The agency is trying to cut costs by getting senior citizens and people with disabilities who are fairly mobile to take public transit instead of using the paratransit system. A new software program developed by the agency now enforces the "conditional eligibility" of some customers.
Read More →The cameras snap photographs of offending vehicles' license plates, just as existing red-light cameras do; then a ticket is mailed to the owner's address.
Read More →Joseph Smith began his career in 1977 as a bus operator at the Amsterdam Depot and rose through the ranks, eventually leading the historic consolidation of the MTA's three bus divisions.
Read More →The controversial ad was designed, paid for, and presented to the MTA a month ago, but the MTA refused to approve the campaign, so the ad's sponsors filed suit.
Read More →Two of the drivers assaulted say that they've told their bosses repeatedly that there should be extra security for the dark, dangerous walk from the parking lot to the garage.
Read More →The lawsuit, filed in State Supreme Court, came a day after the agency said it could no longer fund bus service in the county because of a budget shortfall.
Read More →Plan relies on expanded cost-cutting initiatives, controlling labor costs and increasing fares and toll revenue.
Read More →The $26.3 billion program reflects a nearly $2 billion reduction as the result of a comprehensive review and a new MTA focus on cost effectiveness and efficiency.
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Of the 4,313 cameras that have been installed in the system, more than 2,000 are not operable due to construction problems, according to New York MTA officials
Read More →Robert E. Foran, who has 30 years of experience in the industry, is currently a managing director and sr. advisor at Samuel A. Ramirez & Co. and previously served as sr. managing director at Bear Stearns.
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