Transit News
TWU Local 100 Regains Dues Check-Off Status
The 2005 Transit Strike hurt many people from the riders down to the actual union who represented the workers who went on strike. Due to their strike, TWU Local 100 was hit with serious penalties including losing their “dues check-off” status. This status enabled them to automatically collect union dues from members’ paychecks. The union [...]
Roger Toussaint Promises No Repeat Of 2005 Transit Strike
One of the local transit related stories that has not gotten much media attention is the ongoing negotiations between the MTA & TWU Local 100 on a new contract. Over the weekend while watching a local newscast, a report came on to announce that TWU Local 100 President Roger Toussaint promised that workers will not [...]
MTA Hands Out Medals Of Excellence To 16 Heroic Employees
Yesterday afternoon the MTA sent out a press release to announce that they were awarding “Medals of Excellence” to 16 heroic employees. Here is the press release:
MTA New York City Transit employees maintain a proud tradition of going above and beyond the call of duty in coming to the aid of customers and their fellow [...]
Purchasing E-Z Pass Tags Will Be As Easy As 1-2-3
For years the MTA has made purchasing MetroCards convenient as they are available at many places outside of the system whether it be in a drug store, gas station, grocery store, etc…. Now they plan on bringing the same convenience to their E-Z Pass tags as starting by the end of the year, you will [...]
Select Bus Service Comes To Manhattan
After a more than successful debut & current run in the Bronx, Select Bus Service is taking its show on the road to Manhattan, 34th Street more specifically. Brad Aaron of Streetsblog has more on the new service from the team of the DOT & MTA in this report:
DOT Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan and MTA CEO [...]
Gap Incidents Could Be Reported To The Federal Government
Gap incidents have been a nightmare for the Long Island Rail Road for many years. The nightmare’s intensity picked up in 2006 after the death of 18 year old Natalie Smead at the Woodside LIRR station. The Newsday launched an investigation into gap incidents after her death & have continued to follow the issue closely [...]
Bloomberg Says WTC Hub Plans Must Be Scaled Back
In today’s edition of the Wall Street Journal, you can find a very strong editorial on the proposed World Trade Center Hub by Mayor Bloomberg. Lets get straight to his words on the project he feels must be scaled back as it is too complicated to build:
The eyes of the world will again turn to [...]
MTA & Commuter Advocates Have A Transit Wish List
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 [...]
