Ms. Cherry has a field day with two 1955 series on the old Third Avenue elevated transit line, which had brutalized the avenue with noise and darkness since 1878.
But the project will also include construction above ground — not just station entrances but also a half-dozen boxy buildings on corners along Second Avenue that the transit agency acquired through condemnation.
On the west and north, it borders two major avenues and the transit hub; on the east and south, it encroaches on the thriving residential neighborhood of Prospect Heights.
"The M.T.A. cannot stifle public discourse whose sole purpose is to build support for a real Second Avenue subway and other transit investments," he said.
With that in mind, I reached out to Ben Kabak, the voice behind Second Avenue Sagas, a renowned transit blog in New York.
"When I got back to D.C., with its wide avenues and limited public transit, it just made sense, and I bought my own".
New York transit blog Second Avenue Sagas described the stunt at the 9th Avenue in Brooklyn as being "beyond dumb".
Indeed, the avenue runs adjacent to a transit mall on Sixth Avenue where buses, street cars and the light-rail network converge, making it a vibrant hub for residents on their way to work, class or a shop or restaurant.
For answers, I reached out to Benjamin Kabak, whose transit blog Second Avenue Sagas is famous for taking deep dives into issues like this.
The towers also have the advantage of being located near the city centre and major avenues, making them accessible by transit.
A bus rapid transit line on Van Ness Avenue has been in discussion since 2001 and will only be fully opened by 2018.
