Effective Transit Alliance: ETA will soon publish a report recommending ways to significantly cut the project's costs, and we previewed some of those findings to Streetsblog. This is a promising route, but NY simply cannot build the transit it needs without getting its costs under control.

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Effective Transit Alliance etany.org · Feb 3
Extending the Second Avenue subway across 125th St is a great concept, but the current project is deeply flawed: * At $7.7B for 1.3mi, it will cost an order of magnitude more than similar lines in other global cities. * Deep stations will waste a lot of time—over 10 min across 125th.
- Streetsblog NYC nyc.streetsblog.org · Feb 3
  The western extension of the Second Avenue Subway has a $7.7-billion price tag that calls into question the very logic of building it at all — but advocates and researchers say the train is a good idea that could cost a lot less with some minor alterations.
  Does Hochul's 125th Street Subway Have to Be That Expensive? - Streetsblog New York City
  
  The next phase of New York City's Second Avenue Subway carries a huge price tag, but advocates say the train could cost less with some minor changes.
  
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Effective Transit Alliance etany.org
ETA will soon publish a report recommending ways to significantly cut the project's costs, and we previewed some of those findings to Streetsblog. This is a promising route, but NY simply cannot build the transit it needs without getting its costs under control.
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