Archive for June, 2008
Knee Jerk Reaction To Debut Of Select Bus Service
Yesterday marked the debut of Select Bus Service on the Bx12. The goal of the service is to cut travel time by up to 20% by implementing such measures as letting passengers pay before boarding, allowing entrance to the bus via the front & back doors, dedicated bus lanes, traffic signal priority, & more.
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MTA Wants To Upgrade Communications At 44 Subway Stations
Lately the MTA has had one piece of negative publicity after another. However Pete Donohue of the New York Daily News has a positive piece about the MTA’s plan to upgrade communications in 44 subway stations. Here is his report:
Despite the dark clouds hanging over the MTA, there’s some good news for straphangers - including [...]
Subway Riders Criticize The MTA
East 143rd St.-St. Mary’s St. Resized photo courtesy of Eye On Transit
Last week I wrote about the MTA approving their budget savings plan which cut some projects including the rehabilitation of 19 subway stations. Javier C. Hernandez of the New York Times spoke with some straphangers to get their feelings on the cuts. Here is [...]
Hicksville Station Is A Filthy Mess
Residents & riders have grown tired of the filthy mess in & around the Long Island Rail Road’s (LIRR) Hicksville station. The mess has become such a problem it led to Woodbury resident Doug Plotz to write Newsday. Speaking of Newsday, Gwen Young has a complete report about the situation:
The Hicksville train station is a [...]
The Mack Stops Here
Poor (well not really!) Mr. Mack, he can’t seem to win nowadays. He gets blasted for his rant about riding the Long Island Rail Road. Then comes the restriction on the use of his (& other board members) E-Z Pass tags & LIRR passes. This is followed up by news of the State Police wanting [...]
3 Manhasset Teens Charged
3 teens who were responsible for setting two fires at the Manhasset station on the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) have been charged. Mitchell Freedman of Newsday has the story:
Three Manhasset teens have been charged with burglary and arson for allegedly setting two fires at the Manhasset railroad station and a third fire along a [...]
One Year Later
Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) President Helena Williams; Photo courtesy of the MTA
Pete Donohue of the New York Daily News takes a look at Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) President Helena Williams first year on the job. Here is his report:
Long Island Rail Road President Helena Williams has been fixated on the “Jamaica Crawl.”
It’s not [...]
Teens Turned Away From A City Bus
A trip for two teenage girls trying to pick up their report cards turned into more than they bargained for on Friday. The teens were going to pick up their report cards from Bishop Kearney High School when they ran into problems due to their student MetroCards expiring. Pete Donohue & Carrie Melago of the [...]
