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The Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority (TBTA), doing business as MTA Bridges and Tunnels, is an affiliate agency of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority that operates seven toll bridges and two tunnels in New York City. The TBTA is the largest bridge and tunnel toll agency in the United States by traffic volume.
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]
The agency is also the primary public transit provider for the city of Los Angeles, the second largest city in the United States, providing the bulk of such services. even though the city's own Los Angeles Department of Transportation LADOT operates a smaller bus only public transit system of its own called DASH within the MTA service area in ...
St. John's Vincentian values stem from the ideals and works of St Vincent de Paul (1581–1660), who is the patron saint of Christian charity.Following the Vincentian tradition, the university seeks to provide an education that encourages greater involvement in social justice, charity, and service. [11]
In a 2014 report, the MTA projected that 355 miles of track would receive CBTC signals by 2029, including most of the IND, as well as the IRT Lexington Avenue Line and the BMT Broadway Line. [51] The MTA was also planning to install CBTC equipment on the IND Crosstown Line, the BMT Fourth Avenue Line and the BMT Brighton Line before 2025. [127]
The College Board honors outstanding performances on AP exams with several levels of recognition. The following students and May 2024 graduates received recognition as A.P. Scholars.
The MTA announced in May 2024 that students and reduced-fare MetroCard users would begin receiving OMNY cards later that year. [86] [70] The first students were issued OMNY cards on September 5, 2024. [87] [88] The cards were initially not issued to students who lived within 0.5 miles (0.80 km) of their schools. [89] [90]
Metro-North Railroad (reporting mark MNCW), [8] trading as MTA Metro-North Railroad, is a suburban commuter rail service operated by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA), a public authority of the U.S. state of New York.