November 15, 2005
Second Avenue Subway Eyes 2012
After reading about the impending trials for actually doing what the Transportation Bond will give the MTA to do (the Second Avenue Subway, the LIRR link between Penn Station and Gand Central), Gothamist has a great idea. It's all about taking one, grandiose failure and pairing it up with an impossible dream: NYC 2012 Olympic bid swag, meet the Second Avenue Subway. Since there must be tons of crap laying around in a Bronx warehouse we lost out back in July and since a lot of subways and buses haven't taken off the NYC 2012 decal, why not slap a couple other stickers on it to update it? The first segment of the Second Avenue Subway is supposed to be completed by 2012 (though many think it won't be ready until 2015), so it makes sense to turn your lame-o Olympic bid logo into a nifty call for the T line! Are you down?
Gothamist on the NYC 2012 bid. And we hope that some Australian news station picks this up.
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god, that's a great image. i love how there's one of those old "straps" from the train.
Too bad that some at the MTA are already conceding tha the first segment wont be done until 2015, not 2012, though MTA chief Kalikow says that the 2012 date is still in place.
I love the image with the redbird "grab hold".
Given its history, I am not that optimistic on it getting built.