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People who live near Trump's site worry about the prospect of shadows, of crowded subways and buses. Yet Television City does not really seem so disruptive. The site, a defunct rail yard, is empty land; urban renewal rendered most of the adjoining blocks charmless years ago. Moreover, 8,000 new apartments should channel some of the gentrifying development pressure away from fragile Manhattan neighborhoods. The rooftop acreage is ingenious: the park will be above the elevated highway that runs along the Hudson, allowing pedestrians unimpeded views and a sense of riverfront connection...
...cool proved fragile indeed. For several chaotic hours, Tokyo came to a virtual halt after a group of radical activists sabotaged the core of its transportation system. As many as 10 million commuters who normally use the railroads were forced to battle their way onto buses, subways and private rail cars. They pushed and shoved with such force that police officers had to use bullhorns to direct the vast throngs. Those who tried to drive to work in Tokyo soon became entangled in gigantic traffic jams. The paralysis was so complete that many schools in Tokyo canceled classes, and national...
Thursday’s report does not include a timetable for planning or construction. But it does divide Harvard’s Allston holdings into two zones, one available for building by 2010, and another—which is currently composed mainly of rail yards—that will be constrained for more than five years from...
Spiegelman said that wherever the crossing would be located, Harvard’s mode of transit for traversing the river—buses or light rail have both been discussed—has not been decided...
Spiegelman said that whatever the crossing, Harvard’s mode of transit for crossing the river—buses or light rail have both been discussed—has not been decided...