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Back to post- Dear North American station designers, this (first two pics) is not how you deal effectively with vertical circulation on a 120-130 ft (35-40 meters) deep station. It's either the Moscow way (long inclined escalators) or the Barcelona/E-M REM way (elevators-only).
- Preliminary data about NYC Subway's 125th St extension from report released yesterday from @mta.info: www.mta.info/document/196... —Project would attract ~164,000 daily boardings —Stations would be deep to get under existing lines —Project estimated at $7.7 b (2027$) —Earliest revenue service 2032
- A ton of interesting stuff in here: The Lenox Ave and Broadway station structures look ~rightly sized. The box looks to be about 20% bigger than the platforms, which is a *huge improvement* from the SAS 1 and SAS 2 designs. They're just massively expensive because they're 100+ feet deep. BUT...
- Preliminary data about NYC Subway's 125th St extension from report released yesterday from @mta.info: www.mta.info/document/196... —Project would attract ~164,000 daily boardings —Stations would be deep to get under existing lines —Project estimated at $7.7 b (2027$) —Earliest revenue service 2032
