Archive for June, 2008
New York Transit Champions
Associate Director Veronica Vanterpool of the Tri-State Transportation Campaign posted a stellar entry questioning where the champions are in Albany & New York City for our mass transit system. Here is a small sample of her entry: A common thread ran through several MTA meetings held this week: there is not enough money to meet […]
R & W Service Alert
The MTA has posted a service alert regarding & service. The alert states: Due to signal problems at the City Hall Station, please expect delays in service on the & at this time. xoxo Transit Blogger
Streetsblog Continues To Expose David Gantt
As you know by now, a major transportation bill that would benefit bus riders & drivers got defeated by the State Assembly Transportation Committee. The perpetrator behind this was the chairman of the State Assembly Transportation Committee, David Gantt. Ben Fried of Streetsblog has been all over the chairman since this bill was defeated (rightfully […]
NYC Transit Might Get $237 Million
Q Train idle at 21st Street-Queensbridge station during a 2007 general order. Resized photo courtesy of Eye On Transit I strongly emphasize might in the title as there are still some steps to climb before crossing the finish line. The money would come from a $1.7 billion financial aid package earmarked to help mass transit […]
Bus Stop Dispute Turns Deadly
Yesterday evening, a dispute which started at the bus stop & continued on the Q85 turned deadly. A 15 year old girl was stabbed to death in front of 137-42 Bedell Street in Springfield Gardens. Eric Konigsberg & Al Baker from the New York Times has the story: It began shortly before 10 on Wednesday […]
