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MTA Announces Enhancements to Email and Text Message Service Alerts
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority announces two important enhancements to the email and text message alerts that notify customers of temporary changes to subway, bus and rail service. First, you can now opt to receive information only about planned service changes. This will allow you to opt out of receiving information about unplanned service disruptions. Second, you can now suspend your subscription for a predetermined or indefinite period of time, like when you're on vacation.
If you're still not a subscriber, the service is now better then ever - with more ways to tailor the settings so you receive information matching your exact needs and preferences. Sign up today to know before you go. Visit mymtaalerts.com to create an account and begin receiving real-time status updates or information about planned maintenance work on your subway, bus, rail and/or bridge and tunnel route today!
Public Discussion Begins on Service Changes
In December, the MTA was forced to set out a series of service reductions to close a nearly $400 million budget shortfall due to State cuts and loss of revenue. Over the past month, MTA Chairman Jay Walder has reviewed these changes to find ways to limit their impact on customers. An unprecedented level of detail is now available here on how the changes were chosen and the impacts they will have, well in advance of public hearings to be held around the region in early March. read more
Making Every Dollar Count
New MTA Chairman and CEO Jay H. Walder spent his first 100 days on the job riding our trains and buses, talking with customers and employees, and studying MTA operations. The result is "Making Every Dollar Count," a report that outlines plans for cutting costs and improving service during difficult times.
Read the full report
Read Chairman Walder's speech
View a video on the report
Read the press release
Other News
Weekend Work on the Flushing Line Completed Ahead of Schedule
Facing a short window of opportunity, several teams of NYC Transit workers tackled a series of heavy construction jobs along sections of the Flushing Line in the Long Island City area. The work required five weekends of service suspensions between Queensboro Plaza and Times Square and due to the line's heavy use, work could only be done after the busy holiday season and prior to the beginning of the baseball season. .. read more
Grand Central's Respect for History Is From The Ground Up
At Grand Central Terminal, as in any beloved, well-used old house, renovation and restoration work is continuous. .. read more
MTA LIRR Sets On-Time Performance Record for 3rd Consecutive Year
95.21% of Trains On Time in 2009 .. read more
2,500 Attend Region-Wide Hearings
Last week, the MTA concluded a series of nine public hearings to solicit input on cuts needed to help address a nearly $800 million budget gap. More than 2,500 people attended the hearings across the metropolitan region, and MTA Board members and officials heard from more than 500 speakers. The public input is being reviewed and some changes are expected in the package of service cuts the Board will consider on March 24. .. read more
Snowstorm Preparations
The ongoing snowstorm, which is expected to end sometime on Friday with an accumulation of 4-8 inches, may impact bus and subway service. .. read more
Construction of New Bridges Over Powell Creek and Hog Island Channel Heads Toward Spring Completion
More than 8,000 customers commute on the MTA Long Island Rail Road's Long Beach branch every weekday. During the summer, ridership on the branch swells, as the little island city becomes a destination for thousands of day-trippers heading to its popular beaches and restaurants. .. read more
Information About Proposed Changes to Service, Fares and Crossing Charges
The MTA conducted nine public hearings throughout the region from March 1-8, to solicit input on changes to service, fares and crossing charges needed to help address a nearly $800 million budget gap. More than 2,500 people attended the hearings and MTA Board members and officials heard from more than 500 speakers. The public input is being reviewed and some changes are expected in the package of service cuts the Board will consider on March 24. .. read more
Busy Winter Days at Marine Parkway Bridge
The lift section of the Marine Parkway-Gil Hodges Memorial Bridge has been getting a daily workout to accommodate crossings of a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers ship en route to a marshland restoration project in Jamaica Bay. As the vessel travels to and fro carting mountains of sand and other materials, the bridge's vertical lift span must be raised for safe clearance as required by the U.S. Coast Guard, which regulates the waterways. .. read more