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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 [...]
MTA Sustainability Webinar Links
Yesterday, I promised to post the link to the archived webcast of the MTA Sustainability Webinar as soon as it became available. Here are the links for broadband & dialup connections:
MTA Sustainability Webinar - 300K
MTA Sustainability Webinar - 56K
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MTA Sustainability Webinar Review
Earlier today, I took the time to watch & participate in the MTA’s Sustainability Webinar. The purpose of the webinar was to showcase some of their sustainability goals, initiatives, & practices. I found the webinar to be very informative in discussing what the Metropolitan Transportation Authority has already done & looks to do in the [...]
A Very Useful Commuting Tool
I just stumbled upon a very useful commuting tool thanks to Steve Ritea of Newsday. He has an article that will appear in today’s edition of Newsday which talks about CleverCommute.com . Here is his article courtesy of Newsday:
Feb. 12, the evening rush: A stalled Long Island Rail Road train in Valley Stream and [...]
LIRR Last 2 Days = Not So Good……
The last two days would definitely qualify as bad ones for the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR). They first had to deal with a track fire during Tuesday evening’s rush hour that knocked out service on the Port Washington line between Hicksville & Huntington. This also caused delays on the Ronkonkoma line.
Yesterday was [...]
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 [...]
