Archive for February, 2011
Bloomberg: Approaching A Transportation Crisis
At a congressional hearing on high speed rail las week, Mayor Bloomberg made a powerful statement that should make everyone take notice. He said, “The Northeast is approaching a transportation crisis.” While some might think that is political theater from the mayor, he is speaking the absolute truth. A lovely community manager at WNET alerted […]
Cuomo Plan Axes $100M From MTA Budget
Yesterday morning I wrote about Gov. Cuomo’s delusional fantasy world where taking money from the MTA would keep fares & services at current levels. Hours after my entry, he revealed his budget plan & as expected contains a huge blow to the MTA. Gov. Cuomo would ax $100M from the MTA’s budget. Andrew Grossman of […]
B63 Gets Real Time Bus Location Information
The other day I was browsing news sites & saw a story about real time bus information coming to the B63. I was surprised the MTA did not send out any sort of press release about it. However that did not last long as a few hours later they did. Here is more information on […]
Sliding Doors On Subway Platforms?
An example of the type of doors that might one day be waiting for you on subway platforms. Photo courtesy of DelMundo for the NY Daily News. Fresh on the heels of the death of Brendan Mahoney by a Brooklyn-bound train comes word that the MTA is looking into installing sliding doors on subway platforms. […]
Cuomo Wants To Slash Some Transit Funding
A new year is here but the story remains the same, Albany is looking to give a low blow to the MTA & its riders. The latest low blow comes from newly elected Governor Andrew Cuomo who wants to slash some funding earmarked for the MTA. The news came out a day before he is […]
