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Using the methodology developed by APTA, in cooperation with the MTA and other U.S. transit agencies, consulting firms, nonprofits and academics, the MTA enables New Yorkers to avoid emitting 8.24 units of carbon for every unit the MTA emits through its operations.
Read More →Paratransit vendors, such as Maggies and PTM, agreed to a request to renegotiate contracts. Customers will see no impact to service.
Read More →The Public Address Customer Information Screen (PA/CIS) system is a major component of the MTA's effort to upgrade customer communications across its entire network.
Read More →RouteShout, a mobile phone application that delivers next-bus arrival times, is now available for customers to receive MTA schedule information. Customers using RouteShout are able to quickly and easily find bus stops, routes and arrival and departure times on their electronic devices.
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The MTA is still planning to activate 2,043 not-yet-operational cameras installed by Lockheed Martin Corp. Of those, 910 will be operational in June.
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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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The service begins March 29 and is designed to help tourists, visitors, workers and residents reach sports and entertainment venues, downtown hotels, residences, and offices more quickly and easily.
Read More →Two subway lines will be eliminated, and a 7.5 percent fare increase is planned for next year. Service cuts will save the authority approximately $93 million.
Read More →NYCT and MTA Bus boast a fleet of 1,679 hybrid buses, including a total of 1,675 diesel-electric hybrid transit buses from Daimler Buses - comprising more than 99 percent of its hybrid fleet.
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