Archive for April, 2010
Service Advisory For Presidential Visit
President Obama will be visiting Manhattan tomorrow. As one would expect, some streets are being closed off & will result in bus & subway delays. MTA NYC Transit issued a brief press release with details: President Barack Obama is scheduled to visit Manhattan on Thursday, April 22, 2010. As a result, based on street closures […]
MTA Carbon Emissions Verified
Carbon footprint is a term that many of you have probably read or heard over the last couple of years. Regardless of the industry in question, reducing carbon footprints has been a goal reached for by many & the MTA is no different. Last year, the agency not only issued a report on environmental sustainability […]
NYCT: Select Bus Fare Beaters Were Expected
The Select Bus Service (which debuted in 2008 on the Bx12) has been plagued by one major issue since day one, fare beaters. The issue has been so rampant that soon after the service began, the MTA & NYPD announced an alliance to step up fare enforcement. However as the New York Daily News has […]
Second Bus Dispatcher Caught In Sick Time Fraud
Well the form reversal did not last long as Staten Island is once again being seen in a bad light in the world of mass transit. The calling out sick controversy continues to hang over the borough’s head as a second bus dispatcher has been caught calling in sick while actually being out of state. […]
NYC Transit To Begin AA Study Of Staten Island
Earlier today, MTA New York City Transit announced it will be beginning an “Alternatives Analysis ” study on how to improve public transportation options on the North Shore of Staten Island. Here are the complete details courtesy of a press release they sent me: MTA New York City Transit is beginning an Alternatives Analysis (AA) […]
