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The New York City Transit Authority (also known as NYCTA, the TA, [2] or simply Transit, [3] and branded as MTA New York City Transit) is a public-benefit corporation in the U.S. state of New York that operates public transportation in New York City.
In May 2021, the MTA operated eight walk-up COVID-19 vaccination sites in subway, Metro-North and Long Island Rail Road stations as part of a five-day pilot project. [201] This pilot project was subsequently extended another week at two stations. [202] [203] Over 11,000 people received the Janssen COVID-19 vaccine as part of the program. [204]
In April 2021, the agency placed an RFP for forty-five new forty-foot battery-electric buses. [24] Later in 2021, the MTA awarded New Flyer the contract for the electric bus order, set to arrive in late 2022 and 2023. 15 more buses were added to the originally 45 bus contract, making for a total of 60 buses allotted for MTA NYCT. [24]
Toronto Transit Commission: 26.2% Flat rate 2021 [45] GO Transit: 50.37% [46] Distance based 2020-21 [47] Vancouver: TransLink: 43.7% Zone based; transition to distance based upcoming 2022 [48] Victoria: BC Transit (Victoria regional transit system) 28.4% Flat rate 2022 [49] Winnipeg Winnipeg Transit: 60% Flat rate 2011 [42] York York Region ...
The report urges the streamlining of communication lines that are used to freeze the New York City public transportation system and to relay information supporting a state of emergency declaration.
The MTA hired Andy Byford as the new NYCTA chief in 2018; Byford presented a report to tackle the issues plaguing the transit system before his resignation two years later. Service improved through 2019, but the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in New York City in early 2020 further depleted the MTA's finances.
During late 2021, due to an external lawsuit with the garage that operated the SIM23 and SIM24, the MTA announced the takeover of the two lines was imminent. On January 3, 2022, the MTA assumed control over the SIM23 and SIM24 routes formerly run by Academy. These routes are operated by New York City Transit out of the Charleston Depot. As a ...
Transit agency City/area served Annual ridership, 2023 [1] Avg. ridership weekdays, Q3 2024 [2] System length Avg. boardings per mile weekdays, Q3 2024 Opened Stations Lines 1 New York City Subway: NYCTA [note 1] New York City: 2,027,286,000 5,955,000 248 mi (399 km) [3] 24,012 1904 [4] 472 [4] 26 [4] 2 Washington Metro: WMATA: Washington ...