Archive for July, 2010
34th St Corridor Plan Gets $18M Grant
Anyone who has traveled on 34th Street in Midtown Manhattan knows just how much of a nightmare bus service is. Unfortunately walking does not offer much relief as the sidewalks are just as pack as the street itself. It has been long known that NYC wants to change the layout of this busy thoroughfare via […]
Service Diversions 07-10-10
I just updated the “Service Diversions” page by removing all of the scheduled work that wrapped up by 11:59 PM last night. The weekend diversions which I posted earlier have now moved to the top followed by the subsequent work during the week. I suggest printing out a copy of the diversions to carry with […]
MTA Statement On 2011 Fare Hike
Shortly after Tom Namako of the New York Post had his report on potential facets of the MTA’s 2011 Fare Hike plan published, the MTA issued a statement. Here is what I received: The rescue agreement reached with the Governor and Legislature last spring called for a 7.5% increase in revenues from MTA fares and […]
2011 Fare Hike To Have MetroCard Tax?
This might be the case according to a report by the New York Post this morning which dropped this bombshell among others in reporting on the 2011 fare hike. At the end of the last month, MTA CEO & Board Chairman Jay Walder announced that there would be no fare hikes this year even with […]
Fulton Transit Center July Work Schedule
As has been the case for the last few months, MTA NYC Transit is releasing the planned monthly work schedule for the Fulton Transit Center. Here are the complete details courtesy of the press release I received within the last hour: Due to ongoing construction of the Fulton Street Transit Center, the following service changes […]
