Technology
Depature Signs Come To Coney Island
Newly installed real time information board installed at the Coney Island-Stillwell Ave station. Photo courtesy of the MTA. The MTA has continued to install real time information boards throughout the subway system. The latest location to receive them is the Coney Island-Stillwell Ave station in Brooklyn. Here is some info courtesy of their press release: […]
MTA Announces Smart Card Fare Payment Pilot
Yesterday afternoon, the MTA announced it was teaming up with select partners on a Smart Card fare payment pilot. The pilot will include the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PATH), NJ Transit (NJT) and MasterCard Worldwide. Here are the details courtesy of a press release I received: The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA), […]
MTA Wasted $21.3M On Non-Recordable Cameras
To say the MTA is usually way behind in any sort of technological advancements would be a huge understatement. Whether it is being years behind on the latest technology or spending exuberant amounts on outdated technology, they just seem to usually get it wrong. Today’s edition of the New York Daily News takes a look […]
MTA LIRR/CooCoo Partnership Grows
In late January, I wrote a brief entry about a pilot partnership between the MTA Long Island Rail Road & the Long Island based text engine messaging company CooCoo. The partnership enabled LIRR riders to get travel information via text messages. Fast forward to this past Monday where the LIRR announced a new phase to […]
Exciting New Transit Apps Are On The Way
In this day & age, technology arguably plays the biggest role in our lives. This is especially true when it comes the plethora of smart phones on the market which seem to be able to do just about everything but brush your teeth for you! The world of public transportation has seen a huge amount […]
