Archive for June, 2008
2 Men Dead After Being Hit By LIRR Trains
LIRR train departing the Woodside station. Resized photo courtesy of Eye On Transit
Today was not a good day for the Long Island Rail Road as 2 men were killed in separate incidents after being struck by trains. Joseph Mallia of Newsday filed this report:
Two men were hit by Long Island Rail Road trains in unrelated [...]
Editorial On MTA Funding
Today’s edition of the morning newspaper Metro has an excellent editorial by Neil deMause on MTA funding. Here is his piece:
As if New Yorkers hadn’t been beset by enough bad news of late — foreclosures going through the roof, “The Real World” filming its next season in Brooklyn — last week the MTA chimed in [...]
A New Extreme Commuter
As you know by now, I am a big fan of the AMNY Extreme Commuter series which highlights the extreme commutes which some tri-state residents go through to get to & from work. AMNY’s Marlene Naanes has posted a report about the latest extreme commuter who travels from Queens to Connecticut. Here is Marlene’s report [...]
The MTA Is In Deep Doodoo
This sentiment was shared by a member of a panel which met this past Thursday to discuss post congestion pricing solutions for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA). Em Whitney of the New York Observer filed this report:
Last night at the New York Blood Center auditorium on the Upper West Side, Assemblyman Micah Kellner moderated a [...]
MTA Talks About Select Bus Service
Bx12 approaching the Pelham Bay Park station. Resized photo courtesy of Eye On Transit
The MTA’s New York City Transit division issued a press release discussing Select Bus Service. Here is the release courtesy of the MTA:
MTA New York City Transit, in collaboration with NYC Department of Transportation (DOT), is rolling out Select Bus Service (SBS), [...]
Metro-North Increases Service For Independence Day
Metro-North train departing the Harlem-125th Street station. Resized photo courtesy of Eye On Transit
The Metro-North has issued a press release about the planned service increase for the Independence Day holiday. Here are the details courtesy of the MTA:
This year, Independence Day is more than just a day. It’s a holiday weekend, now that July 4th [...]
Subway Delays Up 44%
If you poll a thousand straphangers & asked if they felt subway delays were up, I would bet at least 80% of people would say yes. If they did, they would be 100% correct as subway delays are up 44% according to the latest statistics from New York City Transit. Clemente Lisi of the New [...]
Speaking Of Subway Floods
Within the last hour, I just wrote an entry about an amendment that the MTA drafted which would include projects aimed at stopping floods in & around subway stations. One of my complaints was not seeing any mention of this work being done along the Queens Boulevard corridor. Maybe they have work planned for the [...]
