Archive for March, 2009
Albany Continues To Not Get It Or Even Care
The countdown, to a possible transit doomsday for millions is sitting at 8 days. With the date looming, State Senate leaders are expected to release their plan to help the MTA from having to enact their “doomsday scenario“. Lets take a look at the plan in this report from the New York Times’ Nicholas Cofessore […]
State Senate Leaders Must Save The MTA
The news front was quiet this weekend in the world of transit considering the financial crisis going on. Sunday’s New York Daily News had a strong editorial about how State Senate leaders must save the MTA: State Sen. Majority Leader Malcolm Smith and his Democratic colleagues stand fairly warned. Unless they change course, they will […]
Service Diversions 03-13
I have just updated the service diversions page with the latest scheduled diversions for this weekend & next week (and beyond in some cases). Don’t forget to check in for any changes to the page. I also suggest printing out a copy of the page to use while riding the system. Also a friendly reminder […]
MTA Board Paints A Grim Financial Picture
As I mentioned earlier, the MTA Board held a special meeting to discuss worst case scenarios in case a financial bailout of sorts does not materialize. It was safe for one to assume that the details which were to come from the meeting would be of a dire nature. If you did assume this, you […]
More Fare Hikes Looming In 2010?
In a little under 6 hours, the MTA Board will hold a special meeting. This meeting which was announced a few days ago through an e-mailed press release is set to tackle possible worst case scenarios for 2010 (& beyond) which include another fare hike. Glenn Blain & Pete Donohue of the New York Daily […]
