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Friday, September 10, 2010
Remembering and Rebuilding After 9-11
On the ninth anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, the MTA is looking back at the heroic efforts of its first responders, and looking forward to the restoration and improvement of transportation infrastructure in Lower Manhattan. .. read more
Wednesday, September 08, 2010
100 Years and Still Going Strong
It was just 100 years ago, September 8, 1910, that the first Long Island Rail Road trains departed from a grand structure dedicated to transportation—Pennsylvania Station—and traveled under the East River using four tunnels. Long Island celebrated. To mark the centennial of Penn Station and the East River tunnels, the LIRR has opened a special photo display in the 34th Street Entrance Corridor, one of the newest LIRR areas at Penn Station. .. read more
Wednesday, September 08, 2010
Better Signs
We've all been through it. We enter the subway late at night or over the weekend only to discover that our train will not be traveling to the destination we expect it to. Looking for subway service change notices, we are confronted by a wall of jumbled posters that just leave us scratching our heads. As a result, MTA New York City Transit is rolling out newly designed signs and posters aimed at taking the confusion out of your weekend or late-night train trip. .. read more
Tuesday, September 07, 2010
Convenient Customer Service for Metro-North Riders
Metro-North Railroad has unveiled its new Customer Service Center on the Main Concourse in Grand Central Terminal that will make it easier for Metro-North customers to have their concerns addressed in a personal, face-to-face way. .. read more
Tuesday, September 07, 2010
Take Metro-North to See Eminem and Jay-Z at Yankee Stadium!
For the first time ever, music fans can take the train to concerts at Yankee Stadium – Eminem and Jay-Z perform on Monday, September 13 and on Tuesday, September 14 – and leave the cars at home. .. read more
Proposed MTA Capital Program 2010-2014
The MTA's capital program has earned a critical place in the story of New York's revitalization and growth over the past 30 years. While the more than $64 billion spent in that time helped turn around our regional economy, the reality is that maintaining and improving our 100-year-old system is an ongoing need and we cannot afford to disinvest
Making Every Dollar Count
MTA Chairman and CEO Jay H. Walder spent his first 100 days on the job riding our trains and buses, talking with customers and employees, and studying MTA operations. The result is "Making Every Dollar Count," a report that outlines plans for cutting costs and improving service during difficult times.
Read the full report
Read Chairman Walder's speech
View a video on the report
Read the press release
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