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Newsby StaffMarch 19, 2013

MTA restores historic Bronx subway station

The two-year, $66.5 million project breathed new life into the unique subway station that serves the 2 and 5 lines a link to two major Bronx attractions — the Bronx Zoo and the New York Botanical Gardens.

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Newsby StaffMarch 18, 2013

N.Y. MTA awards Cubic $27M contract

The agency is rolling out the GPS-based system across the remaining three boroughs after last year’s successful launch in Staten Island and the Bronx. Cubic will install the MTA’s Bus Hardware System on approximately 3,800 buses serving Manhattan, Brooklyn and Queens.

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Newsby StaffMarch 15, 2013

N.Y. MTA ‘Weekender’ app honored for design

Recognized in The Appy Awards, a nationwide app competition and an official event at SXSW. It won an award in the “Mapping/Navigation” category.

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Newsby StaffMarch 14, 2013

Md. MTA launches job training program

Thousands of skilled construction trade jobs expected to be generated by the Red and Purple Line transit projects and other transportation investments around the state.

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Newsby StaffMarch 11, 2013

N.Y. MTA offering MetroCards for paratransit users

The free passes, which will be distributed to more than 170,000 people over the next year-and-a-half, can be used for up to four free trips on the Staten Island Railway, the subway system or on local buses.

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Newsby StaffMarch 6, 2013

N.Y. subway riders give free rides to protest fare hikes

A grassroots group of city riders launched a new campaign called “Swipe Back,” encouraging riders to use their unlimited MetroCards to swipe fellow riders in for free. The group hopes the campaign will send a message to the MTA that riders are fed up with fare hikes.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 28, 2013

N.Y. MTA Fare Hikes Take Place this Weekend

The need for additional revenue, which had been assumed in MTA budget forecasts beginning in 2009, was confirmed in July 2012. The MTA announced specific fare and toll increase proposals last October.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 6, 2013

N.Y. MTA introduces interactive subway map

Now, without the need to open a separate PDF file, you can zoom in to enlarge any part of the map and expose details for easy viewing.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 30, 2013

N.Y. MTA seeking train ticketing app

LIRR and Metro-North are seeking proposals from companies that can develop an app that will let customers buy tickets right on their mobile devices and display their tickets on screen for visual inspection by conductors and/or barcode verification. Responses are due by March 15.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 18, 2013

New Flyer delivers to N.Y., Md., Minn.

N.Y. MTA purchased 29 CNG 40-foot heavy-duty buses. Meanwhile, Maryland MTA bought 10 New Flyer Xcelsior diesel-electric hybrid 60-foot heavy-duty buses, and Minn.-based Maple Grove Transit purchased three Xcelsior diesel 60-foot heavy-duty buses.

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