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Straphangers' report assessed platform repairs in MTA stations Photo: Heath Brandon MTA Chief Joe Lhota has been very busy of late, and there will be no rest for the weary. Straphangers just released their “State of the Station Platforms” report, which surveys the appearance and maintenance of 120 MTA subway stations, and the [...] The Long Island Rail Road has been plagued by switch problems, signal issues, and track breaks over the past few months, which has caused headaches for commuters and businesses. The string of service disruptions demonstrates that the New York State Senate must quickly adopt the MTA’s Capital Program proposal, which would fill the MTA Capital [...] photo: The Eyes Of New York This week, a number of New York’s transportation agencies unveiled technological initiatives that promise to help people get around without cars. On Staten Island, the MTA’s real time bus tracking service went live. The program, which is known as Bus Time, was developed with OpenPlans at the urging of [...] The New York Senate confirmed Joseph Lhota as the Chairman and CEO of the MTA yesterday. Lhota faces an imposing set of challenges at the MTA: an expiring contract with the Transport Workers’ Union, an unfunded capital program, and, of course, the operation and maintenance of America’s only 24-hour subway system. TSTC has assembled [...] The W train was cut during MTA's service reductions in 2010. Photo: Heath Brandon. The tax reform bill currently moving through Albany includes several provisions that could hurt transit riders. First, the bill would whittle down the payroll tax that currently helps fund the MTA – under the terms of the bill, private [...] (Click to download the report.) On Monday, the Nassau County Legislature’s Rules Committee voted 4-3 to support a much-maligned bus contract between Nassau County and Veolia Transportation. The contract now will be the subject of a public hearing next Monday, December 5, at 1:00 pm at the Nassau County Legislature. According to [...] Nassau's 2012 budget cuts annual funding to Long Island Bus to just $2.5 million. Late Sunday night, the Nassau County Legislature adopted its $2.63 billion budget along party lines, with Republicans voting in favor and Democrats against. Included in the budget was $2.5 million for LI Bus, which represents a 73% cut in [...] TSTC executive director Kate Slevin issued the following statement today in response to Gov. Cuomo’s nomination of Joseph Lhota to head the MTA: Lhota. The Tri-State Transportation Campaign welcomes the opportunity to work with Joseph Lhota as Chair and Chief Executive Officer of the MTA on our shared goals of fiscal stability and [...] Metro-North has added trains to the Harlem and Hudson Lines. With track fires and derailments creating havoc, commuters on the region’s rails need some good news. And Metro-North is stepping up to deliver it. To accommodate its growing ridership, Metro-North is adding more service to weekday rush hour and weekend trains. Since March [...] "$2.5 million is woefully inadequate to run a bus system of the size and scope of Nassau County’s," TSTC executive director Kate Slevin said on Monday at the county's Executive and Legislative Building. "Without an increase in funding, bus riders will face service cuts and fare increases next year." LI Bus riders, faith [...] |
 
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