Sentences with phrase «mta bus system»
In the last eight years, the MTA bus system lost 100 million passenger trips, according to a new report from City Comptroller Scott Stringer, which said that New York City's buses move at the slowest speeds of any major U.S. city.
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The MTA released a turnaround plan for the failing bus system, which as been plagued with sluggish service and declining ridership, with a redesign and all - door boarding.
The revenue from the tolls and for - hire vehicle surcharges would go to the MTA for the subways, and «for transit improvements in the outer boroughs or suburban counties, including bus systems,» said the report, which laid out a three - phase plan.
Prendergast has served more than three years as president of MTA New York City Transit, which runs the subway and bus system in New York -LSB-...]
Currently, some people convicted of crimes on MTA subways and buses can be banned from using the system as part of their parole, Bratton said.
Although the state controls the MTA, the mayor of New York City often takes the blame for the state of the subway and bus system.
It's the end of the line for the MetroCard: the MTA announces a new fare system that will allow subway and bus riders to pay with cell phones or certain credit or debit cards.
But Kellerman said the proposal, along with the language requiring the city to provide full capital funding for the subway and bus systems, «are an attempt to impose an onerous cost shift onto New York City residents and businesses, who already pay an estimated 72 % of MTA dedicated taxes and subsidies.»
«Imagine if Rockland County was part of New York City's bus system and spent twice as much in taxes to get the same service we do now, and then you will see the situation we are currently in with the MTA,» Miele said.
The project would require state cooperation to use MetroCards or a successor MTA system for payment and the option of free transfers between the streetcars and the MTA - run subway and bus systems.
New York MTA buses have routes on Staten Island, and the borough has its own rail system, but the subway does not connect to the borough.
The Maryland Transit Administration (MTA) operates 80 bus lines throughout Baltimore and the state of Maryland and Washington, D.C. Maryland MTA connects to other bus and mass transit systems in Northern Virginia, Pennsylvania, the Charm City Circulator, Annapolis Transit, Rabbit Transit, Ride - On, and TransIT.