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Mike Quill. Michael Joseph " Red Mike " Quill (September 18, 1905 – January 28, 1966) was one of the founders of the Transport Workers Union of America (TWU), a union founded by subway workers in New York City that expanded to represent employees in other forms of transit. He served as the President of the TWU for most of the first thirty ...
Evolution of New York City subways: An illustrated history of New York City's transit cars, 1867–1997. New York Transit Museum Press, New York, 1997. ISBN 978-0-9637492-8-4. Kramer, Frederick A. Building the Independent Subway. Quadrant Press, Inc.; New York, 1990. ISBN 0-915276-50-X; Cudahy, Brian J.
In New York City, a planned congestion pricing scheme will charge vehicles traveling into or within the central business district of Manhattan. This disincentivizing fee, intended to cut down on traffic congestion and pollution, was first proposed in 2007 and included in the 2019 New York state government budget by the New York State ...
spokanetransit.com. Spokane Transit Authority, more commonly Spokane Transit or STA, is the public transport authority of central Spokane County, Washington, United States, serving Spokane, Washington, and its surrounding urban areas. In 2023, the system had a ridership of 9,215,700, or about 33,900 per weekday as of the fourth quarter of 2023.
1967. Number of vehicles. 325 buses, 27 light rail (2017) [3] The Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority ( NFTA) is the public agency responsible for operating most public transportation services in the Buffalo–Niagara Falls metropolitan area. The NFTA, as an authority, oversees a number of subsidiaries, including the NFTA Metro bus and ...
January 1: New York City Transit workers strike for 12 days following failed contract negotiations between TWU Local 100 and the MTA. January 1: John Lindsay sworn in as the 103rd mayor. October 17: A fire across 23rd Street from Madison Square kills 12 members of the New York City Fire Department when a floor collapses beneath them. It was the ...
For a given population size, New York, some Mexican and Canadian cities tend to have higher public transit usage. Note: This data goes beyond rapid transit and encompasses all public transport, including modes such as buses. See also. List of metro systems; List of United States rapid transit systems by ridership
1909 in its current form, 1884 to 1894 for the original Calgary Transit system. Calgary Transit is the public transit agency which is owned and operated by the city of Calgary, Alberta, Canada. In 2019, an estimated 106.5 million [4] passengers boarded approximately 1,155 Calgary Transit vehicles. [4]