Transit agency leaders hosted a rally that called on Congress to urgently deliver significant and immediate federal aid to public transportation systems nationwide.
Since the onset of the pandemic, the personal protective equipment distributed to heroic MTA frontline employees includes 4.9 million N95 and KN95 masks, 4.8 million surgical masks, and 600,000 cloth masks.
In total since the summer of 2018, a safety committee has approved increases to speed limits at 68 locations, and the agency has implemented 24 of them.
NFI has delivered more than 2,500 buses to NYCT, with over 1,100 MCI coaches and 1,400 New Flyer transit buses.
The Fast Forward Plan includes goals such as installing new signal and track infrastructure for subways and accelerating accessibility.
Over the past three months, LIRR engineering crews worked to implement this important safety initiative well ahead of schedule.
LIRR Care will serve as a customer assistance program for those who need an extra helping hand to navigate the railroad system.
The partnership will utilize recently expanded and improved free Wi-Fi and wireless service activated by AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, and Verizon Wireless.
The 86 St R project will add elevators and reconfigure station infrastructure — such as handrails, turnstiles and powered gates, Braille signage, and platform panels — for full accessibility.
The changes will result in shorter wait times and reduced crowding on the lines at certain times.