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9 March 2011

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Time to take out the trash. Did you know that subway cleaners remove over 90 tons of trash from the system each day? In recent years, about half of the total amount of refuse collected from platforms has been recycled. Subway cars are even put to use when they are no longer fit for service. [...]

Union Square Gets the Big Boards

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The MTA’s plan to install train arrival countdown clocks in the stations along the system’s numbered lines by mid-2011 is moving along. Late in December, it announced that it exceeded its goal of bringing the clocks to 75 stations by the end of 2010, and in fact, installed them in 100 stations. At the Union [...]

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Second Time’s a Charm

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With another snow storm making its way toward the city, the MTA has announced that it will activate its highest level winter weather response plan. Although the forecast only predicts five or six inches of snow, the agency hopes to avoid a repeat of the recent snowpocalypse unpleasantness. Tonight chains will be put on bus [...]

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LIRR Service Cuts Begin Today

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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 [...]

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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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