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NYC MTA Chair: “If You Don’t Need to Travel (In Blizzard), Don’t”
Queens Chronicle – Accused terrorist says he’s not guilty
Friday, September 3, 2010 4:00
he previously was charged with planning three coordinated bombings of subways in Manhattan during rush hour with Najibullah Zazi and Zarein Ahmedzay, both of whom have been cooperating with authorities. They are awaiting sentencing. only Medunjanin is seeking a trial. the additional charges were based on Medunjanin trying to crash his car into another vehicle [...]
Rodent expert shines light on rats in NYC subways
Wednesday, July 14, 2010 4:00
NEW YORK – Rats have infested multiple subway lines in lower Manhattan and often live right in the station walls, according to a rodent expert overseeing what officials say is a new approach to battling rats in the nation’s largest subway system. The persistent pests have lurked in new York’s subways for decades, and the [...]
Time to unite the MTA New York Companies, Now!
Sunday, May 9, 2010 2:00
For the past two months as I rode buses and subways, I’ve noticed the fine print between New York City Bus, MTA Bus, and Long Island Bus. three different entities doing similar operations with their bus service. You probably can’t tell them apart, if you don’t look closely, surely enough, you will see the difference. [...]
New York City agency announces more transit cuts
Tuesday, May 4, 2010 6:00
The agency that operates New York City’s subways and buses will lay off hundreds of bus drivers and subway workers by July 4. Metropolitan Transportation Authority spokesman Kevin Ortiz said Thursday that more than 500 bus workers will lose their jobs on June 27. He said 100 subway workers will be laid off on July [...]
Explorations of real-world traffic | EMDMA
Monday, May 3, 2010 18:30

 
 
 
 
 Traffic visualizations, mostly in the form of geographic maps, have been popular lately. Governments and organizations have been releasing lots of GPS data, and as a result, we get to see some impressive animations and explore some slick interactives. We don’t often get to see how cars, trains, subways, airplanes, [...]
How 'Transit-Oriented Development' Will Put More New Yorkers in Cars
Tuesday, April 27, 2010 16:30
How ‘Transit-Oriented Development’ Will Put More new Yorkers in Cars by Brian PaulApr 2010 In its effort to achieve a “greener and greater new York” while accommodating one million new residents, Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s PlaNYC2030 embraced transit-oriented development” — the concentration of new housing in neighborhoods with good access to the city’s subways and buses. [...]
Lack of Video Slows Hunt for a Killer in the Subway | NYC Subway …
Sunday, April 18, 2010 21:30
In an era of heightened security, when it seems as if virtually every step one takes in lower Manhattan is captured on hidden camera somewhere, subway surveillance cameras might well have recorded the man leaving the station. Except for one problem: the Christopher Street station has no cameras. Moreover, nearly half of the subway system’s [...]
A.M. News Links: Grand Central, Times Square targets in terror …
Wednesday, April 14, 2010 18:30
By Staten Island AdvanceApril 12, 2010, 7:22AMAP PhotoArmy National Guard soldiers patrol inside Grand Central Station.*Grand Central and Times Square were targets of rush hour terror plot (New York Daily News) Chilling new details about the foiled Al Qaeda plot to blow up the city’s busiest subways have emerged as a fourth suspect was quietly [...]
Critics say inoperable cameras along NYC transportation routes are …
Monday, April 5, 2010 5:00
NEW YORK — About half the 4,313 security cameras installed along new York City’s subways aren’t seeing a thing — a blind spot in the crime and terrorism safety net for the nation’s largest city. “A lot of those cameras don’t work, and maybe someday we’re going to get very badly hurt because of it,” [...]
