Monday, February 12, 2007 – 5:13 pm
If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting! Some hippy environmentalists want to start making NYC’s mass transit system free and charging people who drive a congestion tax for clogging up the streets and polluting our air.
Environmentalist Theodore Kheel has funded a $100,000 study conducted […]
Friday, January 26, 2007 – 12:46 pm
In an attempt to make humans obsolete, the Transit Authority will implement a $300 million upgrade to the Subway system that includes all driving duties being taken over by a Computer Based Train Control system.
Over the past year, high-tech trains have been tested out on the L Line. They were driven by motormen […]
Wednesday, January 10, 2007 – 2:11 pm
Mayor Bloomberg, upset that it appeared New York was overlooked when Homeland Security funds when divvied out, implored Congress for money to protect transportation systems. Although he is a Republican, Democrats awarded the New York area $90 million in new grants, which is a quarter of the port and transit financing given […]
Wednesday, January 3, 2007 – 8:19 am
The MTA has figured out the biggest reason we are forced to stand on the subway platform, whether it be unbelievably hot or cold, waiting for the delayed subway October 2005 to October 2006. Apparently, our ability to arrive on time is greatly impaired by passengers fainting due to hunger, specifically because they […]
Tuesday, January 2, 2007 – 9:19 am
MTA boss Elliot “Lee” Sander is going to take on the role of the “cool” dad and get down with the kids as he spends the next three months riding or crossing every subway, bus, train, bridge and tunnel.
Sander said, “”You cannot create - or get people to buy into - a vision from […]
Wednesday, November 29, 2006 – 11:46 am
The MTA is finalizing its 2007 and plans to vote on it by Christmas. The budget will hold the fares for subway and buses at $2.
The final financial package, expected to be unveiled today and approved next month, also holds steady ticket prices for Metro-North and the Long Island Rail Road, as well […]
Wednesday, November 8, 2006 – 9:26 am
The next time you decide to fake an accident or lob spitballs at the driver on a city bus you may want to think again.
The MTA began recording surveillance footage on six city buses yesterday in a pilot program that by next year will equip 450 buses - half of Manhattan’s fleet - […]