Archive for November, 2008
MTA Worries About How It Will Fund The Next Capital Plan
Amidst all the talk of budget deficits & probable service cuts, one huge issue is overlooked by the general public. What issue might that be? The next 5 year “Capital Plan” which is the separate budget that pays for things such as construction, maintenance, & new equipment. As of right now, the huge operating budget […]
City Councilman Releases A Report On Lexington Ave Lines
A direction many have to follow on the usually crowded uptown 51st Street platform. Resized photo courtesy of Eye On Transit. Earlier today I posted a statement the MTA released via e-mail about crowding on the Lexington Avenue subway corridor. I wondered why they suddenly released a statement about an issue that is known by […]
Huge Fare Increases For Express Bus & Access-A-Ride Riders?
The countdown to what is billed as a doomsday scenario will reach 00:00 when the MTA Board is presented with budget proposals to help trim an over $1 billion dollar budget deficit. The New York Daily News has been leaking some of the potential proposals over the last few days & that trend continued with […]
LIRR Statement On Today’s Accident
I apologize for not posting this sooner but I was tied up. Anyhow, the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) issued a statement via e-mail on this morning’s minor accident where 2 trains bumped west of the Jamaica station: The MTA Long Island Rail Road is expecting normal evening rush hour service. At 7:30 am today, […]
MTA Statement On Lexington Avenue Corridor Crowding
Just a few minutes ago the MTA released a statement on crowding of the Lexington Avenue corridor: As the sole subway corridor serving the east side of Manhattan, MTA New York City Transit’s Lexington Avenue Line is the busiest in the system. On an average weekday, 1.3 million customers board trains. To handle the rush […]
