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The strike was called after TWU Local 100's contract with the MTA had expired on December 15, 2005, and negotiations reached an impasse. The stalemate involved the MTA’s demand to start a new pension for future MTA employees where their contributions to the pension funds would be tripled from 2% to 6% of wages. [8]
After years of study, the MTA secured taxpayer funding to purchase the vehicles necessary for a bus rapid transit (BRT) light line. On September 27, 2009, the MTA implemented the first phase of its new BRT service on the Gallatin Road corridor, designated as route 56 Gallatin Road BRT Lite.
In 1992, the MTA built little league baseball fields on an adjacent site one block west. [63] The MTA also owned the lot immediately south of the depot until 2014, which was leased and used as a driving range from 1999 to 2010. [64] [65] This land was originally planned for an expansion of the depot, or a new central rebuild facility.
Stephen G. Bland (c.1962) is the chief executive officer of WeGo Public Transit and the Regional Transportation Authority in Nashville, Tennessee. [1] He was appointed MTA CEO in July 2014, and officially began his new duties on August 25, 2014.
The Metro Headquarters Building (or One Gateway Plaza) is a 398 ft (121 m) high rise office tower in Los Angeles, California.It is located in Northeastern Downtown Los Angeles, east across the tracks from Union Station.
How to use the eTix app, provided by the MTA: With MTA eTix, customers who download the app will sign up for an account, select the ticket they wish to buy, and enter credit or debit card information.
The system would originally be for MTA employees only. [ 15 ] On October 23, 2017, it was announced that the MetroCard would be phased out and replaced by a contactless fare payment system also by Cubic, with fare payment being made using Android Pay , Apple Pay , Samsung Pay , debit/credit cards with near-field communication enabled, or radio ...
Moreover, MTA administrators did not see any cost savings from the program, and employees generally lacked the motivation to maintain the system. [177]: 30 In 2008, the Victory Boulevard installation was followed by the Fordham Road and Pelham Parkway corridor (Bx12 bus) in the Bronx, which used GPS transponders aboard buses. Due to both ...