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MTA’s massive $51.5B capital plan would fund second phase of Second Avenue...
Photo by Shinya Suzuki on Flickr cc The Metropolitan Transportation Authority on Monday released its largest capital plan ever, with a proposed investment of $51.5 billion in the city’s transit system....
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Report suggests looking to zoning to speed up subway accessibility; map shows...
Photo via Carl Mikoy / Flickr cc Despite recent progress–and a federal lawsuit–only 23 percent of New York City’s 493 subway and Staten Island Railway (SIR) stations are fully ADA-accessible, a...
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NYPD will now monitor homeless New Yorkers 24/7 at some subway stations: report
Photo by arvind grover on Flickr The city’s police department has launched a new surveillance system to keep an eye on homeless New Yorkers at more than 10 subway stations, THE CITY reported on...
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MTA report says subway speeds should be increased by 50 percent
Photo by Ed Schipul / Flickr cc In June, Governor Cuomo advocated for an MTA task force that would specifically address issues related to subway speeds. After an initial analysis, the Speed and Safety...
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48 more subway stations, including Penn Station, will get the MTA’s...
Photo: Marc A. Hermann / MTA New York City Transit / Flickr At the end of May, the MTA rolled out its new tap-to-pay fare system, called OMNY (One Metro New York), at 16 subway stations on the 4, 5,...
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Proposed MTA budget calls for layoffs, fare hikes, and more cops
Photo by rhythmicdiaspora via Flickr The Metropolitan Transportation Authority on Thursday unveiled its proposed $17 billion 2020 budget and its four-year financial plan as the agency grapples with...
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How does the MTA deal with snowstorms? Jet engine powered snow blowers
A jet snow thrower in action via MTA’s Flickr No matter how today’s weather pans out, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority is more than ready to clear subways, buses, and commuter railways of...
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MTA approves $17B budget that includes controversial addition of 500 more...
Photo by rhythmicdiaspora via Flickr cc When the MTA unveiled its proposed $17 billion 2020 budget and four-year financial plan in November, one of the biggest takeaways was a proposal conceived by...
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These are the 68 subway stations the MTA will make fully accessible
Photo via Wikimedia Commons Less than 25 percent of the NYC subway’s 472 stations are accessible, but the MTA has pledged to increase that percentage to roughly 40 under it’s proposed $51.5 billion...
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168th Street and Astoria Boulevard subway stations finally reopen
MTA New York City Transit President Andy Byford at the 168 St Station on Monday, December 23, 2019, along with Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer and Assemblymember Al Taylor. Photo: Marc A....
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Half-price MetroCards to be available to all eligible low-income New Yorkers...
Photo by Asael Peña on Unsplash Next month, more New Yorkers will be able to buy discounted MetroCards. The city will launch open enrollment for its Fair Fares program on Jan. 27, allowing all...
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60 more subway stations will get MTA’s tap-to-pay system this month
Photo: Marc A. Hermann / MTA New York City Transit / Flickr By the close of 2019, the MTA had installed its OMNY tap-to-pay fare system at 64 subway stations across Manhattan and Brooklyn and all...
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MTA blames subway door problems on faulty locking mechanism
A R179 A train at Broad Channel; Photo by Mtattrain on Wikimedia The Metropolitan Transportation Authority pulled nearly 300 new subway cars from service this week because of problems with the door’s...
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MTA announces $750M plan to overhaul 42nd Street subway stations
Renderings courtesy of Metropolitan Transportation Authority The MTA has unveiled a new plan to integrate all the planned work along the 42nd Street corridor—at the Grand Central, Bryant Park, and...
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MTA unveils first look at new open-gangway subway cars
Photo courtesy of the MTA on Flickr Straphangers will soon be able to move freely between some subway cars. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority on Tuesday released photos of the city’s newest...
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Why are the tracks of the Times Square-Grand Central shuttle curved?
The Times Square shuttle platform, Photo by Helvetica Fanatic on Wikimedia At the platform of the Times Square-Grand Central shuttle, a train track is hidden in plain sight. At both ends of the...
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50-year-old R-42 subway cars are finally being retired
The final run of the R42 trains on the A line near Hammels Wye in the Rockaways on February 12, 2020. Photo by Marc A. Hermann / MTA New York City Transit The NYC subway rolls a little further into the...
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Fascinating photo exhibit shows 20th-century construction of NYC’s subway system
Lexington Avenue, between 105th and 106th Streets, Manhattan, 1913. Photograph by Pierre P. Pullis, Lundin Collection, Courtesy of the New York Transit Museum A new photo exhibit at the New York...
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MTA moves ahead with plans to buy up to 949 new subway cars with open gangway...
Images courtesy of MTA/Flickr In an effort that has long been in the works, the MTA is making strides in the modernization of New York City’s antiquated subway system. Following the recent retirement...
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NYC subway joins efforts to prepare for coronavirus
Photo by WNYC via Flickr. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) issued an update Thursday on the precautions the agency is taking in response to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). While there...
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