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The Grand Central Parkway was first proposed in 1922, as a scenic drive along the high ground of east-central Queens. [4] By the time construction began in 1931, it had been reconceived as extending northwestward to the Triborough Bridge, then in the planning stages, and connecting on the east with the Northern State Parkway, also in the planning stages, thereby among other things providing an ...
In the 1924 Major Street Traffic Plan for Los Angeles, a widening of Figueroa Street to San Pedro as a good road to the Port of Los Angeles was proposed. [11] Progress was slow, [ 12 ] and, in 1933, the state legislature added the entire length to the state highway system as Route 165 , an unsigned designation.
The new LIRR terminal at Grand Central, located 14 stories below ground, has 350,000 square feet (33,000 m 2) with four platforms and eight tracks, plus a new retail and dining concourse with 25 retail spaces. There are two caverns containing one platform and two tracks on each of two levels; a mezzanine is located between the two platform levels.
Wilshire Boulevard was the precursor to L.A.'s highways — congestion nightmares. In the 1920s, it was so packed with traffic, city planners introduced traffic circles and then signals.
The New York Times also reported in late 2024 that the delays could cause emergency-response times to increase due to additional traffic congestion. [292] In response to the pause in congestion pricing, Moody's gave the MTA a credit negative watch on June 7, and analysts at S&P said that their rating on MTA revenue bonds could decrease.
Grand Central Parkway – RFK Bridge, Eastern Long Island, Hauppauge: Signed as exits 29E (east) and 29W (west); exit 23 on Grand Central Parkway: Alley Pond Park: 5.05: 8.13: 30: I-495 (Long Island Expressway) – Eastern Long Island, Midtown Tunnel: Signed as exits 30E (east) and 30W (west); no southbound access to I-495 west; exits 31S-N on ...
The interchange in 1936. The Kew Gardens Interchange is located roughly midway between LaGuardia Airport and John F. Kennedy International Airport.Highways feeding into the Kew Gardens Interchange include the Grand Central Parkway, Interstate 678 (the Van Wyck Expressway), the Jackie Robinson Parkway, Queens Boulevard (New York State Route 25), and Union Turnpike. [2]
Dr. Elaine Batchlor, chief executive of MLK Community Healthcare, walks around the exterior of the emergency department at MLK Community Hospital in South Los Angeles on Jan. 2, 2023.