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Newsby StaffFebruary 19, 2009

N.Y. MTA unveils trip planner interactive map

Users can pan to any area in New York City and, with a click on the tool bar, view a location on either a road map or aerial view while utilizing multiple zoom levels.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 9, 2009

N.Y. MTA report: transit investment promotes economy, environment

Report calls for the MTA to draw 80 percent of its operating energy from clean, renewable energy sources by 2050 and suggests ways this should be done.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 9, 2009

METRO Briefs

Chicago loses $153M transit grant. SFMTA chief possible Obama appointee. Review: TriMet, Portland not communicating during storms.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 8, 2009

MTA LIRR achieves record on-time performance

The 95.14 percent OTP is the best since modern record keeping began in 1979.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 7, 2009

N.Y. MTA testing bicycle hooks on select trains

If the pilot is successful, Metro-North will determine next steps on the M-8s with ConnDOT and on the M-7s with Long Island Rail Road, which has a large fleet of M-7s.

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Newsby StaffDecember 30, 2008

Maryland transit announces service cuts

The commuter service reductions, the largest in MTA’s recent history, were required in order for MTA to reduce its budget in response to dramatic declines in revenue to the Maryland Transportation Trust Fund.

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Newsby StaffDecember 19, 2008

METRO Briefs

NY MTA passes 'doomsday' budget. DC Metro plans Inauguration Day charges. MCI reorganization plan approved.

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Newsby StaffDecember 10, 2008

MTA, LIRR introduces 'talking kiosk' at Penn Station

New system features touch-activated, tactile map of station, vivid visual displays for the partially sighted and a voice designed for phonetic clarity.

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Newsby StaffDecember 8, 2008

MTA Staten Island Railway taps Emcom

Twenty-two hands-free, ADA compliant phones will be installed at each stop and communicate with the EmVista Central system at St. George via an IP network, enabling operators to initiate, receive and monitor calls for any type of situation.

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Newsby StaffDecember 5, 2008

METRO Briefs

MBTA to pilot seatless railcars. Politicians, advocates react to MTA panel plan. Charlotte exec: rail success overshadows problems.

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