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[TowerDude]

Through running only makes sense to me if the MTA/PATH/NJT are combined into one authority.

[mrnyc]

cool subway operator’s view —


https://www.instagram.com/reel/CzBtm...RlODBiNWFlZA==

[mrnyc]

come on, maaan —



Gov. Hochul’s Interborough Express plan faces old MTA dilemma

By
Clayton Guse
and
Stephen Nessen
Published Nov 17, 2023


Gov. Kathy Hochul is getting a hard lesson on the MTA as she pushes her plan for a light rail Interborough Express between Bay Ridge, Brooklyn and Jackson Heights, Queens.

During an open house meeting on the project last week, the deputy chief of staff for the MTA’s construction department let slip a sobering reality:

“The MTA can’t in good conscience invest in new infrastructure without making sure that we have the funding in place to secure our existing system.”

MTA officials later tried to downplay the comment, saying the IBX remained a top priority of the agency.


more:
https://gothamist.com/news/plan-for-...bx-mta-dilemma

[Nexis4Jersey]

The plan for a street running segment and for light rail in general is garbage...I don't know how they think this won't come back to bite them.

[mrnyc]

a new 7th ave entrance at penn is complete —




New York’s Penn Station revamps major entrance ahead of hectic holiday travel rush

By Giulia Heyward
Published Nov 19, 2023


The redesign of the 7th Avenue and 32nd Street entrance at New York’s Penn Station is finally complete — marking the latest in a massive overhaul of the country’s busiest train hub.

“It's wider, which is great. It was always very crowded and now it’s not,” said Reginald Guillaume, who was standing outside the entrance on Sunday. “The sign is very beautiful."

He added, “Before they started to renovate it, it looked like dystopian city. It doesn't look like that anymore, which is great.”


more:
https://gothamist.com/news/new-yorks...ay-travel-rush

[mrnyc]

airtrain price hike to $8.50 on the way —



AirTrain fare will soar to $8.50 per ride next spring, Port Authority says; commuter advocates seethe

By Ben Brachfeld
Posted on November 19, 2023


…

Each trip cost will cost a quarter more than the current $8.25 fare as of March 3, while tolls will jump by 63 cents on the agency’s seven bridges and tunnels connecting New York and New Jersey in January.

The “inflation-based” hikes were automatically triggered due to a 3.7% increase in the consumer price index over the past year, the Port Authority reported.


more:
https://www.amny.com/transit/airtrai...y-spring-2024/

[mrnyc]

paid ridership continues to rebound —
unpaid is of course soaring …



NYC Subway passes 1 billion riders for 2023 in latest sign of ridership rebound

By Ben Brachfeld
Posted on November 14, 2023


The MTA has recorded its billionth rider on the subway for 2023, the second year in a row the system has surpassed ten-digit ridership in the post-COVID era.


more:
https://www.amny.com/transit/nyc-sub...n-riders-2023/

[mrnyc]

well … yeah —


https://www.instagram.com/reel/Cz6qg...RlODBiNWFlZA==

[mrnyc]

interesting historic video of … baa dump tissssch !!! the nj turnpike —


https://www.instagram.com/reel/Cz1Sp...RlODBiNWFlZA==

[mrnyc]

fyi — i got this email reminder:





Dear Community Member,

The Interborough Express (IBX) will be kicking off the environmental review process as the next step in this exciting and transformative project that would create 14 miles of new public transit between Brooklyn and Queens.

We held Open Houses earlier this month at Brooklyn College and PS007 in Queens, and they continue on Thursday in Sunset Park. Join us Thursday to learn more about the environmental review process, how you can stay involved, and how to share your feedback.

Register here: https://bit.ly/3M3QKZw.

Can’t join in-person? You can review the presentation and associated informational boards from the open houses and share your feedback via a digital engagement tool.

Upcoming Open House Date
Thursday, 11/30/2023
6:30-8:30pm
Widdi Catering Hall
5602 6th Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11220

Virtual Engagement
Can’t join in-person? You can review the presentation and associated informational boards from the open houses and share your feedback via a digital engagement tool.

links:
https://mailchi.mp/9660b3121fb4/inte...4?e=88dc6588ee

[mrnyc]

china metros vs nyc mta —


https://www.instagram.com/reel/C0Jnk...RlODBiNWFlZA==

[chris08876]

Congestion pricing in Manhattan divides drivers, transit advocates

Nov 30, 2023

• Video Link

Unsurprisingly, people have a lot of opinions about congestion pricing tolls. FOX 5 NY's Linda Schmidt hears what lawmakers and drivers have to say.

[chris08876]

More about congestion pricing rates and how it applies to vehicles.


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Via: https://new.mta.info/document/127761

[UrbanImpact]

All of The largest projects in one video


• Video Link

[mrnyc]

governor’s island to get a new hybrid electric ferry via a fed grant & a $700M stony brook ‘New York Climate Exchange’ campus that will provide space for research and training for green jobs:


https://www.amny.com/news/feds-milli...-island-ferry/

[mrnyc]

noise triggering cameras on the way —
— and thank the traffic gods for that:



‘Noise cameras’ coming to NYC to punish loud drivers as complaints surge

By Social Links for Rich Calder


“Noise cameras” that detect souped-up cars, motorcycles and other loud vehicles are coming to a street near you.


more:
https://nypost.com/2023/12/02/metro/...plaints-surge/

[Busy Bee]

^Amen to that

[k1052]

With this and congestion pricing the city is really going to have to go after vehicles with fake or concealed plates. I mean start impounding them after a warning.

[Nouvellecosse]

Originally Posted by mrnyc

noise triggering cameras on the way —
— and thank the traffic gods for that:



‘Noise cameras’ coming to NYC to punish loud drivers as complaints surge

By Social Links for Rich Calder


“Noise cameras” that detect souped-up cars, motorcycles and other loud vehicles are coming to a street near you.


more:
https://nypost.com/2023/12/02/metro/...plaints-surge/

I didn't know such a thing existed. We desperately need that here.

[mrnyc]

path train is piloting contactless payment system they will call tapp —

its the same company that did omny —



Port Authority unveils new contactless payment system for PATH Train, dubbed ‘TAPP’

By Ben Brachfeld
Posted on December 4, 2023


more:
https://www.amny.com/news/port-autho...n-dubbed-tapp/