
Throughout 2021 and 2022, the MTA expects to put more than 800 new buses into service with more flexible seating options in the priority and courtesy seating area designed to accommodate diverse customer needs.
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The agency's contactless payment system, OMNY, continues to gain increased share of overall fare payments. The system is set to replace the MetroCard in 2023.
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The agency’s current chairman and CEO, Patrick Foye, is expected to leave the agency on July 30 and will step into a new role as interim president and CEO of Empire State Development.
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The project is the largest new train terminal to be built in the U.S. since the 1950s and the first expansion of the LIRR in more than 100 years.
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The electric buses will operate out of each of the five boroughs with the first expected to hit the road in late 2022.
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The subway system was closed overnight for the first time in the agency’s 116 years in May 2020, to allow the MTA to undertake an unprecedented cleaning regimen to protect employees and customers from COVID-19.
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Mask usage in the system remains high, with more than 98% of customers wearing a mask when riding mass transit.
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The new zoning proposal incentivizes private developers to design their buildings to incorporate public station accessibility projects or build the improvements at nearby MTA stations.
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In partnership with the NYPD, the MTA has created anti-hate public service advertisements in Chinese, Korean, and English that warn against targeting Asian New Yorkers and advise those with tips about possible hate crimes to contact the NYPD Asian Hate Crimes Task Force or by tweeting.
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Successful fleet electrification requires greater appreciation for bus maintenance depots, infrastructure, and operations.
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