Transit News
7 & L Train To Get More Service
The MTA recently announced the official plans for increasing service on the 7 & L train respectively. The plans date back to the promises made by the MTA in relation to the rider report card results for the 7 & L. The MTA said the changes will be implemented by mid December. Here is the […]
MTA To Hire More Cleaners
The MTA’s NYC Transit division announced their intention to hire 350 subway cleaners as part of their $7.6 million “Customer Satisfaction” program. The workers assignments will include cleaning trash inside stations as well as inside subway cars & on the tracks itself. The program is being launched as riders continue to give poor grades to […]
Hudson Rail Yards Receive 5 Bids
Yesterday I blogged about the deadline for developers to submit their bids for the rights to the 26 acre Hudson Rail Yards. The deadline for submitting bids was yesterday. The MTA has announced that they received 5 bids by yesterday’s 5:00 p.m. deadline. The following 5 companies submitted bids (listed in random order): Extell Development […]
Quiet Cars On The NYC Subway?
This would become a reality if some city council members had it their way. In an article in today’s edition of the New York Daily News, some city council members are urging the MTA to introduce quiet cars in the NYC subway. This request comes on the hands of all the news about plans to […]
Cell Phone Service Might Extend Into Tunnels…..
This is according to the private consortium Transit Wireless who is responsible for signing up at least one major carrier to provide service as part of the plan to wire subway station platforms. Transit Wireless plans on installing cell phone & WiFi equipment in a manner that would enable the MTA to have it extend […]
