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In April 1986, the New York City Transit Authority began to study the possibility of eliminating sections of 11 subway lines because of low ridership. The segments are primarily located in low-income neighborhoods of the Bronx, Brooklyn and Queens, with a total of 79 stations, and 45 miles of track, for a total of 6.5 percent of the system.
The MTA purchased and took over subway, elevated, streetcar, and bus operations from the Boston Elevated Railway in 1947. [15] In the 1950s, the MTA ran new subway extensions, while the last two streetcar lines running into the Pleasant Street Portal of the Tremont Street Subway were substituted with buses in 1953 and 1962. [16]
My mom has been a single parent since my dad died 16 years ago. She's always been strong but cautious, particularly when making parenting decisions that could either foster or hinder my independence.
Rapid transit extension was slower than expected; by 1971, the only extension in service was the first portion of the Red Line Braintree Branch on the Old Colony mainline. [30] In 1972, as part of a funding shift from highways to transit, Governor Francis Sargent initiated a Commuter Rail Improvement Program.
And then there’s the local taxes. A 1% sales tax was added to the Twin City Metro area to pay for public transit, road repair, and affordable housing in 2023. These local sales tax increases ...
During my eight years as Treasurer, I and my staff grew the state pension fund from $60 billion to $90 billion with an annual return of 7.5% per year allowing over a million state and local ...
Politics & Government $1M+ Taxpayer Dollars Subsidized Trump Rally In Nassau, Lawmakers Allege In Complaint Nassau County Democratic legislators filed a federal complaint alleging taxpayer dollars ...
Herb Alpert was born on March 31, 1935 [citation needed] and raised in the Boyle Heights [3] section of Eastside Los Angeles, [4] California. [5] He was the youngest of three children (a daughter and two sons) [6] born to Tillie (née Goldberg) and Louis Leib (or Louis Bentsion-Leib) Alpert. [7]