Archive for December, 2010
Straphangers Campaign 2010 Bus Award Winners
Once again, it is that time of the year where slow & unreliable bus lines get the spotlight they would rather not have. The NYPIRG Straphangers Campaign announced the 2010 winners for the respective Pokey & Schleppie awards. The 2009 “winners” were the M42 & B44. Unfortunately for the M42, history repeated itself as it […]
MTA Awards $26.6M In Small Business Contracts
Two days ago, I wrote about an entry highlighting how the MTA awarded its first contract under a new program entitled Small Business Mentoring Program. The program was setup to help small businesses compete for lucrative MTA contracts. In sticking with the small business theme, the MTA announced it has awarded $26.6M in contracts to […]
Service Diversions 12-06-10
I have just updated the Service Diversions page by removing all of the work that just wrapped up just a minute ago. The latest information for the upcoming week & beyond in some cases is at the forefront. The next full update should be sometime Wednesday or Thursday after I receive the scheduled work from […]
MTA Offers To Keep LI Bus Running For 1 Year
As the contentious battle between the MTA & Nassau County continues over the funding of Long Island Bus, the much maligned transit agency has made an offer to keep running the service for one year. However it does come with some strict guidelines which includes the guarantee of the county fully funding it before County […]
MTA Awards 1st Contract Under New Program
Until very recently, small businesses had little to no chance of winning any of the lucrative MTA contracts that come down the pipeline. The agency looked to level the playing field recently by starting a new small business program aimed at helping such businesses compete. Late Friday afternoon, the agency announced the awarding of the […]
