Archive for November, 2007
MTA Seeks Proposals For Their Alert System
Last month I wrote about the storm report the MTA submitted to Gov. Spitzer in regards to the August 8th system that sent the transit system into a state of mass chaos. In the report one of the solutions the MTA planned to implement was a service alert system that would provide e-mail and text […]
MTA Faces Backlash At First Public Hearing (West Nyack Version)
Now lets focus on the less publicized MTA hearing held at Palisades Center in West Nyack. Yesterday’s hearing in West Nyack might have had a low turnout but the outcry against the proposed fare hikes was still there. Here are a few comments from the hearing courtesy of LoHud: Haverstraw resident Randy Phitts – “It […]
MTA Faces Backlash At First Public Hearing (Brooklyn Version)
Yesterday marked the first two public hearings held by the MTA in regards to the proposed fare hike. Lets start with the lowdown of the hearing held at the Marriott at the Brooklyn Bridge in Brooklyn. According to AMNY, the MTA “faced a firing line”. As I wrote about in a previous entry, a press […]
Christine Quinn Joins Other Politicians Opposing A Fare Hike…..
A few hours before yesterday’s initial MTA public hearings, the speaker of the City Council Christine Quinn added her name to the long list of politicians who are opposed to a fare hike. Here are a few comments from her including where she urges the MTA board to “exhaust every possible alternative funding stream before […]
Local Politicians Hold Press Conference Before Fare Hike Hearing
Yesterday marked the first two public hearings by the MTA regarding their proposed fare hike. However before the hearing in Brooklyn began, some local politicians including the Brooklyn Borough President held a press conference. The press conference was held on the steps of the Borough Hall subway station. Here was the press release issued for […]
