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At 72nd Street, Vik Muniz’s installation, “Perfect Strangers” features more than three dozen...
Photo: Governor Andrew Cuomo/ Flickr Photo: Governor Andrew Cuomo/ Flickr
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo taking photo with project staff. Photo: Governor Andrew Cuomo/ Flickr Photo: Governor Andrew Cuomo/ Flickr

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo unveiled on December 19, 2016, the largest permanent public art installation in New York State history in conjunction with the grand opening of Phase I of the Second Avenue Subway, which marks the city’s first major expansion project in more than 50 years. The "underground museum" features works by various artists, including large-scale portraits by Chuck Close of cultural figures such as Philip Glass, Lou Reed, Kara Walker and Cindy Sherman.

[Photos] Worcester, Mass. STV-designed sustainable bus facility
[Photos] Worcester, Mass. STV-designed sustainable bus facility
[Photos] Worcester, Mass. STV-designed sustainable bus facility
Unearthing the skull and tusks of possibly a mammoth or mastadon. Photo: Metro
One of the tusks that was found. Photo: Metro
Cross section of the tusk. Photo: Metro
Metro-North acquired a narrow strip of approximately 7,128 square feet of property from Fordham...
Platforms have been painted, cleaned and updated with rehabilitated elevators, new LED lighting,...
Widened and enclosed staircases also reduce commuter congestion.  Photo: Metropolitan...

Metro-North's Fordham Station was completely restored with upgrades including a rebuilt northbound platform with double the capacity, a new entrance leading directly to Webster Avenue at 193rd Street and new permanent artwork. These upgrades follow the complete renovation of the historic station building on Fordham Road, which was completed in 2014.

The Temsa TS 35E mid-size coach offers a spacious interior for both passengers and the driver,...
Helio Castroneves
The remanufactured ZEPS bus is rebuilt with lightweight flooring, low resistance tires, and...
Images: Hyperloop One/BIG
Images: Hyperloop One/BIG
Images: Hyperloop One/BIG

Hyperloop One unveiled an original concept for autonomous transportation in the UAE, including designs for the world’s first Hyperloop One Portals (the equivalent of a station or airport) and Hyperloop One Pods that can take passengers from Dubai to Abu Dhabi in 12 minutes, compared to a two-hour drive.

The hardware taken home by this year's Innovative Solutions and PERC award winners.
[Photos] BusCon 2016: Keynote Address, Networking Events, Sessions and More
Howl at the Moon Networking reception.

Setting the record for the largest-ever bus trade show in North America with more than 80 vehicles on the show floor, BusCon 2016 had something for every type of bus operator who visited the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis Sept. 19-21. Here we take a look at everything that happened off the show floor, including the innagural Transit Maintenance Forum and BusCon Connect, educational sessions, the keynote address and networking events.

No. 1 - MTA New York City Transit/MTA Bus Co.
No. 11 - Philadelphia's SEPTA.
No.92 - Santa Monica, Calif.'s Big Blue Bus.
Photo Courtesy Clean Energy
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