Developed in response to the demonstrated and urgent need to address climate-related threats, the roadmap underscores the MTA’s commitment to ensure reliability and safety in the transit system for generations of New Yorkers to come.
The pilot, which includes 15 Ford electric vans and costs approximately $3 million, will begin making trips throughout the five boroughs today.
Rob Free has served as LIRR’s acting president for the last six months.
Gov. Kathy Hochul and Mayor Eric Adams had encouraged eclipse viewers to take mass transit to their destinations for safety and congestion relief.
The city is exploring, and will soon begin piloting, emerging technologies designed to detect weapons carried by travelers into the transit system.
The high-definition LCD screens are installed on board near the entry stairwell and continuously stream live video feeds from existing security camera infrastructure onboard buses.
The rail and BRT projects will bring about transformative change in their communities by providing transit opportunities to new riders, creating jobs, and jumpstarting economic development.
The pledge affirms the MTA will ensure participation on at least $1 billion of work by Minority- and Women-owned or Disadvantaged Business Enterprise firms every year and award larger contracts to small businesses.
The plan includes surging State personnel to assist NYPD bag checks, a new program bill that would permit transit bans for individuals that assault other passengers, adding new cameras to protect conductor cabins, and more.
Without the funding Congestion Pricing will provide, the projects to make the transit system safer, more reliable, accessible, and equitable are at risk, according to the MTA.
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