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Newsby StaffApril 16, 2019

New Flyer completes New York's first interoperable, on-route charger

The company led project management, having engaged Black & Veatch and Siemens to construct and provide the charging equipment.

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Newsby StaffApril 1, 2019

NY budget includes congestion pricing to fund MTA upgrades

Will include the installation of electronic tolling devices on the perimeter of the Central Business District.

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Newsby StaffMarch 26, 2019

Apple Pay coming to New York, Portland, and Chicago

Specific details on how it will work or when each city will get Apple Pay support were not discussed.

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Newsby StaffMarch 19, 2019

New York MTA offers enhanced paratransit program services

Expands use of online and app booking option, improved driver training for more drivers, and more door-to-door service.

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Newsby StaffMarch 11, 2019

New York City Transit marks progress to safely speed up train service

Since the late summer of 2018, a safety committee has approved increases to speed limits at more than 100 locations.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 26, 2019

MTA subway performance improving, officials call for congestion pricing

The MTA is in a dire financial position, officials say, with an operating budget deficit of approximately $500M as early as 2020.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 22, 2019

NTSB finds cause of New York transit, motorcoach crash uncertain

A dropped Thermos bottle lodged between the brake and accelerator pedals could not be ruled out as a possible cause for the fatal 2017 collision. 

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Newsby StaffJanuary 23, 2019

New York MTA logs lowest crime rate in agency's history

MTA Police Department attributes the 20-year crime low to an important shift in its policing practices.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 3, 2019

NYC Transit warns against walking, riding between subway cars

Seven people died while walking or riding between subway cars in 2018, including four people in December alone.

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Newsby StaffDecember 7, 2018

Fake MTA account suspended by Twitter after tweet goes viral

The tweet, which earned at least 3,000 retweets, announced delays on the “1,2,3,4,5,6,7,A,C,E,B,D,F,M,J,Z,N,Q,R,W, and G” trains.

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