Tag: MTA

Alexander Chen's Conductor, which is hosted at MTA.me, is an animated map of the NYC subway. Fed with departure data from the Metropolitan Transit Authority in New York City, Conductor traces the train routes before your eyes. But it's just as fun to listen to as it is to watch: As trains pass each other, they produce plucked notes, and you can strum them yourself to make beautiful train track ...

The bright lights of New York may prevent its inhabitants from seeing heavenly bodies at night, but inside Grand Central Station, New Yorkers can now star-gaze to their hearts' content. A group of electricians recently revamped a brilliant, LED-lit constellation display along the ornate ceiling of the Grand Central Terminal, giving new life to a tradition that was dangerously close to fading. ...

The hopes and fears of all New Yorkers will at once come true, thanks to yesterday's announcement that the city's plan to outfit subway stations with Wi-Fi and cell service are, once again, moving forward. We all knew it would happen eventually; three years ago, the MTA and Transit Wireless struck a deal that would outfit stations, but not tunnels, with wireless access. Still, some of us had hoped ...

If you ride New York City's L train between Brooklyn and Manhattan at odd hours of the day, get ready for a little more automation in your lifestyle. As of today, the L will become the first NY subway line to be fully controlled by Communications Based Train Control, or CBTC, initially used overnights and during non-peak hours. It allows the trains to effectively run themselves, closer and ...

The New York State Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) is looking for a vendor to put together what may end up being the largest text message and e-mail alert system in the country. The MTA said that, following massive flooding of the NYC subway tunnels on August 8th, the need for such a system became clear. The alerts will inform passengers about construction, train re-routing, and ...

Last month, we reported that New York City's subway system was being wired to bring cell phone reception to its subterranean stations. Besides bringing the conveniences of e-mail and voice to this otherwise uncharted territory, many New Yorkers felt a sense of relief that emergency calls from underground would now be possible. However, it seems that's not exactly what the Metropolitan Transit ...

The cell phone is a powerful tool when you're trying to meet up with friends somewhere, especially if they're the bar-hopping type who don't stay at any one place on a Friday night any longer than it takes to down a pint. But, in New York City, you can forget about staying in touch with friends if you're traveling by subway -- the city's biggest cell-phone dead zone. Thankfully, that's finally ...