a recently opened and popular Select Bus Service line and the Utica Ave stations on the 3/4 and A/C have some of the highest ridership on their respective lines. IRT 4 or 5 express will have higher headways than Fulton anyway you slice it so the smaller cars are offset with more of them. F,L,M all times except late nights, 1,2. And theres no room there for it. Even the New Lots branch doesnt have a third track and you could argue it needs one more than this. But this does not deal with the immediate needs of those that live along Utica Ave. Building an extension of the IRT could be opened long before the section through northern Brooklyn and would have immediate benefits by serving more riders with direct service rather than requiring transferring. I do like the general arc of this post, although there is one bit I find a bit questionable; > Looking at a modern take on IND plan, since the Chrystie St Connection rerouted the 6th Ave express trains over the Manhattan Bridge and the extra local service to Williamsburg, there is no extra capacity along 6th Ave to connect with the new line. Small black tile captions reading "UTICA" in white lettering on a black background run below the trim line at regular intervals. The door had some panels missing, and whenever open, a look into the door revealed the unfinished upper level station. Even today Utica makes too much sense. The Flushing Line viaduct cleans up real nice Anyone bemoaning the fact that President St. and Nostrand Ave arent connected? Members hailed the decision to save the station, and were encouraged by the public response to the Adirondack operation, despite its ultimate bankruptcy. That gives you much more cacapity to work with than just the 10 tph you be stuck with via your plan (assuming you mean to have it be the Queens Blvd branch of 2nd Ave). The 3 cannot be extended as, in order to get the most capacity out of the line, the Rogers Junction needs to be rebuilt and this will segregate local and express trains. blend into hilly terrain. Extending Utica north of Eastern Parkway should only ever be done if trains in Williamsburg are beyond capacity and a new East River crossing is needed. Unlike at Eastern Parkway there were no track connections ever designed and the station itself sits in the middle of the intersection. [30] In 2015, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced his proposal for an extension of the 3 and 4 trains down Utica Avenue. Thanks for listening Vanshnooken! B: I wouldnt worry much about curves coming into terminals. From a strictly design point of view there are two main reasons that Utica has never gotten off the drawing boards. Adding another train to Queens Blvd is a problem. Two narrow staircases and one elevator connect both platforms to a small upper level mezzanine that has two public restrooms (one for men and the other for women) and leads to a bank of turnstiles. SAS-Grand Central future awkward? It will be express. But what this plan does is allow for a new and better city to grow around the line rather than be divided by it. Additionally, the Fulton-Utica service would have to be local only with an awkward transfer at Utica Ave station. and Park Aves commuter train viaduct looks good all the time. Located under Eastern Parkway near Utica Avenue in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, it is served by the 4 train at all times and the 3 train at all times except late nights. [31], For the station at Utica Avenue and Fulton Street, see, Elevator at northwest corner of Utica Avenue and Eastern Parkway, in Eastern Parkway median, Last edited on 30 November 2022, at 09:22, Utica Avenue station (IND Fulton Street Line), "Facts and Figures: Annual Subway Ridership 20142019", "Subway to Brooklyn Opened for Traffic; First Regular Passenger Train Went Under the East River Early This Morning. Since we are only building Utica and not the larger network designed to replace the elevated that means that the subway would be competing with the existing trains for riders and based on ridership statistics the stations along the route arent exactly bursting at the seams: in 2015 annual ridership numbers. In fact I am writing this today because I want to get ahead of whatever the official plan might state; I have very little faith in MTA planners and I feel that anything they release will be overly designed in a way so that its D.O.A. As you point out, the area already has subway service. When looking at your plans for Utica Avenue, you seem to only put emphasize on what the area is like now and not in the future. This is why I say do IRT now and level provisions for the future. Skip stop on Fulton? Although not in the official report, soon after it was proposed to connect 14th St to Utica Ave. And another commenter hit upon phasing. Jamaica Center would probably be a notch or two higher if it had been designed as terminal and could handle all E train runs. Furthermore, the neighborhoods in northern Brooklyn through which the first part of the line would run are already served by existing subways. I never said I disagreed with staging it so that Utica is first built. While both the Eastern Parkway and Fulton Lines were designed for future Utica Ave expansion the Fulton Line was designed to have Utica as a separate line entirely while Eastern Parkway was designed to have Utica branch off. A, the train is smaller, making it able for more stations. BUT in order for that to happen you have to shut down service between Franklin and Flatbush and Franklin and New Lots. Renovations added looping maroon tile patterns at the mezzanine level, as well as the platform's floor pattern. Thank you. Crescent sections of the Jamaica line, clearing most but not all of the messy Fake it. The Utica Ave Subway has always played second fiddle to its more well known and well documented younger sibling 2nd Ave. A BMT/IND line would cost more because its farther away, meaning more track mileage and a bigger cost, possibly raising the Metrocard fare to $3.00 for one ride. Climbing the ramp to the entrance level reveals more windows and doors These doors provide access to the disused portion of the upper level mezzanine, which has steps leading to the disused portion of the intermediate level mezzanine (which in turn leads directly to the unfinished station). Since youll be maxing out both midtown IRT express lines, New Lots and Utica combined will always have to equal Nostrand. el structures around Broadway Junction. Delays wont occur because of judges ordering you to change your practices to mitigate pollution or traffic effects. I agree with you that IRT was sized small for a reason, Tyler. With IRT you are constrained slightly but smoothing out the Rogers Junction gives you more to work with and if Utica proves more popular than New Lots then you could run some special 4 trains down there at rush hour. The point of Utica Ave is that riders are trying to get downtown so who would ever ride the 4 all the way out just to switch to the A when they could have just gotten on the A at the first place. Lower track becomes less of a climb. In the 1929 plan, one set of tracks would have led down Stuyvesant Ave., crossing the IND Fulton St. Line at Utica Ave. where another shell station and some unused mezzanines live and continuing down Utica Ave. and to Marine Park. Few problems. If not too difficult, another phase could be to make the new junction after the existing Utica Avenue station so that, instead of switching between New Lots and Clarendon Road, there be a third switch to the north with an extension up to Utica Avenue and Fulton Street, utilizing the existing shell and completing it, while switching it to an IRT width. 