Technology
MetroCard Vending Machine Trouble Deja Vu
Riders at the 47-50 Streets-Rockefeller Center & 49th Street N and R stations must have been feeling like yesterday was a case of deja vu. Once again customers who wanted to purchase or refill their MetroCards with their credit or debit card were unable to do so. Peter Cox of the New York Post filed […]
MTA Website Adds 9 Language Translation Services
Earlier today I received a press release talking about the MTA’s website adding translation services for 9 new languages. Here are the complete details: The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) today announced that it had upgraded its website translation service, adding nine new languages to the list of 14 that were already available, and featuring a […]
Watch CNN While Waiting For A Train
Lost amidst the recent financial negativity from last Wednesday’s MTA Board Meeting was the announcement of a possible partnership between themselves & CNN. Helen Kennedy of the New York Daily News has the brief story: Coming soon to a subway platform near you: Wolf Blitzer. The MTA is exploring a partnership with CNN to install […]
Financial Details For The MTA Text Alert System
As I wrote about earlier, the MTA will soon be implementing a text alert system in the case of emergency service disruptions. Sewall Chan of the New York Times has a report which discusses the financial details of the new system. Here is his report: When torrential rains shut down nearly the entire subway system […]
MTA Text Alerts Coming To A Screen Near You
So the MTA is finally catching up with the times & providing real time text alerts in the case of emergency service disruptions. The steam picked up to implement this technology after the horrific flooding that practically shut the entire subway system down almost a year ago. Pete Donohue of the New York Daily News […]
