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MYmta is intended to combine MTA functionalities that are already available in separate apps such as Subway Time, Bus Time, and the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) and Metro-North Railroad Train Time applications into one all-encompassing application. [2]
On September 6, 2015, the MTA started a pilot program by the name of Bike & Ride. This pilot installed bike racks on the fronts of S53 and S93 buses, with each bike rack being able to accommodate two bikes. [15] [16] In 2017, the MTA released its Fast Forward Plan, aimed at speeding up mass transit services. [17]
The New York City Transit Authority (also known as NYCTA, the TA, [2] or simply Transit, [3] and branded as MTA New York City Transit) is a public-benefit corporation in the U.S. state of New York that operates public transportation in New York City.
MTA officials plan to delay a major upgrade to New York City’s busiest subway line — and shift those efforts and money to replacing 80-year-old equipment on some of the system’s most ...
The large "M" logos on trains and buses were replaced with decals that state MTA New York City Bus, MTA New York City Subway or MTA Staten Island Railway, eliminating inconsistencies in signage. [57] Today, the older "M" logos survive on existing cube-shaped lamps on station lampposts dating to the 1980s, though such lamps have been updated ...
The fleet consists of over 5,800 buses of various types and models for fixed-route service, making MTA RBO's fleet the largest public bus fleet in the United States. [1] The MTA also has over 2,000 vans and cabs for ADA paratransit service, providing service in New York City, southwestern Nassau County, and the city of Yonkers.
The Bus Time smartphone interface during its Manhattan launch on October 7, 2013 The Bus Time console installed in a bus behind the driver's seat. MTA Bus Time, stylized as BusTime, is a Service Interface for Real Time Information, automatic vehicle location (AVL), and passenger information system provided by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) of New York City for customers of its ...
The MTA also added a hearing induction loop to the Bowling Green station, the first such installation in the subway system, during a pilot program in early 2020. [150] The MTA released the NaviLens and NaviLens Go apps as part of another pilot program in late 2020. The apps could scan QR codes at bus stops and read out signs and bus-arrival times.