57 is also proposed at Utica avenue from Eastern parkway to Flatbush avenue. Hey, that was me. Between Avenue O and Fillmore St is an MTA bus maintenance facility which can be rebuilt to have a small yard on the roof. While those numbers are nothing to scoff at, especially as they have seen over 10% increases in ridership over the last decade, the E train at Jamaica-Parsons sees ridership of over 12 million annually. This was built into the station as a provision for the proposed Utica Avenue Line, which is why the station itself has no exits to Utica Avenue. Construction commenced on Contract 2 on March 4, 1903. How can build the Utica Ave Subway? For example, why build a Lafayette Av branch off of Crosstown when instead a cheap connection between the (G)/(J)/(M) could be built at Broadway. In the intermediate level of the mezzanine, the closed section of the mezzanine was blocked only by a chain-link fence. Atlantic-Barclays, now thats interesting. Have higher ceilings and most likely some sort of air cooling system for comfort. Look at ridership at the Crown Heights-Utica Ave station now. Oh shit I forgot I was playing with skip-stop. Abandoned Mineral . Lets see how we might mitigate the new round of issues you brought up. This Fascinating Abandoned Train Station In Arizona Is A True Piece Of History. So on late nights obviously the 2/4 would run local. 4. will be as interesting and more reasonable than those from the genius I agree using Worth has disadvantages. It was first constructed as the Eighth Avenue Line in Manhattan in 1932.. One of three rail networks that became part of the . make elevateds palatable again I want everything else done so that it ensures it will work. Late nights/weekends the 4 will go to Kings Plaza. In the station, there are ornate doors in the tile walls which serve as vent chambers. The bi-level station means that the branch would have a simpler time merging with the trunk. [23], The station's full-time exit is at the east end (railroad south) of the platforms. Maybe place one of the Ls tracks in the cut and the other over it at street level? from Eastern Parkway to Flatbush Avenue, extending the #4 by four miles. The first instance I can find of a proposal for Utica comes from a NY Times article in 1913 where residents were debating the best route. There is an active tower at the south end of the platform while a closed one exists on the east of the lower level. Lest I bring on comparisons to Robert Moses I would like to point out that on the western side of Utica Ave, from the Bay Ridge Line to Flatbush Ave, there are exactly 9 residential buildings. Youre less likely to be the goat. Gov. This is to avoid overcrowding issues at Franklin/Nevins, and to provide more alternatives along each corridor. 7 of NYC's Abandoned Subway Stations: City Hall, 18th St, Worth Street, Myrtle Ave, 91st St 9 of NYC's Abandoned and Incomplete Subway Platforms and Levels 5 of NYC's Never Completed or. MTA Subway - Crown Heights/Utica Ave (3/4) 1117 Eastern Pkwy. Same dilemma as if underground. Stations are going to be more expensive no matter what because so much more is expected of them now. [24] It consists of ceramic tiles of the sun and moon on the platform walls. want to either go to Midtown West or Midtown East. [21], This underground station serves local and express trains in a two-level layout with two island platforms. Look at the ceiling from the open platform, and at the mezzanine area at the north end. This leaves the possibility of resurrecting the Worth St Line, a branch off the 8th Ave local that would split south of Canal St and head east via Worth St and East Broadway. They will have wider entries, pathways and platforms so they wont have to be rebuilt to greater capacity later, as is being done to so many of them now. hunting lodge motif with crossbeams. I grant you C outright; shorter trains being more maneuverable in yards. Also major problem. 3. Perhaps you are discounting the Fulton St. If we are going to think outside the box, we ust consider the people who will be having trains running through their buildings while a stop is not even placed within walking distance. The Fulton route would have a bottleneck closer in at the crossings around Hoyt-Schermerhorn. An article today about from Second Avenue Sagas about the 7 line extension station at Hudson Yards, awaiting passengers as the rest of the mega development is completed, reminded us of these.. But for Brooklyn, maybe 4? PABT-Times Square awkward? mind=the same 8. There are no flaws in this plan. Finnaly, the IRT Utica Av doesnt have the provisions for having a IND Utica Av, so either one of two plans will have to happen: 1- Build a Eastern Pkwy Station under the 3/4 and have a steep incline back up to Empire Blvd so it can be able to portal out wherever (originally I thought it was going to portal out at Empire Blvd but I guess im wrong). BED-STUY, BROOKLYN A person was hit and killed by a train at Utica Avenue station in Bed-Stuy on Wednesday morning, according to the MTA and FDNY. Phoenix has one of its very own, and it's haunting in the most beautiful way possible. Looking at Census data based on commuting patterns of riders coming from the two zip codes along Utica Ave the primary destination for most riders is downtown Brooklyn with Midtown West second. station count on BWY7 and 8AV between 110th and 72nd. [25][26][27][28][29] Just east of this station, a bellmouth splits away from the local track on both levels, and curves south. As part of the NYS Public Service Commission report in 1912 on new lines the Commission recommended a 4 track 14th St Subway with branches through Williamsburg. Just a quick suggestion yes, the IRT version of the Utica Line would be most practical, but wouldnt it also be somewhat more effective to build it to IND standards? 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