MTA honors a Levittown and Seaford Resident

May 14, 2008

Yesterday, May 13, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) Police Department recognized officers and civilians for heroic actions, including two residents from Levittown and Seaford.

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MTA: “Bottoms Up, and Prices Too”

May 1, 2008

Yesterday, April 30, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority Board of Directors voted to raise prices of drinks and snacks at its bar cars and bar carts.

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MTA: Gov. Paterson and MTA Announce Sustainability Initiatives

April 15, 2008

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Yesterday, at Grand Central Terminal, Governor David A. Paterson joined MTA Executive Director and CEO Elliot G. Sander and Chairman H. Dale Hemmerdinger to announced a series of sustainability initiatives that the authority will pursue to further reduce its impact on the environment, including its carbon footprint. The initiatives were part of the interim recommendations released today by the Commission on Sustainability and the MTA. The Commission, chaired by Jonathan F.P. Rose, was created in September 2007 by the MTA to help the authority – which already plays a vital role in reducing the region’s environmental impact – take a leadership role in promoting sustainability.

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MTA to host live online Q & A

April 8, 2008

Tomorrow,  the Metropolitan Transportation Authority  Executive Director and CEO Elliot G Sander and his senior staff will host the first of four ”webinars“, or online seminars. On April 9th, between Noon and 1 PM, on mta.info, the MTA will discuss and answer questions on proposed Capital Programs. No registration is required. Participants will be able to submit questions on the MTA website to be answered verbally by Mr. Sander and MTA staff on the live broadcast.