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MTA buses, subways and railroads provide 2.4 billion trips each year and its bridges and tunnels carry more than 300 million vehicles annually. The agency operates the Long Island Rail Road, Metro-North Railroad, Long Island Bus and NYC Transit, which includes the city's subway system, bus routes in the five boroughs and the Staten Island Railway.
MTA buses, subways and railroads provide 2.4 billion trips each year and its bridges and tunnels carry more than 300 million vehicles annually. The agency operates the Long Island Rail Road, Metro-North Railroad, Long Island Bus and NYC Transit, which includes the city's subway system, bus routes in the five boroughs and the Staten Island Railway.
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Westside subway plans move forward
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterIn a surprising and ambitious move, local transportation officials said Tuesday that they would pursue planning for two subway lines to the Westside, with one train along Wilshire Boulevard and a shorter leg partially following Santa Monica Boulevard...Tags: Transportation, Subway Transportation, Commuting, Antonio Villaraigosa, California
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Paterson picks lawyer for MTA board
The Associated PressGov. David Paterson has chosen Allen P. Cappelli of Staten Island for a seat on the Metropolitan Transportation Authority Board, saying he would provide a strong voice for the 8 million people who take public transport daily in the New York City region....Tags: David Paterson, New York, Staten Island (New York City), Insurance
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Pol wants perks card for NYers
msweeney@am-ny.comShould New Yorkers have ID cards that give them special perks tourists here can't get? That's what Assemb. William Colton (D-Brooklyn) wants city residents to have as a way to get slashed prices at stores, museums and in the transit system. "This just...Tags: Wine, Beer, and Spirits, Bensonhurst, Corporate Crime, Wisconsin, New York
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Metra says so long to its rail saloons
Chicago Tribune reporterEvery weekday at 5:17 p.m., the bar car on Metra's Milwaukee District West line becomes the place where everybody knows your name and they're always glad you came. With beer and wine cups in hand, a cast of characters that seems straight out of "Cheers"...Tags: Transportation, Wine, Beer, and Spirits, Metra, New York, Beverage Industry
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Union leader's difficulties spill over into L.A. County supervisors race
Los Angeles Times Staff WritersControversy surrounding a powerful Los Angeles labor leader threatened Thursday to alter the landscape beneath the county's hottest political race, which has been fueled by record amounts of union spending. Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors...Tags: Mark Ridley-Thomas, Political Candidates, Campaign Finance, Unions, Bernard Parks
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Paterson, legislators: More budget cuts may be needed
james.madore@newsday.comALBANY - Even as they congratulated themselves on cutting $427 million from this year's budget, Gov. David A. Paterson and legislative leaders acknowledged yesterday that more reductions would be needed if state revenue continues to dive because of the...Tags: Upper House, Medicaid, Diseases, Government Health Care, Steve Levy
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New MTA board member tapped by Paterson
Spin CycleAllen Cappelli, a former consultant to New York City builders and longtime Democratic strategist, has been tapped by Gov. David Paterson for the board of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, subject to state Senate confirmation. He'd replace the...Tags: Republican Party, David Paterson
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Comptroller plans audit of the MTA
msweeney@am-ny.comState comptroller Thomas DiNapoli is hoping to put the brakes on a fare hike by auditing the MTA and uncovering ways the agency can further trim its budget. "When we conduct an audit we say what are the biggest risks what are the greatest potential for...Tags: Budgets and Budgeting, New York City Transit
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MTA: Ridership to fall flat in 2009
msweeney@am-ny.comAfter more than a decade of growth in transit ridership, the MTA is predicting that bus and subway straphanger numbers will fall flat in 2009. Ridership on subways has grown dramatically this year -- increasing by more than four percent -- as people have...Tags: Transportation, September 11, 2001 Attacks, Subway Transportation, Layoffs and Downsizing, Petroleum Industry
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Verbal dispute among passengers delays LIRR train
Newsday Staff WriterFour passengers were removed from an eastbound Babylon train early this morning after a verbal dispute, the Long Island Rail Road said. A service alert issued by the LIRR at 6:10 a.m., based on an initial report by the train crew, noted that the 5:03 a.m....Tags: Long Island Rail Road
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3 arrested in scam of NY transit system
Three New Yorkers are facing grand larceny charges after being accused of stealing $800,000 in free rides from the Metropolitan Transportation Authority. The MTA said the three were able to take advantage of a software problem discovered in a...Tags: Long Island Rail Road, Prosecution, Theft, Crimes
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Motorist Hospitalized in Gold Line Accident
KTLA NewsPASADENA -- A motorist was seriously injured today in an accident with a Metro Gold Line train in Pasadena, authorities said. The accident occurred late this morning at Del Mar Boulevard east of Raymond Avenue, said Lisa Derderian of the Pasadena Fire...Tags: Santa Monica, Government, Sales, Heads of State, State Budgets
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