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February 29, 2012
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Source: DNAInfo.comMegabus' double-decker coaches, currently being investigated by New York's Department of Transportation, have run afoul of authorities from Canada to Maryland, DNAinfo has learned.
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Source: NYS AFL-CIOCorporate CEOs, who have million-dollar pensions themselves, support a plan that would make a 40% cut to the retirement security of firefighters, teachers, nurses, school bus drivers, and police officers, the people we all depend on.
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Source: Poughkeepsie JournalA standing-room-only crowd of residents and elected officials Tuesday night demanded assurances from the state that new mass transit would eventually be added to the twin-span bridge that will replace the Tappan Zee Bridge, that tolls would be kept affordable and that the Hudson River would be protected during construction.
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Source: NY TimesThe Tappan Zee Bridge, that utilitarian span over the Hudson River north of New York City, was built to last for 50 years, and it has been open for 56. As the state plans a $5 billion replacement bridge, there are new calls to give the aging structure a second life.
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Source: Times Herald-RecordResidents packed a meeting room at the Palisades Center in West Nyack as state officials held a public hearing on Tappan Zee Bridge plans. Much of the questioning centered on how the state plans to fund the proposed $5.2 billion bridge. Nyack Mayor Jen White mentioned rumors of $9 and $30 bridge tolls.
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Source: NBC New York
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News 4's Katy Tur attended the first of two meetings in West Nyack, where critics and supporters weighed in on a plan to replace the Tappan Zee Bridge. -
Source: NY Daily NewsTLC Chairman David Yassky said Tuesday that yellow cabs would lose the confusing light code of availability, and now either be "available" or "unavailable."
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Source: The Journal NewsThe county has advised the Bee-Line’s more than 100,000 daily riders that almost the entire system would shut down temporarily if the workers strike.
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Source: WABC 7
More than 100 million Americans have some kind of sleep problem, from restless nights, to a major disorder. That means one in three of us walk around tired or worse.
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Source: NY1Construction debris from building the new Second Avenue subway is spreading throughout the Upper East Side, but the Metropolitan Transportation Authority tried to show locals in a Tuesday meeting that they are meeting residents' concerns. NY1's Transit reporter Tina Redwine filed the following report.
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Source: Dallas Morning NewsThe Transport Workers Union is sponsoring demonstrations at a number of U.S. airports Wednesday, and the Association of Professional Flight Attendants is joining them. The employees are protesting the threatened cuts in jobs, benefits, working conditions and other items that American Airlines has proposed to those two unions and the Allied Pilots Association.
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Source: RPAProviding mass transit is important for many reasons. It reduces congestion, improves air quality, expands opportunity for those who can't afford to drive and supports a growing economy. It is also true that a minimum level of demand is required for transit to be cost-effective.
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Source: Fox New YorkIt happened at 7:37 p.m. at the busy 42nd St. Station in Midtown.
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Source: MetroWidespread reports of a woman carrying a dead baby on an L train Monday evening were debunked today by the FDNY.
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Source: DNAinfo.comThe transit agency recently released new photos of the massive underground construction for the Second Avenue subway's forthcoming station.
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Source: NY1Community leaders say they will sue the Metropolitan Transportation Authority for an elevator at the Parkchester Train station. NY1's Transit reporter Tina Redwine filed the following report.
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Source: Transportation NationOn Wednesday, I’ll be moderating a panel at the NYC Transit Museum on our documentary “Back of the Bus: Mass Transit, Race, and Inequality.” I’ll be playing clips, showing slides, and chatting with Elena Conte of the Pratt Center, Anita Hairston of PolicyLink, and Cecil Corbin-Mark of WEACT about continuing issues surrounding race and mass transit in New York and around the nation. Come join the discussion!
February 28, 2012
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Source: NY Daily NewsTwo N train stations in Astoria have emerged as a prime target of iPhone snatchers in recent weeks, but many riders admit they’re not too vigilant about concealing their pricey devices because they view the neighborhood as safe.
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Source: ReutersThe cash-poor Metropolitan Transportation Authority of New York in the next few months will begin the process of putting its Madison Avenue headquarters in midtown on the market by issuing a Request for Proposals, an official said on Monday.
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Source: Capital New YorkM.T.A. chairman Joe Lhota, a lifelong conservative Republican, thinks the way the government funds the mass transit system that sustains New York's economy is fundamentally inadequate.
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