Technology
MTA & NYPA To Start New Advanced Battery System Project
Tomorrow the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) & New York Power Authority (NYPA) will announce the successful start of a new advanced battery system project. For those in the Garden City area who might be interested in attending, here are the details:
In 2006, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, MTA Long Island Bus, and the New York Power [...]
MTA Statement On New Talking Kiosk
Yesterday afternoon I shared news the MTA sent out about the debut of a new talking kiosk for the visually impaired at Penn Station. Earlier this morning the agency held a ribbon cutting ceremony to debut the new kiosk & hours later have released a statement on today’s ceremony:
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) and MTA [...]
MTA To Introduce New Talking Kiosk At Penn Station
Earlier this afternoon, the MTA sent out a press release via e-mail to announce the introduction of a new talking kiosk at Penn Station. Here are the complete details:
Elliot G. Sander, the Executive Director and CEO of the MTA, Helena Williams, President of the Long Island Rail Road, and others will cut the ribbon on [...]
Details Of The MTA’s Text Messaging/E-Mail Alert Initiative
Yesterday afternoon, I wrote about the MTA’s plans to hold a press conference at their headquarters Tuesday morning. The press conference was to announce a major text messaging/e-mail alert initiative. Shortly after the press conference, they e-mailed a press release to talk specifically about the new initiative:
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) today launched an email [...]
MTA to Announce Major Text Messaging & Email Alert Initiative
Just a few short minutes ago the MTA sent word out of a press conference to be held at the MTA Headquarters tomorrow. The press conference is to announce a major text messaging & e-mail alert initiative. Here are the details:
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) tomorrow will launch a major new text messaging and email [...]
$99 Millon Dollar GPS Bus Plan Stalls
A Bx31 that won’t be seeing GPS anytime soon if ever departing the Westchester Square terminal. Rezied photo courtesy of Eye On Transit.
So were you one of many hoping for the MTA to install GPS systems on their bus fleet which would have enabled buses to be tracked & “real” time arrivals to be posted [...]
NYC Transit Hopes To Fight Back Against Rider Skepticism
Platform sign at the Myrtle-Wyckoff stop on the . Resized photo courtesy of Eye On Transit.
If you a regular subway rider, you have been involved in the following scenario plenty of times. You are on an extremely crowded platform with hundreds of others waiting for a train that seems to be a world away. Everyone [...]
MTA Advertising Goes Digital
Before I get to this entry, let me apologize for the lack of updates over the last 48 hours. I was extremely busy & couple that with some broadband issues that seem to be squared away. So let me get back to business.
This past Tuesday, Holly M. Sanders of the New York Post wrote an [...]
