Sunday, November 21, 2010
Group 5: Ubran Infrastructure: New York City's Public Transportation System
How is the New York City subway and bus system financed? Why has the price of a subway ride increased dramatically in the last ten years? Does the city's transportation infrastructure meet the needs of its riders, and how could it be improved? Rui, Hannah, George and Darron will research the history of the MTA and explore alternative schemes for pricing rides. Click here to read their research proposal.
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A Place to Visit
ReplyDeleteWe plan to take the Subway and go visit the New York Transit Museum located in Brooklyn. The museum was opened in 1976 as part of the country’s bicentennial celebration. The museum is actually located on what was the unused Court Street station. Among the information available at the museum is the outline of the challenges and the labor involved in the Subway construction during the early 1900s. Also, there is a Fare Collection exhibit that traces the different methods New Yorkers have used to pay. The website of the museum is found at: http://mta.info/mta/museum/index.html
http://www.mta.info/nyct/facts/ridership/ridership_sub.htm
ReplyDeleteCheck it out. Quite interesting.