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January 25, 2012
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Source: DNAinfo.comEmergency crews responded to a call of a person running on the tracks between the Rector Street and Whitehall Street stations on the R line shortly before 8:30 p.m., the FDNY said.
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Source: NBC New York
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A Brooklyn mother is suing the Metropolitan Transit Authority for $50 million in damages after her son was killed by an oncoming train 200 feet inside a subway tunnel last November.
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Source: NY Daily NewsSo why does Gov. Cuomo's plan vilify middle class retirement security?
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Source: NY PostJohn Samuelsen, the head of Transport Workers Union Local 100, said he wasn’t planning for his 34,000 members to walk off the job as they did in 2005 — at least not yet.
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Source: Fox / NY Post
MTA Rails Vow to Crack Down on Seat Hogs: MyFoxNY.com
New York's Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) is taking a stand against seat hogs on overcrowded commuter trains, as officials vowed to find spots for all standing-room-only riders by adding cars to trains and reprimanding those who take up more than one seat.
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Source: NY PostNew York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg says an $8 billion pension bill is squeezing city finances and wants state legislators to back the governor and create a new lower tier for future municipal and state workers.
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Source: VariousA Draft Environmental Impact Statement has been written for the replacement of the Tappan Zee Bridge. Advocates are still disappointed by the lack of mass transit options on the new span. The coalition of upstate county groups demanding changes continues to grow.
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Source:The cost to participate in a panel on infrastructure policy with Gov. Andrew Cuomo is reportedly $50,000.
January 24, 2012
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Source: Tulsa WorldThe Transport Workers Union, which has objected to the hiring of labor consultant Bain & Co. in the bankruptcy case of American Airlines parent AMR Corp., will picket former Bain executive and Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, union officials said Monday.
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Source: amNYProblems have slowed down the project to extend the line to 34th Street and 11th Avenue from its current endpoint of Times Square, MTA capital construction president Michael Horodniceanu said during the agency’s transit committee meeting yesterday.
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Source: The HillThe Washington, D.C.-based Transport Workers Union said it would be OK with the new rules if it meant ending the string of short-term extensions of the funding for the FAA, which is expected to reach 23 this week as lawmakers iron out the final details over their compromise. The agency's current short-term funding measure had been expected to run out Jan. 31.
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Source: VariousThe NY Senate voted to raise the fine for fare evasion on subways and trains to $500.
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Source: VariousIn response to weekend service work, "Queens City Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer decided to take action and said he got approval to use $250,000 in city funds to pay for a shuttle bus from Vernon Boulevard Station to Grand Central […] CBS 2 spoke with an MTA spokesman who says the agency turned down Van Bramer’s offer because the alternate subway route is more efficient and faster than a shuttle bus. Plus, he said, there isn’t room to stage the buses in front of Grand Central."
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Source: Fox NY
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Source: Streetsblog New York CityIn calling for new revenues, the new transit chief gave notice that the system can’t succeed by cutting costs alone. While Lhota said little about specific revenue sources, bridge tolls or congestion pricing don’t seem to be high on his list.
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Source: Epoch TimesThe new MV-1 vans seat up to four passengers with space next to the driver for a wheelchair or scooter, and have a large doorway and fully integrated power ramp. Half of the vans are gas-powered and the others run on compressed natural gas. They are ready for operation after arriving in December.
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Source: Brooklyn DailyThe MTA is spending hundreds of millions installing countdown clocks at subway stations, but one Ditmas Park entrepreneur provides the same service for just a cup of coffee, a half-smoked cigarette, a few bucks, or nothing at all.
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Source: VariousOfficials at the MTA believe Fastrack could become a new model for maintenance work through the subway system.
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Source: VariousThe MTA annouced that its Bus Time GPS tracking program will be expanded before the end of the year.
January 23, 2012
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Source: NY Times
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