@KhyberSen

she/her | 🦀 rustacean | @Columbia '23 | @stuyny | @eta_ny

 New York, NY
Joined March 2017
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The IBX is coming, and it should be automated. ETA’s newest report, published today, covers the benefits of automated light metro (ALM) technology in detail, and why now is the time for the MTA to incorporate automation into the project’s design.
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". . . half of the present birthrate decline is attributed to housing affordability, and . . . if costs had remained stable since 1990, 13 million more children would have been born through 2020."
Deseret Magazine
@deseretmagazineSep 29
Replying to @deseretmagazine
deseret.com/magazine/2026/08…

The babies who weren’t born are now the students who won’t enroll

A birthrate crash during the Great Recession created a demographic cliff that’s now hitting higher education.

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Khyber Sen retweeted
Emily@the_aijuSep 30
so much of medicine is like "doctor my arm hurts" "aah you have brachialgia" and people think they've gotten a diagnosis but the doctor has just translated the symptoms into greek 😭
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Khyber Sen retweeted
John@JohnnyWalsh__Sep 24
The numbers pre-gate (and still post-gate in regard to Somerset/Alleghany) are eye popping. Let’s get these down to <20% across the board
NBC10 Philadelphia
@NBCPhiladelphiaSep 24
SEPTA says fare evasion has declined at stations with its new $40,000 gates as engineers work to improve their speed and safety. trib.al/rwydgKz

Inside SEPTA's lab testing new gates to crack down on fare evasion

SEPTA says fare evasion has declined at stations with its new $40,000 gates as engineers work to improve their speed and safety.

nbcphiladelphia.com
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Milos
@milos_gisSep 26
Every French🇫🇷 passenger train, on an ordinary Tuesday, from first departure to last
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NotaBot@_NotA_Bot_Sep 26
Trying out collecting SEPTA's gtfs-rt feed to do some TransitMatters inspired dashboards. Here's an interactive site to look at average regional rail route speed profiles. septa-rail-profiles-0923dd.g…
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ETA is here in Berlin and will be all week for InnoTrans to bring the best insights back to New York from the biggest public transit showcase in the world! If you'd like to meet with our team while we are here, we'd love to hear from you, feel free to drop us a message!
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Proposed parking for new housing in NYC Before and after City of Yes, split by transit zone. * Caveats below
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New: Mamdani’s admin is officially coming out in favor of restoring public access to Columbia University’s main campus, reversing his predecessor’s support for keeping it closed due to safety concerns over pro-Palestinian protests. w/ @madinatoure politico.com/news/2026/09/04…

Mamdani backs reopening Columbia University campus to public after pro-Palestine protests prompted...

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🚨 IT’S OFFICIAL: Year-round outdoor dining is now the law in New York City. Today, @NYCMayor signed the New York City Council’s legislation making outdoor dining permanently year-round and ending costly seasonal tear-downs for restaurants. This is a major win for small businesses, restaurant workers, and New Yorkers who love dining outdoors. 🥂
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Either: (1) Urban highways are Bad, in which case we should use this generational opportunity to remove perhaps the most egregious example of a waterfront urban highway cutting through a dense neighborhood in the US today Or (2) Urban highways are Good, in which case Robert Moses is an unsung hero who built critical infrastructure in the face of NIMBYism and is unfairly pilloried today It's one of those two. Anything else is just status quo bias or grandstanding.
Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani
@NYCMayorAug 24
We're done kicking the can down the road. Here's how we're fixing the city-owned section of the BQE.
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According to a CB10 presentation in June, it appears the @MTA may have reverted its plans to make 116 St on Phase 2 of the Second Avenue Subway an elevator-only station with a below-platform mezzanine. It now appears to be a standard above-platform mezzanine with escalators.
The rendering of the 116 St station on SAS Phase 2 from the June CB10 presentation. It shows small above-platform mezzanines instead of the previous below-platform mezzanines.

ALT The rendering of the 116 St station on SAS Phase 2 from the June CB10 presentation. It shows small above-platform mezzanines instead of the previous below-platform mezzanines.

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The MTA could halve the $7.7 billion price tag for the planned subway extension along 125th Street — but only if its leaders have the will to use “cut-and-cover” techniques to build shallower and smaller stations more in line with peer cities. buff.ly/sH1eo4b

Shallower, Smaller Stations Could Cut 125th Street Subway Costs In Half: Report - Streetsblog New...

