When the M.T.A. took over the rail yards in the early 1980's, Mr. Ravitch said, he made sure that it was possible to build pillars between the newly reconfigured tracks for a platform that would support office towers, hotels and apartment buildings.
Service on the No. 7 train was suspended from 12 01 a.m. on Saturday to 5 a.m. on Monday for 10 stops through western Queens, the first of five weekend shutdowns that transit officials said were necessary to modernize the signal system and reconfigure track switches.
The velodrome doesn't require any changes, but surrounding roads and access as well as development of a one-mile road cycling route, a five-mile mountain bike track and reconfigured Olympic BMX track will be built as part of the legacy plans for the park.
Just last month, he collaborated with Lulu James on a rework of "We Disappear," Immunity's first track, and has also teamed up with Purity Ring to reconfigure another track, "Breathe This Air". .
His most recent LP, "On Your Sleeve" (One Little Indian), is a collection of covers, with Malin reconfiguring tracks by the Hold Steady, Paul Simon, Tom Waits and others.
The next step will involve reconfiguring the tracks between the new yard and the existing switching yard.
A modification of the actual leader and predecessor following control method is proposed that automatically detects the saturation of other vehicles ahead, and reconfigures the tracking strategy to avoid collisions.
A car built to minimize drag on Daytona's long straightaways and sharply banked curves had to be reconfigured for a smaller track so that there was enough downforce to keep it from spinning out of control on a tight corner.
Based on parallel tracks mounted in the ceiling, the Viaro system will contain modular components that can be easily reconfigured and plugged into the tracks.
He said the missile itself had to be reconfigured from its task of tracking and hitting an adversary's warhead to instead find a cold, tumbling satellite.
