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Offline Shelby2

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Re: 7 train extension to 34th St. and 11th Ave
« Reply #30 on: April 28, 2014, 06:04:28 PM »

An inclined elevator, such as the one used in the Eiffel Tower (pictured), is being built by the MTA at the end of the No. 7 line extension at West 34th St.

http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/mta-building-incline-elevator-subway-article-1.1771896
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Re: 7 train extension to 34th St. and 11th Ave
« Reply #31 on: June 23, 2014, 11:13:16 PM »
Quote from: Shelby2 on March 14, 2014, 11:40:16 AM
The 7 train extension to 34th St. is now scheduled to be open by late summer or early fall.  With the 7 terminal station being moved from 42nd to 34th, how do you anticipate this will affect your commute?  Is the extension a bonus for anyone living in JH or mainly only the people who will live/work in the Hudson Yards area?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/7_Subway_Extension

More delays on this project.  Now they are talking about February 2015, or even spring 2015.

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/24/nyregion/mta-says-transit-plans-are-facing-new-delays.html?ref=nyregion
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Re: 7 train extension to 34th St. and 11th Ave
« Reply #32 on: June 24, 2014, 01:43:05 PM »
i'd add a year beyond that. work on the second avenue subway got underway in the '40s, after all....
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Re: 7 train extension to 34th St. and 11th Ave
« Reply #33 on: June 28, 2014, 01:41:29 PM »
Nearly every project from all types of industries miss their deadlines due to aggressive dates and unforeseen circumstances.
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Re: 7 train extension to 34th St. and 11th Ave
« Reply #34 on: June 28, 2014, 03:44:08 PM »
but some industries occasionally function properly. NYC and the MTA have a perfect zero percent track record. something to be proud of, i guess.
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Re: 7 train extension to 34th St. and 11th Ave
« Reply #35 on: December 15, 2014, 07:04:50 PM »
Not really a surprise, but now the projected completion date is April - July 2015.  Looks like it won't be done in time for the nice weather on the High Line.  :'(

http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/opening-no-7-subway-extension-delayed-spring-article-1.2046161
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Re: 7 train extension to 34th St. and 11th Ave
« Reply #36 on: December 15, 2014, 07:15:28 PM »
I don't understand the cynicism about this. I'm in my thirties and this is the first time in my lifetime that we're getting a new subway stop. (At least I can't think of one.)
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Re: 7 train extension to 34th St. and 11th Ave
« Reply #37 on: December 15, 2014, 08:36:28 PM »
It's a waste of money. I would rather they extend the 7 all the way to Bayside.
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Re: 7 train extension to 34th St. and 11th Ave
« Reply #38 on: December 15, 2014, 11:08:36 PM »
I don't have to go to Bayside. I DO have to go to Javits.
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Re: 7 train extension to 34th St. and 11th Ave
« Reply #39 on: December 15, 2014, 11:18:24 PM »
Quote from: Ed on December 15, 2014, 11:08:36 PM
I don't have to go to Bayside. I DO have to go to Javits.

So if they end up moving the Javits to Queens what good is the extension? I was always confused about why the 7 is being extended and all the talk about moving the Javits at the same time..
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Re: 7 train extension to 34th St. and 11th Ave
« Reply #40 on: December 16, 2014, 07:08:50 AM »
Quote from: hfm on December 15, 2014, 11:18:24 PM
Quote from: Ed on December 15, 2014, 11:08:36 PM
I don't have to go to Bayside. I DO have to go to Javits.

So if they end up moving the Javits to Queens what good is the extension? I was always confused about why the 7 is being extended and all the talk about moving the Javits at the same time..

They're already building a massive complex of office and apartment towers on Hudson Yards. If they bulldoze Javits, they intend to build even more 40-story office towers and 60-story luxury condos on the site. It'll be kind of like Battery Park City/World Financial Center.
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Re: 7 train extension to 34th St. and 11th Ave
« Reply #41 on: December 16, 2014, 10:02:17 AM »
Quote from: Shelby2 on December 15, 2014, 07:04:50 PM
Not really a surprise, but now the projected completion date is April - July 2015.  Looks like it won't be done in time for the nice weather on the High Line.  :'(

http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/opening-no-7-subway-extension-delayed-spring-article-1.2046161
Oh man. This news bums me out a bit. But after my morning getting ready listening to NPR, with the truly horrific news of what is happening in Peshawar and even Sydney, this is a non-event.
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Re: 7 train extension to 34th St. and 11th Ave
« Reply #42 on: December 16, 2014, 02:51:23 PM »
Quote from: mchafkin on December 15, 2014, 07:15:28 PM
I don't understand the cynicism about this. I'm in my thirties and this is the first time in my lifetime that we're getting a new subway stop. (At least I can't think of one.)

probably just under the wire, but the Archer Avenue stop here in Queens opened in '88 or'89....
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Re: 7 train extension to 34th St. and 11th Ave
« Reply #43 on: December 16, 2014, 05:02:20 PM »
Quote from: dssjh on December 16, 2014, 02:51:23 PM
Quote from: mchafkin on December 15, 2014, 07:15:28 PM
I don't understand the cynicism about this. I'm in my thirties and this is the first time in my lifetime that we're getting a new subway stop. (At least I can't think of one.)

probably just under the wire, but the Archer Avenue stop here in Queens opened in '88 or'89....

63rd/Lex, Roosevelt Island and 21st/Queensbridge opened in '89.
Not sure if it counts, but the JFK Airtrain opened in '03.
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Re: 7 train extension to 34th St. and 11th Ave
« Reply #44 on: December 17, 2014, 01:14:54 PM »
Looking forward to the new station, whenever...

The High Line is a favorite walk when I'm in town. It's not that big a deal to take the bus to the subway (free transfer) but it would be nice to get a couple of benches at the stop.

Walking is quite feasible too, but unless one takes a detour it's an unlovely slog surrounded by construction sites.

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