Archive for September, 2007
MTA Set To Score Big
The MTA’s plan to introduce cell phone & WiFi service in stations should provide a nice profit for the agency. According to an article in AMNY, the MTA is set to make a nice amount of money on the deal without spending a dime. They already have an agreement with Transit Wireless in which Transit […]
MTA Expanding Bus Service
Earlier tonight it was reported that, the MTA would be expanding bus service. The expanded service mainly focuses on Brooklyn but one part of the expansion involves a Queens bus route. The plans include sending the B83 to service The Gateway Center Mall. Also we will see an extension of the B61 & B77 to […]
Question Of The Week 09-24-07 – 09-30-07
I have updated the “Question Of The Week” section on Eye On Transit. The update includes last week’s poll results, update of the archives page, & most importantly this week’s question. This week’s question focuses on the MTA’s 88 page storm report & future handling of storms. As usual the voting ends on Sunday at […]
Local Politician Vs. Vehicles That Block Buses
NYC councilwoman Gail Brewer wants to tackle vehicles that block buses. She released a report which contained among many, an idea to install cameras on NYC buses. The cameras would enable buses to photograph vehicles illegally parked in bus lanes. Afterwards the owners of such vehicles would get mailed a summons for illegally parking in […]
Bike Lane Experiment Coming Soon…..
Today’s AMNY has an article about a bike lane experiment that is being conducted in NYC. The experiment calls for a strip of pavement & a lane of parked cars to serve as a barrier between auto & bicycle traffic. The experiment will take place on 9th Avenue between W. 16th Street & W. 23rd […]
