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Newsby StaffJanuary 28, 2020

NY MTA unveils campaign to combat hate crimes on buses, trains

Visual campaign promoting kindness, respect and solidarity, follows 42% increase in hate crimes on NYC Transit System in 2019.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 15, 2020

Artist captures animal-human hybrids riding New York subway

LA-based artist brings animals to the subway in a playful way with his hyperrealistic paintings featuring humans with animal heads.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 15, 2020

NYPD Investigated for Alleged Racial Bias in Subway fare enforcement

Between October 2017 and June 2019, black and Hispanic New Yorkers received almost 70% of all civil summonses for fare evasion.

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Newsby StaffDecember 11, 2019

Public transit ridership up for third quarter of 2019: APTA

This includes a rise of 5.46% for heavy rail, 4.38% for commuter rail systems, and 0.59% for all bus systems.

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Newsby StaffDecember 11, 2019

BART, The Salvation Army team up to help homeless

Funds to be used for supportive housing, substance abuse treatment, case management, blankets, socks, and other services.

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Newsby StaffDecember 10, 2019

New York MTA launch subway signaling challenge

Program was announced the agency's Signaling Innovation Summit, which included a Demo Day.

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Newsby StaffOctober 15, 2019

N.Y.'s Transit Tech Lab looking to solve transportation challenges

With the first program proving to be so successful, other transportation providers including NJ TRANSIT and Amtrak are participating alongside the MTA this year.  

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Newsby StaffSeptember 24, 2019

NY MTA to co-host bidding event to solicit rail signaling technologies

The MTA also announced the creation of the University Partnership for Adaptive Technologies & Mass Transit Innovation.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 16, 2019

London Underground taps passenger-screening tech to detect knives

Technology works by showing the size, shape and location of any concealed items that block a person’s body heat.

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Newsby StaffAugust 14, 2019

New York MTA marks millionth OMNY tap

The system launched as a limited public pilot on May 31 at 16 subway stations along the Lexington Avenue 456 line and on all Staten Island buses.

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