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In 2017, New York governor Andrew Cuomo declared a state of emergency for the MTA due to various incidents involving the NYCTA's subway and bus systems. At the time, only 65 percent of weekday trains reached their destinations on time, the lowest rate since a transit crisis in the 1970s.
MTA agencies now move about 8.6 million customers per day (translating to 2.65 billion rail and bus customers a year) and employ about 74,000 people. The MTA's systems carry over 11 million passengers on an average weekday systemwide, and over 850,000 vehicles on its seven toll bridges and two tunnels per weekday.
The MTA purchased and took over subway, elevated, streetcar, and bus operations from the Boston Elevated Railway in 1947. 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.
Fare Hikes, Decreased Service Dominate MTA Hearing - Huntington, NY - Suffolk County Executive and other officials voice concerns to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority board.
The MTA plans to expand the system to the entire subway system and all bus routes by late 2020, and it's expected to hit the Long Island Rail Road and Metro-North Railroad in 2022.. How Does OMNY ...
Keep up with the latest MTA service delays or cancellations during Thursday's snow storm. Sarah Kaufman , Patch Staff Posted Thu, Feb 9, 2017 at 12:48 pm ET | Updated Thu, Feb 9, 2017 at 4:53 pm ET
MYmta allows paratransit users to request services through Access-A-Ride, the MTA's paratransit offering. In addition, the app reports statuses and outages of elevators and escalators in accessible stations, extending the functionality also performed by the similarly named My MTA Alerts service into application form. Fare payment
M14A/D-SBS and free L92 shuttle buses provide alternate service at 8 Avenue, 6 Avenue, and 14 Street-Union Square. Transfer between the M14/L92 and L at 14 Street-Union Square. L trains are ...