Transit News
MTA Hands Out Medals Of Excellence To 16 Heroic Employees
Yesterday afternoon the MTA sent out a press release to announce that they were awarding “Medals of Excellence” to 16 heroic employees. Here is the press release: MTA New York City Transit employees maintain a proud tradition of going above and beyond the call of duty in coming to the aid of customers and their […]
Purchasing E-Z Pass Tags Will Be As Easy As 1-2-3
For years the MTA has made purchasing MetroCards convenient as they are available at many places outside of the system whether it be in a drug store, gas station, grocery store, etc…. Now they plan on bringing the same convenience to their E-Z Pass tags as starting by the end of the year, you will […]
Select Bus Service Comes To Manhattan
After a more than successful debut & current run in the Bronx, Select Bus Service is taking its show on the road to Manhattan, 34th Street more specifically. Brad Aaron of Streetsblog has more on the new service from the team of the DOT & MTA in this report: DOT Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan and MTA […]
Gap Incidents Could Be Reported To The Federal Government
Gap incidents have been a nightmare for the Long Island Rail Road for many years. The nightmare’s intensity picked up in 2006 after the death of 18 year old Natalie Smead at the Woodside LIRR station. The Newsday launched an investigation into gap incidents after her death & have continued to follow the issue closely […]
Bloomberg Says WTC Hub Plans Must Be Scaled Back
In today’s edition of the Wall Street Journal, you can find a very strong editorial on the proposed World Trade Center Hub by Mayor Bloomberg. Lets get straight to his words on the project he feels must be scaled back as it is too complicated to build: The eyes of the world will again turn […]
