A Changing City: Weather and Climate
Join us as MTA engineers, scientists, policy makers, and emergency planners must work together to navigate these changes and their impact on the transit system.
Tour Fulton Center Station
Walk with Projjal Dutta, Director of Sustainability Initiatives at the MTA, from the shuttered South Ferry station to Fulton Center station, a gleaming new transit center for downtown New York.
A Lasting Legacy: Historic Preservation and the Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Learn more about New York City’s Transit system and its history with this talk by MTA Project Administrator Hollie Wells and Historic Preservationist Sara McIvor!
MTA’s Next Big Thing: Fulton Center
Learn about Fulton Center, MTA’s new major subway station on Fulton Street with a talk back with the head designers, Sir Nicholas Grimshaw, James Carpenter, and Mahadev Raman.
Buses but no bikes: Quinn’s scaled-back transit agenda
According to Quinn, New York City transportation options are in dire need of a serious revamping
Resilience: The Untold Story
NJ dinosaurs prove to be among one of the most resilient communities affected by Sandy. On the other hand, 35,000 people have train service again, thanks to the determination of the MTA.
Zero emissions: nothing but hot air?
Is Tesla’s market victory cause to celebrate for those who mourned the death of the electric car?
UTRC presents Mayoral Transportation Forum
New York City Mayoral candidates from all major parties will answer questions on a wide range of topics affecting the NYC riding public, the business community…
The future of NYC’s waterfronts, according to the mayoral candidates
The nuts and bolts of financing, balancing public-private partnerships, and implementation remain to be seen.
Riders Alliance Rally for More Bus and Train Service
Big news: because of higher-than-expected tax revenues, the MTA is now projected to have $40 million in unexpected revenue this year! Now it’s time to…
Can free public transit improve mental health?
Do reduced fare programs help both teens and the elderly? An example from London.
MTA to roll out interactive subway maps
By the end of the year, the MTA has announced it will install interactive, touch-screen maps for helping travelers and commuters navigate the city’s latticework…
New safety feature could soon improve your commute
The goal of any public transit administration is to increase ridership without jeopardizing safety and efficiency. The question is whether the installation of these doors will improve this….and the overall outlook for the MTA.
Pre-storm roundup: wind map, trains stop at 7 PM, mayor orders evacuation of zone A
As of noon, the mayor has ordered an evacuation for residents in the most vulnerable areas of the city, ‘Zone A.’ [Because of demand, this…
Apps step in to fill the mass transit void in Apple’s iOS 6
The new operating software for Apple‘s iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad was released on Wednesday, September 19th in close conjunction with the release of the…
Moving closer to green: the transportation vision of Projjal Dutta
MTA’s Director of Sustainability Projjal Dutta gave a presentation to City Atlas covering density, efficiency, and a vision of a future with more sustainable transportation.
New York’s hidden green secret
A talk on Earth Day pulled back the curtain on something we thought we all knew: the MTA. Almost as inherent to MTA city travel as the sound of screeching brakes is the griping and groaning we do while on board.
Would you like MTA’s entire art collection in the palm of your hand?
MTA Arts for Transit and Urban Design recently launched the officially licensed app that provides comprehensive information about the wide variety of permanent artwork installed…