So how’s this for efficiency? Eight months after announcing this initiative and over 11 months since the flooding that knocked out nearly the entire subway system, the MTA is finally almost ready to start implementing a text-message service alert system in a few months.
Sigh.
According to the Daily News, the MTA should, if all [...]
The New York Post would like you to know that subway delays are up.
Subway delays are the bane of any New Yorker’s existence. They hit seemingly at random but also only when the trains are crowded and un-air-conditioned and only when one is running late. Or at least that’s how it seems to feel. According [...]
As the results from the Rider Report Card project trickled in, straphangers continually noted that announcements in subway cars were both useless and mostly unintelligible. On some lines — B trains, I’m lookin’ at you — the PA systems feature feedback and static; on others, the volume on the announcements is just too low [...]
The circle and diamond designations for local and express trains seem rather familiar. (Photos by M. Roberts for the Daily News)
Ah, the good ol’ 7 line. More crowded that most U.S cities’ entire public transportation networks and long the testing ground for new MTA programs — how’s that project line working? — John Rocker’s favorite [...]
I have a bit of a love-hate relationship with the MTA’s Web site.
On the one hand, it’s a great resource for many things MTA. They’ve got press releases, maps, schedules and construction information up the wazoo. But on the other hand, there’s no rhyme or reason to the structure, and vital parts go [...]
These will have to wait. (Photo by flickr user craigshadow2007)
Surprise, surprise! A contract issued by the MTA will not be fulfilled on time because of a mechanical problem. This time, a whole bunch of R160 cars won’t hit the tracks on time due to a gearbox defect, according to the Daily News. Pete Donohue has [...]
Every few months, it seems, I run the same story about the MTA and text message alerts. But I — or at the least the MTA — swear that things are moving closer to reality on this technological front.
The saga started in August when a flood knocked out subway service in New York and [...]
While transit employees are gearing up to field complaints from irate customers next week when the fare hikes go into effect, the MTA has reprogrammed the MetroCard Vending Machines. The hulking beasts that dispense the cards will be automatically programmed to adopt the new fares on Sunday. Anyone want to place bets on the first [...]
On and off over the last few weeks, I’ve questioned the delays in implementation the MTA has faced as the agency has tried to implement its long-overdue security plan. While Homeland Security has funneled more money toward the MTA, the reality is that the MTA’s $1.1 billion plan to secure the subways is short [...]
For all the grief I give the MTA and New York City Transit for their in-system technology problems, the agency has made a real effort to improve their digital presence since the August flood knocked out its Website. Yesterday, New York City Transit unveiled a series of improvements to its Trip Planner designed to further [...]
