Why is Transit Planning at Large Scale Events So Difficult?
http://www.sheepsheadbites.com/2014/06/commute-transit-planning-large-scale-events-difficult/
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Event June 19 Sunrise Highway Pedestrian Safety
I know lots of folks here are concerned with pedestrian safety like Queens Blvd, Woodhaven-Cross Bay Blvd, Flatbush Av, Newbridge Rd, North Broadway, Jericho Turnpike, Hempstead Turnpike, Route 110, or...
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SI man arrested for stealing bus from the St. George Ferry Terminal
When this guy takes the bus, he really takes the bus. A 20-year-old Staten Islander who is “obsessed” with buses crossed the line early Monday — and stole one from the Metropolitan Transportation...
View ArticleNew buses to Casey Stengel?
Anyone have inside info? The orion V's are starting (I'm lying...currently) to show their age. Sent from my SPH-L720T using Tapatalk
View ArticleNews- Reason to Challenge Veolia (Workers World article)
Since Veolia is Worldwide, so I post here. Reasons to challenge Veolia By Workers World staff on October 16, 2013 I. History of bribery, corruption and embezzlement Once part of the massive and...
View ArticleState Lawmakers OK 25 MPH Speed Limit For NYC
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) – New York state lawmakers have voted to let New York City lower its citywide speed limit to 25 miles per hour. The state Assembly approved the city’s request late Thursday...
View ArticleTransit Committee Meeting June 2014
http://web.mta.info/mta/news/books/pdf/140623_1030_Transit.pdf For this Monday's meeting: -Make new Sunday service on the Q77 and restored Saturday and Sunday service on the M8 and Q31 permanent....
View ArticleLIRR Plans for the Strike
http://www.newsday.com/long-island/mta-plan-for-lirr-strike-carpool-take-buses-or-stay-home-1.850770
View ArticleChild's "Futurama" school project suspends metro-north
for real? http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Metro-North-Suspicious-Package-Train-Delay-Birdhouse-Clock-Station-263961371.html
View ArticleNumber crunch: R142A MDBF downward trend
I was looking at this month's report and again the R142A has the distinct honor of being the only non-CBTC NTT train to experience a MDBF of five figures rather than six. In fact, this year's numbers...
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MTA Plan For LIRR Strike
Carpooling incentives and shuttle bus service from six of the LIRR's 122 stations highlight the MTA's Long Island Rail Road preliminary strike contingency plan, which elected officials and transit...
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Subway headlight questions
I know that all of the subway cars nowadays have 2 sets of lights, 2 headlights and 2 red rear lights, but looking at old pictures it seems that it wasn't always that way? for example, this r16 only...
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Crowded A, C subway lines slated for study by MTA
Straphangers who take the decrepit “cattle cars” better known as the A and C lines are rejoicing after the MTA agreed to conduct a full line review that will likely solve regular problems like...
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Imbalance on the (1)
This weekend, there is a G.O. that southbound trains run express from 34th Street to Chambers. The trains will arrive South Ferry sooner than their regular schedule. There is no northbound G.O. for...
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Nearly HALF of all subway sex crimes reported along Lexington Ave. line in...
Grand Central is Pervert Central. Straphangers throughout the city reported being the victim of creeps bumping, grinding, groping, flashing and assaulting them more than 3,000 times over a five-year...
View ArticleSome Thoughts About Bus Drivers
http://www.sheepsheadbites.com/2014/06/thoughts-bus-drivers/
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The newest TA vest?
So, as I was looking at the pictures from the weekend track work that took place, I noticed that some workers, including a few supervisors, were wearing an orange vest, but it was different and unusual...
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