The MTA could halve the $7.7 billion price tag for the planned 125th Street subway if it's willing to use "cut-and-cover" construction.

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A 125 St subway should be a slam dunk. But at $7.7B for 1.25 miles, and with stations deep underground, current plans would not only build the most expensive subway in the the world, but would cost riders valuable minutes every single trip. It's not too late, however:
Logo: Digging Out of a Very Deep Hole: Saving Billions on 125th St

ALT Logo: Digging Out of a Very Deep Hole: Saving Billions on 125th St

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women at the sf cnc orgy be like "satisfy me sexually. make no mistakes. --dangerously-skip-permissions"
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TOMORROW NIGHT, join us for a discussion on through-running and the future of Penn Station. ETA's Blair Lorenzo will join the RPA's Tom Wright & NYU's Polly Trottenberg to discuss how to build a better transit future for greater New York!
Flyer for Through-Running Panel, all details at bpbhs.com/ThroughRunning

ALT Flyer for Through-Running Panel, all details at bpbhs.com/ThroughRunning

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Penn Station in the busiest rail station in the Western Hemisphere, serving Amtrak, NJ Transit, and the LIRR across 21 tracks. With the redevelopment on Penn Station underway, the idea of through-running is receiving increased attention, which would allow commuter trains to travel through Penn Station, instead of terminating there. Join @ETA_NY Executive Director Blair Lorenzo, @NYUWagner Dean and former U.S. Deputy Secretary of Transportation Polly Trottenberg, and @RegionalPlan Association President and CEO Tom Wright at a community townhall to discuss if through-running could help un-clog Penn Station. Amtrak Special Advisor Andy Byford will deliver opening remarks. Register here: bpbhs.com/ThroughRunning
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Khyber Sen retweeted
Second Ave. Sagas@2AvSagasJul 6
That's right. nber.org/papers/w35414
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What's the future of Penn Station & commuter rail in greater NY? Join us next Tue, 7/14@5:30PM for @bradhoylman's forum on through-running, the international standard for regional rail! ETA's Blair Lorenzo will join Polly Trottenberg & Tom Wright to discuss our transit future.
Could “through-running" help un-clog Penn Station? Penn Station is the busiest rail station in the Western Hemisphere, serving Amtrak, NJ TRANSIT, and the LIRR across 21 tracks. With a master developer selected for the redesign of Penn Station, the idea of through-running is receiving increased attention, which would allow commuter travel through Penn Station, instead of having trains begin or end their trips there. Could through-running increase capacity at Penn Station or improve service? What investments and operational changes would it require? What are the potential benefits, challenges, and tradeoffs for riders and the region? Join B.P. Brad Hoylman-Sigal as he moderates a discussion with: Blair Lorenzo (Executive Director of the Effective Transit Alliance) Polly Trottenberg (Dean of NYU Wagner and former Deputy Secretary of Transportation) . Tom Wright (President and CEO of the Regional Plan Association) Opening remarks from Andy Byford (Special Advisor to Amtrak). When: Tuesday

ALT Could “through-running" help un-clog Penn Station? Penn Station is the busiest rail station in the Western Hemisphere, serving Amtrak, NJ TRANSIT, and the LIRR across 21 tracks. With a master developer selected for the redesign of Penn Station, the idea of through-running is receiving increased attention, which would allow commuter travel through Penn Station, instead of having trains begin or end their trips there. Could through-running increase capacity at Penn Station or improve service? What investments and operational changes would it require? What are the potential benefits, challenges, and tradeoffs for riders and the region? Join B.P. Brad Hoylman-Sigal as he moderates a discussion with: Blair Lorenzo (Executive Director of the Effective Transit Alliance) Polly Trottenberg (Dean of NYU Wagner and former Deputy Secretary of Transportation) . Tom Wright (President and CEO of the Regional Plan Association) Opening remarks from Andy Byford (Special Advisor to Amtrak). When: Tuesday

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HEY! @NYC_DOT You up? @GovKathyHochul @NYCMayorsOffice @Komanoff Fancy economist estimates driver welfare gains from Congestion Pricing of $14.3 *million* per week. Absolute banger of a policy. The GLP-1 agonist of urbnism. We keep finding new benefits. nber.org/papers/w33584
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