What's happening
This bill requires the MTA to publish more detailed service disruption statistics and conduct a study on transit capacity.
Why it matters
Greater transparency about MTA service disruptions. could help riders better understand both the frequency and causes of delays, potentially pressuring the agency to address reliability issues more directly.
Differentiating between planned and unplanned service disruptions. allows the public and policymakers to distinguish between necessary maintenance and unexpected problems, leading to more informed discussions about system management and investment priorities.
A mandated study on transit capacity—separating platform and train limits—provides data critical for planning upgrades, managing crowding, and improving safety, particularly as ridership grows or service patterns change.
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Require MTA Share More Info
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Assembly Member · Assembly District 44
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History
- Referred to corporations, authorities and commissions
- Referred to corporations, authorities and commissions
Companion bill
The same bill in the other chamber. A bill becomes law when one version passes both houses and the governor signs it, so either number can carry it.
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In Senate Committee · Transportation · Sponsor Leroy Comrie
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STATE OF NEW YORK
7840
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
May 24, 2019
Introduced by M. of A. CARROLL -- read once and referred to the Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions
AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to requiring the metropolitan transportation authority to provide more detailed information to the public on its website
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Section 1276-e of the public authorities law, as added by section 19 of part H of chapter 25 of the laws of 2009, is amended to read as follows:
§ 1276-e. Reporting. 1. The authority shall post on its website on or before the first of May, the law firms retained by the authority which in the past year received payment for services in such year.
2. The authority shall further post monthly statistics on service disruptions, including but not limited to: delineation of planned and unplanned disruptions; length of service disruptions and the frequency of disruptions per month.
3. The authority shall conduct a study on maximum capacity and current capacity. Such study shall differentiate between platform capacity and train capacity.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD06723-01-9
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