MTA wants to fix subway delays — with the help of Google Pixel smartphones
Google Public Sector, which partners with government agencies, last year installed across trains Pixel smartphones that could ...
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MTA applies lessons from costly first phase of Second Avenue subway
MTA leadership says the agency is incorporating cost-saving lessons learned from the first go around in some key ways: It ...
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Subway safety barriers cost MTA up to $100,000 per station
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority is spending up to $1,900 each for stainless-steel, waist-high gates it erects at ...
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MTA debuts open-gangway G trains
BROOKLYN – THE MTA ON Tuesday debuted two open-gangway trains on the G line, making it the second subway line after the C to get the open R211s, which have no doors between cars. G train ...
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Rough ride on the R train: Brooklyn lawmaker rips MTA over recurring rail woes
The MTA is investigating the issue while shifting resources to ease wait times, but state Sen. Andrew Gounardes says riders' ...
Tired of subway delays? The MTA wants to fix that by strapping Google smartphones to New York trains
Google partnered with the MTA on a pilot program that involved using sounds recorded on smartphones attached to trains to detect track issues before they occur.