9 days ago Marlene Naanes of AMNY wrote an article about the MTA & other transit advocates having a wish list as the deadline approaches for the submission of the 5 year capital plan to the state. Here is the article courtesy of AMNY:
As New York barrels into 2008, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and [...]

For over a year riders of the , , , & got used to hearing the conductor plug the tourist attraction “Top Of The Rock” when the train approached & stopped at the 47-50 Streets-RockfellerCenter station. If you ever wondered whose idea this was, you only have one person to thank & that [...]

This might be the case according to news that came out a few days ago. Both The Para Transit Drivers and Mechanics of the Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1181-1061 & Paratransit Operators Coalition have reached a tentative settlement as of Monday. However the strike will continue until the agreement is ratified as it goes for [...]

Here is the latest news on the Paratransit drivers strike which has affected thousands of chronically ill & disabled riders. According to The Para Transit Drivers and Mechanics of the Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1181-1061 & Paratransit Operators Coalition, both sides will return to the bargaining table later today. The union which has 1500 members [...]

5 days ago, I wrote about the possibility of NYC Para Transit drivers going on strike on Monday if both sides did not return to the bargaining table. Unfortunately Monday is here & the drivers are officially on strike. Here is a brief article about the strike courtesy of 1010 Wins:
A union representing 1,500 [...]

Continuing with news on the big transit story of the last 24 hours, the MTA announced the initial general managers for the 7 & L lines as part of their testing of a new management reorganization. The two men named as initial general managers are Greg Lombardi & Lou Brassica. Mr. Lombardi will be [...]

By now I am sure you have all heard about the MTA’s plan to shakeup management of the NYC Subway by undergoing massive reorganization. When I first heard about the news, I wanted to write an entry. However I thought it would best if I gave it some thought before commenting. So with the thinking [...]

3 days ago, I wrote about the MTA’s plan to eliminate an evacuation program along with approximately 100 emergency workers. As I & others expected, critics have come out panning the MTA’s plans. Yesterday, Manhattan Democrat Assemblyman Micah Kellner joined The Disabled Riders Coalition & the Straphangers Campaign in decrying the plan as they [...]

Yesterday marked the debut of expanded morning express service on the Staten Island Railway. This is not exactly new news as I wrote an entry last month about the MTA’s plans to expand express service. However the MTA issued a press release on Tuesday announcing the debut. So here is that press release courtesy of [...]

According to the New York City Transit (NYCT) division of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA), all NYC Subway track workers will carry emergency radios by early 2008. The announcement came yesterday as a task force consisting of New York City Transit staff and Transport Workers Union (TWU) representatives released 63 recommendations which focus [...]

Yesterday’s Newsday featured a story on The Para Transit Drivers and Mechanics of the Amalgamated Transit Union. The story was about the union’s desire to return to the bargaining table to avoid a strike that would start next Monday. Here is the brief article courtesy of Newsday:
NEW YORK - A union representing 1,500 drivers [...]

Earlier today, Transportation Alternatives announced the launch of their new website Crashstat 2.0. The website which will call Crashstat.org its home is the second version of the hugely popular Crashstat website which launched in 2004. The site is considered to be a key resource in finding out what are the most dangerous streets in regards [...]

Sticking with news from over the weekend, riders have come out against the MTA’s proposal to eliminate elevator operators. Here is the article courtesy of the New York Daily News:
Straphangers said they feel shafted by the MTA’s proposal to remove operators from subway system elevators.
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority plans to transfer the workers from [...]

The New York Daily News is still going strong with their “Halt The Hike” campaign. Saturday’s edition of the paper featured an article on the MTA’s plan to eliminate a subway evacuation program along with safety workers. Here is the article courtesy of the New York Daily News as part of their “Halt The Hike” [...]

Last month I wrote about an amazing heroic couple who saved a 63 year woman from being crushed by an oncoming Long Island Railroad (LIRR) train. Well the heroic couple is back in the news as the MTA honored Anthony LoCicero (Franklin Square Fire Chief) & his wife Randi (NYPD Officer) at a board meeting [...]