Buses
MTA Prepared For Season’s Biggest Snow Storm
Late yesterday evening, the MTA sent out word via e-mail of their plans in preparation for the season’s biggest snow storm. Here are the complete details: In preparation for the predicted snow storm set to strike the greater metropolitan region, NYC Transit and MTA Bus are taking steps to ready the subway and bus network […]
MTA NYC Transit To Test Bus Driver Protection Partitions
MTA New York City Transit has announced their intention to launch a pilot program which would install partitions to protect bus drivers. The program comes as a result from the death of 46 year old Edwin Thomas who was killed by a fare beater who boarded his bus in Brooklyn. William Neuman of the New […]
Buses Come To A Standstill To Honor Edwin Thomas
10 days ago the life of a hard working Brooklyn bus driver came to an unfortunate end at the hands of a heartless bastard. The death brought many to tears from fellow bus drivers to his daily riders, & everyone in between. Family, friends, co-workers, & others showed up this past Monday at his funeral. […]
Mayor Bloomberg Just Doesn’t Get It
While I usually don’t let Mayor Bloomberg get to me as I can usually understand his thinking, I must admit he has me saying WTF to myself. As you all know by now, part of the MTA’s “doomsday scenario” called for express bus fares to rise from $5 to $7.50. However Mayor Bloomberg has informed […]
Ravitch Might Recommend Improved Bus Service
Two days from now, the long awaited Ravitch Commission report will be delivered to Governor Patterson & legislative leaders. The report which has been in the works for months now is supposed to be “recommending strategies to fund MTA capital projects and operating needs over the next ten years.” A week ago today, the New […]
