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In March, Gov. Cuomo announced the addition of 2,042 buses, equipped with Wi-Fi and USB charging ports, to the MTA fleet over the next five years, replacing 40% of the current fleet.
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Working to repair an association faced with the recent departure of its largest transit property and the resignation of its president/CEO, APTA Interim President/CEO Richard A. White and Chair Valarie J. McCall laid out the group’s plan to move forward during a press conference at the Bus & Paratransit Conference this week in Charlotte, N.C.
Read More →The MTA eTix app, developed by Masabi, will to be rolled out next month on select lines; available to all LIRR & Metro-North customers by end of 2016.
Read More →Of New York City's nine under-river subway tunnels damaged by Superstorm Sandy in 2012, the Canarsie Tunnel (L) was hit hardest. N.Y. MTA is considering two construction options to repair the tunnel and a variety of efforts to minimize impact to customers.
Read More →Chairman/CEO Thomas Prendergast summarized the key reasons behind MTA's decision in a seven-page letter.
Read More →The decision came as part of a lawsuit, brought in December 2014, which sought translation services for tens of thousands of people who use NYCT’s Access-A-Ride program.
Read More →However, after it picks a private vendor to install the new fare payment system, the MTA says the system won't be up and running until at least 2021. Private vendors have until June 23, 2016 to submit their proposals
Read More →A study from the Community Service Society, which supports the effort, estimated that it would cost the Metropolitan Transportation Authority $194 million a year if just 361,000 of the eligible New Yorkers make use of a half-cost MetroCard.
Read More →The new vehicles will be distributed to the MTA’s three mobility vendors — First Transit, MV Transportation and TransDev — with all vehicles in service within the next three to four months.
Read More →Darius McCollum, who's been arrested 30 times for transit-related crimes, told AP that his uncontrollable obsession with buses and trains is because of an autism-spectrum disorder and he needs help.
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