Archive for June, 2010
Average Salaries Rose At The MTA In 2009
The cost of employee wages (especially overtime) has dominated much of the transit landscape lately. The Manhattan Institute is continuing the cycle by releasing a report highlighting how average salaries at the MTA rose 2.4% in 2009. Here is some more courtesy of the press release they issued: A searchable database of the complete Metropolitan […]
Depature Signs Come To Coney Island
Newly installed real time information board installed at the Coney Island-Stillwell Ave station. Photo courtesy of the MTA. The MTA has continued to install real time information boards throughout the subway system. The latest location to receive them is the Coney Island-Stillwell Ave station in Brooklyn. Here is some info courtesy of their press release: […]
LIRR To Provide Service To Belmont Park
The much discussed cuts to Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) service included the suspension of it to Belmont Park. The only exceptions were for June 4th & June 5th due to the Belmont Stakes. Yesterday afternoon, the agency sent out a press release to talk about the upcoming service to the race track: The MTA […]
MTA Announces Smart Card Fare Payment Pilot
Yesterday afternoon, the MTA announced it was teaming up with select partners on a Smart Card fare payment pilot. The pilot will include the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PATH), NJ Transit (NJT) and MasterCard Worldwide. Here are the details courtesy of a press release I received: The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA), […]
Queens Art Express
Time to catch up on some transit news by starting with information on the Queens Art Express. This past Friday, MTA NYC Transit announced it was partnering with the Queens Council on the Arts (QCA) in a campaign to promote the 7 train & the diversified neighborhoods it serves. Here is the press release they […]
