Archive for January, 2008
Bus Reroute Benefits MTA Chairman
10 days ago New York Daily News writer Nicholas Hirshon wrote a story about the reroute of the Q54. So what is so special about a reroute to a bus route that compelled him to write a story? Well it is because this was not just a normal reroute but one that benefits MTA Chairman [...]
City Council Holds Hearing About Rider Report Cards
10 days ago the City Council held a hearing to look into the MTA’s “Rider Report Cards” initiative which received only a 7% response to the 700,000 cards that were distributed. Here is a brief article about the hearing courtesy of The New York Sun:
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s “rider report cards” are the subject [...]
MTA To Test Wi-Fi Technology At 80 Subway Entrances
This past November, Caroline McCarthy broke the news of a deal between CBS & the MTA on her blog on CNET called “The Social”. The deal between the two parties would bring free wi-fi service to a 36 block chunk of midtown. In case you missed the article, here it is courtesy of “The [...]
LIRR Turns To Celebrity Voices To Get Their Messages Out
Continuing with the theme of news that happened 9 days ago, the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) issued a press release highlighting the use of celebrity voices. The agency turned to a few celebrity voices to help spread the messages of “Mind Their Cell-Phone Manners” & “Watch The Gap” to riders. Here is the full [...]
LIRR Rider 1 - Criminals 0
10 nights ago, 4 criminals hanging around the Island Park station thought they found the perfect mark to rob. However by time the incident was over, 4 criminals disappeared into the middle of the night failing to take one item. The incident started when a man got off a Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) train [...]
LIRR Officially Announces Port Washington Branch Shuttle
Continuing with the topic of the train weekend disruptions, the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) issued a press release detailing the Port Washington Branch Shuttle schedule. The shuttle will serve subway customers affected by the suspension of service on the . Here is the press release courtesy of the MTA:
REGULAR PORT WASHINGTON WEEKEND [...]
7 Train Disruptions To Last Up To 5 Weekends
As you have most likely heard by now, weekend service on the 7 line will be in complete shambles due to a major capital project involving the installation of new signaling and track switches. I am posting the press release to continue with the flow of updating the blog with the most recent news. Here [...]
LIRR Commuters Campaign President Calls Out The LIRR
I applaud LIRR Commuters Campaign President Peter Haynes who I feel accurately called out The Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) in a letter he recently sent to Newsday:
LIRR’s inflated sense of service
When a self-grading organization like the LIRR continually gives itself an “A” at the same time most commuters give it less than a [...]
