Technology
MTA To Put Cameras In 400+ Buses
This past week, the MTA Board approved a plan to install surveillance cameras on 400+ buses next year. The agency hopes the cameras will serve as a major deterrent to crime occurring on buses, especially to its drivers with this recent incident being a prime example. Andrew Grossman of the Wall Street Journal has more […]
NYC Transit Introduces Web Based Bus Locator
Let’s face it, at one time or another, we have all stared down a subway tunnel or street looking to see when the next train or bus would arrive. We all thought that if we stared hard enough, we could magically make it come faster or appear out of nowhere. Subway riders in some stations […]
NYCT Introduces Prototype Help Point Intercom
A prototype of the “Help Point” Intercom that the MTA will install at 2 subway stations for testing. Photo courtesy of the MTA. Anyone who rides the NYC Subway knows that the passenger intercoms in place leave a lot to be desired in terms of functionality & usefulness. If MTA NYC Transit has its way, […]
MTA Looking To Advertising To Raise Revenues
The TBS 2010 MLB Postseason video ad that will be appearing in some NYC Subway cars. Photo courtesy of the MTA. Once again the MTA is looking to raise revenues via advertising opportunities in its vast infrastructure. The latest attempt is in the form of video ads in subway cars & side ads on some […]
MTA To Buy More Subway Cars w/ Cameras
In what will surely get the attention of civil liberty groups around the tri-state area, the MTA has announced its plans to buy up to 340 subway cars that would be equipped with surveillance cameras. Ti-Hua Chang of MyFox NY has more in this report: The MTA plans to buy 290 more subway trains and […]
