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Malliotakis says state failing to curb MTA debt
2016-04-14 00:52:28| Railroads - Topix.net
The recently adopted New York state budget "strikes a fatal blow" to efforts made by fiscally conservative lawmakers to bring fiscal accountability to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority , Assemblymember Nicole Malliotakis charged. Malliotakis , a longtime critic of the MTA, said the new $150 billion state budget authorizes the agency to increase its debt limit from $37.2 billion to $55 billion.
New York City MTA Unveils the Bus of the Future
2016-03-29 18:42:54| Wireless - Topix.net
The most prominent of the new features include 35-55 USB charging ports throughout the buses, plus free WiFi connectivity. The program, which is being funded by a $1.3 billion investment of city resources, will eventually replace almost 40 percent of the current bus fleet.
MTA to run out of money for new projects June 30, chief says
2016-03-24 02:06:53| Railroads - Topix.net
Metropolitan Transportation Authority Chairman Thomas Prendergast pinpointed June 30 as the date that the MTA will have exhausted its ability to award new contracts. Photo Credit: John Roca Metropolitan Transportation Authority Chairman Thomas Prendergast pinpointed June 30 as the date that the MTA will have exhausted its ability to award new contracts.
State's funding of MTA budget protested by transit advocates
2016-03-23 21:48:46| Railroads - Topix.net
Chelsea Yamada, with the Riders Alliance, attempts to use a satirical fare card at the Bowling Green subway station in Manhattan on Wednesday, March 23, 2016, to protest what the group says is the state's failure to fully fund the Metropolitan Transportation Authority's capital program. Members of Straphangers Campaign also participated in the protest.
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MTA shutting Bushwick M train stops for 10 months next summer
2016-03-23 09:22:57| Railroads - Topix.net
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority will close several Bushwick M train stations for 10 months while it rebuilds parts of the decrepit century-old railing ahead of the dreaded L-train closure , authorities announced on Friday. The elevated track between the Myrtle Avenue-Broadway and Central Avenue stops - a stretch called the Bushwick Viaduct - is old and crumbling, the transit agency says, and it needs to patch it up before it becomes danger - and before riders flock to the line when it closes down L train tunnel between Brooklyn and Manhattan for years of repairs in 2018.
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