Buses
MTA To Retrofit Buses With GPS Tracking
If the MTA has its way, their bus fleet will have GPS tracking in the future. Bx 31 departing Westchester Square. Resized photo courtesy of Eye On Transit. The last time I wrote about the MTA’s desire to retrofit their buses with GPS tracking was in November 2008 when the agency’s plan stalled due to […]
Laid Off MTA Bus Drivers Win Special License
When the MTA planned to eliminate a lot of bus service in all 5 boroughs due to its financial crisis, even they could have not expected all the twists & turns that would result from it. First we had persistence of 16 year old Ali Fadil reaching out to Transport Azumah to help save the […]
Chambers St Reconstruction Affects M22
Riders who depend on the M22 should know that service will be affected due to the Chambers Street Reconstruction Project. MTA NYC Transit issued a press release about it which I received yesterday with complete details: Chambers Street between West Broadway and West Street is slated to be converted into a one-way street, westbound traffic […]
Shuttle Bus For Hong Kong Boat Festival
As was the case last year, MTA NYC Transit will be operating a shuttle bus for those attending the Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival in Flushing Meadow Park. Here are the complete details courtesy of a press release I received: The annual Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival will be held in Queens’ Flushing Meadow Park […]
City Wants Dollar Vans To Replace Cut Bus Lines
In what is sure to raise the ire of many, New York City officials are looking towards dollar vans to replace bus lines recently eliminated by the MTA due to its financial crisis. Gary Buiso of The Brooklyn Paper has more in this report: The city wants dollar vans to fill a huge gap in […]
