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Source: Metro Transportation Library and Archive/FlickrTHE COMMUTE [/tag/the-commute/]: Last week in Part 1 [/mta-long-range-planning-part-1-of-2/] , I briefly summarized the MTA’s “Looking Ahead: [http://www.mta.info/mta/news/books/docs/TYN_Vision_7-22-13.pdf] A Context for the Next Twenty Year Needs Assessment” and stated that the MTA’
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No long range planning going on here. Move along, nothing to see here. Source: Museum of FlightTHE COMMUTE [/tag/the-commute/]: Most of what the MTA does such as day-to-day operations does not make the news. Keeping the system running each day, as imperfect as it is, is a monumental task
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Damage wrought to Manhattan’s South Ferry train station, which was completely submerged from the storm surge. Source: Metropolitan Transportation Authority / Patrick CashinTHE COMMUTE [/tag/the-commute/]: It is not too often that I compliment the MTA for a job well done. Regular readers of this column know most of my
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Photo by Allan RosenNow that the B4 and other bus lines will be restored [/b4-line-to-be-fully-restored-victory-for-sheepshead-bay-community/], you’ll want to ensure you’re not standing at that bus stop forever. To help with that, the city is expanding a GPS-driven program that will keep bus riders posted about real-time arrival estimates.