Open House Will Take Place Feb. 20 at White Plains Public Library
Panel Discussion Accompanied By Exhibition
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The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) today announced it will host the fifth in a series of Open Houses on the 2025–2029 Capital Plan. It will be held at the White Plains Public Library from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. pm on Thursday, Feb. 20. Members of the public are encouraged to attend to learn more about the Capital Plan and speak with MTA officials.
This Open House will feature a presentation and conversation with MTA Construction & Development President Jamie Torres-Springer, Metro-North Railroad President Catherine Rinaldi, Westchester County Executive Ken Jenkins, and Assembly Member Mary Jane Shimsky. The panel discussion will cover details on the Capital Plan and the investments it makes in the Metro-North Railroad, and what that means for the future of service and MTA riders.
"From rebuilding aging stations on the Harlem Line to hardening our defenses against climate change on the Hudson Line, our capital plan will make the investments we need to protect great public transit service in Westchester for decades to come," said MTA Construction & Development President Jamie Torres-Springer. "We can't wait to tell commuters all about what makes this a transformative capital plan for Westchester and beyond."
“We’re making critical investments in resiliency, accessibility and state of good repair to ensure Metro-North riders can continue to rely on the railroad for decades to come, said Metro-North Railroad President Catherine Rinaldi. “With this Capital Plan, riders can look forward to new rail cars, upgrades to platforms and stairs, accessibility improvements, and more on the Hudson, Harlem and New Haven lines.”
The conversation will also be accompanied by an exhibition of informational posters, and pamphlets explaining key elements of the Capital Plan, and agency representatives are on hand to answer questions.
The MTA has previously co-hosted Open Houses in Manhattan, Queens, Brooklyn and the Bronx. The MTA co-hosted an Open House with Representative Jerry Nadler, State Senator Liz Krueger, and Assembly Member Alex Bores in Manhattan at Grand Central’s Vanderbilt Hall on Oct.21. State Senator Leroy Comrie, Assembly Member Alicia Hyndman, City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams, City Council Majority Whip Selvena Brooks-Powers, and City Council Member Nantasha Williams co-hosted an Open House in Jamaica at the Queens Public Library on Nov. 13. Representative Dan Goldman, State Senator Andrew Gounardes, Assembly Member Jo Anne Simon, City Council Member Lincoln Restler and Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso at Brooklyn Borough Hall on Nov. 21. And Bronx Borough President Vanessa Gibson co-hosted an Open House at the Bronx Library Center on Dec. 16.
The Capital Plan is a historic $68.4 billion investment in the region’s subways, buses, railroads, bridges, and tunnels over the next five years that ensures New Yorkers continue to have access to reliable, accessible, and sustainable transit. It includes targeted investments to rebuild, improve, and expand the MTA system. It will enable the MTA to continue to provide frequent and reliable service by putting the system on a path to a state of good repair, including investments in railcars, power, and signals. The plan will also improve the customer experience, with investments in accessibility, stations, and modern fare gates, and take action on climate change, including resiliency and sustainability initiatives. The 2025-2029 Capital Plan builds on the most detailed system-wide evaluation the MTA has ever undertaken, the Twenty-Year Needs Assessment.