Another of the Fagan study's main areas of focus was where stops were concentrated.
"You ended up getting places where stops were 300 feet apart and that's ridiculous," Mr. Straus said, "so we started to establish some guidelines".
A ride on the aerial commuter tram takes participants to the island, where stops will be made at Observation Pier, Manhattan Park, Meditation Steps and Lighthouse Park.
About 88 percent of stop-and-frisk encounters involve a black or Hispanic person, which the Police Department says reflects the neighborhoods where stops occur as well as the racial demographics of suspects for crimes.
The Swiss Alps Ski Train will run every Saturday until 13 April, from London to Lille, where passengers make an easy change to the TGV for the final leg to Switzerland, where stops include Aigle, Martigny, Visp and Brig, handy for Zermatt, Saas Fee, Verbier and Crans Montana.
Here the services continues along the Central Line, where stops are made at Enafors, Ånn, Duved, Åre, Undersåker, Järpen, Krokom, Östersund West and Östersund Central Station.
