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LIRR Service Cuts Begin Today

17 May 2010

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In an attempt to close the projected $800 million budget shortfall for 2010, the MTA approved some Long Island Railroad service cuts which will take affect today.  In addition to the peak-hour train cuts on several lines, daily service to the Belmont Park racetrack will be discontinued entirely, except during the Belmont Stakes on June [...]

Follow The Money

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In response to The MTA’s plans for yet another round of fare hikes next July and in 2011, State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli will begin an audit of the MTA’s finances, according to The Post. The examination of the transit agency’s new budget proposal, which includes the fare increases, is slated to be completed in September [...]

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Thinking Outside of the (Fare Hike) Box

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Despite the delays, increasing fares, weekend service changes, and rain-related shutdowns, the New York’s subway and surface transit systems are assets to the city’s overall quality-of-life in that they keep tons of airborne pollution out of the skies. Imagine if all 8 million of us hopped into our own cars each morning instead of packing [...]

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Where’s the Love for MTA Buses?

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Even though most of New York City’s subway lines have seen dramatic increases in ridership in the past years, the city’s bus ridership numbers have leveled off and in some cases decreased. Recent figures show that during weekdays in March, ridership numbers on local and express bus routes declined by 14,000 riders compared to the [...]

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MTA Hopes to Close the Gap

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The MTA has announced plans to begin attaching metal extension plates at the foot of each door on all of the newer M-7 passenger train cars in an attempt to minimize the gap sometimes found between the door and the station platform edge. The MTA has been under pressure to do something about the sometimes [...]

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Lowering The Bar

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Although the grand plan for the Moynihan Station development is falling to pieces and may drag other mega-projects down with it, there is one bright spot to be found. While the city may not get a new train station anytime soon, it will get some brand new toilet facilities in the current Penn Station. The [...]

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Metrocard Goes Green–But Not Really

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Beginning on April 22nd, the MTA will begin distribution of a special series of five million specially-designed green Metrocards to celebrate Earth Day, and to highlight the “green” improvements the agency hopes to make in the near future. Surprise, surprise, the special cards themselves are in no way biodegradable or earth-friendly, and will just feature [...]

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