Empire Planning

Interested in building the Empire State for the next hundred years.

[Empire Planning @PlanningEmpire]

Want to start a business in NY?

Be prepared to burn $1,000+ on newspaper ads nobody reads because of a state-mandated scam from the '90s.

Albany lets a handful of publishers rob every new LLC. This is corruption, not compliance or good gov.

End the publication requirement.

[Empire Planning @PlanningEmpire]

@ShabazzStuart HSR up the Hudson Valley could probably be the most transformational project in NYC’s history after the Eire Canal.

On a dedicated HSR right of way and true high speed 200+ MPH travel would make Albany a borough.

Just imagine the implications.

[Empire Planning @PlanningEmpire]

@jmp_nyc @jaymart222 @BillAckman For subway construction this is entirely possible.

[Empire Planning @PlanningEmpire]

@StreetsblogNYC @thequeenslink @TheQueensWay @NYCMayor Single biggest policy failure & betrayal of his so far.

This is some de Blasio water tunnel #3 short term thinking. The mistake of that potential cancellation was revealed to him and he back tracked.

Let’s hope @NYCMayor can see the damage of this choice on our future.

[Empire Planning @PlanningEmpire]

@floor_per_area Less than is better than none.

Honestly parking shouldnt be free - space is too valuable to be given away. Building paid parking, ideally under the streets, allows those who wish to own a car the ability todo so.

Allows for the cleanup of our underground utilities also.

[Empire Planning @PlanningEmpire]

@the_transit_guy First we need to figure out how to build rail line at less than $2 billion per mile.

[Empire Planning @PlanningEmpire]

@Siderskys @PhilSustainable You’re talking about 100’s of properties for something that can create billions of value and change the flow of NYC’s transit for the next hundred years.

If they got a problem they should sell - their properties will be worth more with it built anyway.

[Phil BuildTheFutureNow 🇺🇸🦅🌲💙 @PhilSustainable]

The QueensLink would reuse an abandoned 3.5-mile rail corridor in NYC, no expensive tunneling. At ~$3.5B, it’s one of the cheapest ways to expand the subway. Add upzoning near new stations and you unlock massive transit-oriented development. 160,000 new homes.
Why kill this?

[Empire Planning @PlanningEmpire]

@sam_d_1995 @humantransit That’s why @NYCMayor should immediately announce his support of @thequeenslink.

Get that ball rolling today.

[Empire Planning @PlanningEmpire]

@AStuttaford @mattyglesias Why should they be kept?

[Alec Stapp @AlecStapp]

Insane story from NYC:

[Empire Planning @PlanningEmpire]

Hey @NYCMayor now that we are talking about TOD and financing transit with LVT (that also spurs transit oriented development) I think it’s time for you to throw your full weight behind @thequeenslink .

Let’s not miss our chance build more connected and better NYC.

[Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @NYCMayor]

We're building 200,000 new affordable homes for New Yorkers. We're using every tool we have to fix our housing crisis.

Block by Block is the boldest housing plan our City has seen this century. It is what New Yorkers have been demanding for decades.

Learn more about our plan here: https://t.co/eBhvelJZNx

[Empire Planning @PlanningEmpire]

The fix for this is fully in @GovKathyHochul ‘s control.

A phone call over to the MTA saying you back them having their own in-house elevator maintenance corps would begin that process.

They need political cover to take on the maintenance contracts.

[Shabazz Stuart @ShabazzStuart]

The MTA can install all the ADA compliant features it wants on the subway but little of it matters if the elevators and escalators are down for extended periods of time.

[Empire Planning @PlanningEmpire]

@LiamBlank I never thought about this before - but in the case where we get a new Penn and wider platforms what affect does that have on the platforms under Moynihan? Does the column issue extend there? Would major construction be required?

[Empire Planning @PlanningEmpire]

@sam_d_1995 @LinkofSunshine They need better transit. Thats what we should be building.

[Empire Planning @PlanningEmpire]

@TweetBenMax I’d make the additional argument that we need to extend the economic halo of NYC further north - if we could build infrastructure Albany should be a satellite city of NYC with HSR.

We gotta start thinking bigger.

[Empire Planning @PlanningEmpire]

This is the single truest statement EVER made!

[Skely @123skely]

As an American, the first time you visit Tokyo is amazing, then after about 2 days you get physically angry, because you realize cities don't actually need to be a total shit-holes, and it costs like 1/0th what you pay.

[Nicole @nicolegelinas]

Informative @bstettin piece on what's wrong with Mamdani's department of community safety plan as proposed. Hope Mamdani team reads it, as the team has proven to be a little flexible so far. Brian should really be on the transition advisory team; surely with 700 they have room for one more? https://t.co/DEX5USmWTI

[Empire Planning @PlanningEmpire]

@the_transit_guy @PeterMoskos Other countries can also build for less that 500 million a mile….not over 2.5 billion per mile.

[Bernard Stanford ✡︎ @stanfordNYC]

A retired, empty-nester couple feeling pressure to downsize because their property tax keeps rising as their home appreciates—is exactly how the system SHOULD work.