Bigger buses and a new route: Metro Transit drivers are getting ready for Gold Line’s debut
On a recent Monday afternoon, Xang Xiong took a new vehicle for a test drive and explored a new route. It wasn’t just any new ...
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MTA applies lessons from costly first phase of Second Avenue subway
MTA leadership says the agency is incorporating cost-saving lessons learned from the first go around in some key ways: It ...
NYC subway delays: Person struck during rush hour in Queens
Multiple subway lines are delayed after a person was hit by a subway train in Queens Thursday evening, according to the MTA. The incident happened at the 65th Street ...
MTA wants to fix subway delays — with the help of Google Pixel smartphones
Google Public Sector, which partners with government agencies, last year installed across trains Pixel smartphones that could ...
Metro Transit saw overall ridership growth in 2024, as transit patterns shift from rush hour to other times of day
Despite continuing declines during weekday rush hours, Metro Transit saw an overall gain in ridership for the fourth straight ...
MTA studying technology to identify dangerous subway track debris. How a smartphone might help.
The investigation into what sparked a fire on a subway train in Washington Heights earlier this week is raising questions ...
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Subway safety barriers cost MTA up to $100,000 per station
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority is spending up to $1,900 each for stainless-steel, waist-high gates it erects at ...
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‘Open gangway’ subway trains debut on Brooklyn’s G line: ‘It’s refreshing’
The MTA rolled out its first “open gangway” subway train on the G line Tuesday, with more expected to enter service in the ...
Tired of subway delays? The MTA wants to fix that by strapping Google smartphones to New York trains
Google partnered with the MTA on a pilot program that involved using sounds recorded on smartphones attached to trains to detect track issues before they occur.