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The Metropolitan Transportation Authority has announced improvements to mobile service and free Wi-Fi availability at key Long Island Rail Road stations, aiming to enhance commuter connectivity.
Offering a blend of user-friendly design and cutting-edge features, MTA's new app promises to streamline travel, providing real-time updates, trip planning and personalised options for a more efficient commuting experience.
With MTA's full Strategic Action Plan to be released by the end of 2022, these initial actions represent the authority's first steps to providing more car-free access to public transit across the New York region.
With the subway, buses, Metro-North Railroad and Long Island Rail Road surpassing their own records set throughout September 2022, New York City is well on track with its post-pandemic recovery.
The Strategic Action Plan will aim to increase transit equity by improving bike, pedestrian and micro-mobility access to MTA services - making multimodal transportation more convenient.
With the subway, Metro-North Railroad and Long Island Rail Road surpassing pandemic-era records set over the past several weeks in May 2022, New York City is well on track with its post-pandemic recovery.
As part of MTA's ongoing efforts to become more bike friendly for the convenience of passengers, Metro-North Railroad has launched a pilot programme involving six secure bike parking spaces at Grand Central Terminal.
MTA's new pilot fare change programme will provide riders with fares that are more affordable, flexible and fair as part of efforts to encourage New Yorkers to get back on public transport.
Following several projects to modernise and improve the railroad, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority has announced that LIRR achieved record-breaking on-time performance in 2021.
The proposed route for the transformative Interborough Express would see communities in Brooklyn and Queens connected to as many as 17 subway lines and the Long Island Rail Road.
Metropolitan Transportation Authority partners with local food banks and officers from the MTA Police Department to deliver 3,947 pounds in donations from its employee-driven food drive campaign.
In October 2021, ridership across New York City's subway, bus and railroad services has reached its highest number since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Elevate Transit: Zoning for Accessibility initiative will enable the Metropolitan Transportation Authority to achieve a fully accessible transit system across New York City on a faster timeline.
As of 7 September 2021, passengers travelling with bikes on the Long Island Rail Road and Metro-North Railroad will no longer require a bike permit to travel.
The MTA has announced the return of its Access-A-Ride service as it registers yet another day of record breaking pandemic-era ridership.
