Technology
Subway Riders Enjoying Cell & Wi-Fi Service
Over the last few years, Transit Wireless has made the news as the company’s main goal was to make cell phone service available at all NYC Subway stations. The company rolled out a pilot last September which saw it bring service to 6 subway stations in Manhattan. More recently the company also bring Wi-Fi to […]
MTA Launches The Weekender App
Every Friday afternoon & lasting throughout the weekend, the homepage of the MTA’s website turns into an interactive map helping riders figure out how to commute around scheduled Service Diversions. The map known as “The Weekender” will now be turned into an iPhone app. Here is more via press release from the MTA: Building on […]
Countdown Clocks To Shut Down Tomorrow
Clocks like these will be offline for approximately 12 hours tomorrow due to maintenance. Countdown clocks have become the best friend of straphangers at a number of subway stations throughout the system. However they will have to adjust to life without their bff for about 12 hours as they will be going offline for maintenance. […]
MTA Bus Time Coming To The Bronx
MTA Bus Time has been getting a lot of mention lately. The most recent focused on the launch of the bus location technology on all routes in Staten Island. Earlier today, MTA NYC Transit announced that the next borough to be setup with the technology will be the Bronx. More via the official press release: […]
MTA Launches Bus Time On Staten Island
Two days ago, MTA NYC Transit announced the launch of “Bus Time” on Staten Island. The program will provide real time bus location information for every route in the borough. While the launch is only two days old, the desire & plan to bring it to the borough has long been in the making. The […]
