What's happening
This bill requires the MTA to post more detailed service disruption statistics and conduct a study on train and platform capacity.
Why it matters
More transparency on service disruptions. By requiring the MTA to break down statistics into planned vs. unplanned disruptions, along with their length and frequency, the bill helps riders and advocates better understand the reliability of subway and train service—and hold the agency more accountable for unplanned delays.
Informed transit planning and crowding solutions. Mandating a study that distinguishes between platform and train capacity will provide clearer data on where and when overcrowding is most severe, potentially guiding future investments, safety measures, and service improvements.
Public accountability and advocacy tool. Regularly published, detailed disruption data and capacity studies empower commuters, watchdog groups, and policymakers to push for targeted improvements and track progress over time, rather than relying on anecdotal evidence or limited MTA disclosures.
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Post More Transit Data Online
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Sponsors
Senator · Senate District 14
2 Co-sponsors
History
- Referred to transportation
- Returned to senate
- Died in assembly
- Referred to corporations, authorities and commissions
- Delivered to assembly
- Passed senateVote 62–0
- Ordered to third reading cal.1423
- Committee discharged and committed to rules
- Referred to transportation
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.
Require MTA Share More Info
In Assembly Committee · Corporations, Authorities And Commissions · Sponsor Robert C. Carroll
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STATE OF NEW YORK
3237
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
February 5, 2019
Introduced by Sen. COMRIE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation
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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Sponsor's memo
Title of bill
An act to amend the public authorities law, in relation to requiring the metropolitan transportation authority to provide more detailed informa- tion to the public on its website
Purpose
To require the metropolitan transportation authority to provide more detailed information to the public on its website.
Summary of provisions
Section 1 of this bill amends section 1276-e of the public authorities law by adding a subdivision which states that 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. The authority shall also be required to conduct a study on maximum capacity and current capacity, differentiating between platform and train capaci- ty.
Section 2 of this bill states that this act shall take effect immediate- ly.
Justification
The metropolitan transportation authority (MTA) should be required to address rampant service disruptions plaguing many of the lines, such as the 7 line. When unplanned service disruptions occur, commuters are left scrambling to find ways into Manhattan for work. The unpredictability of the 7 line specifically, has concerned many Queens residents who rely on the subway to get to and from work. Inconsistency of service on this line continues to get worse.
In addition, dangerous overcrowding on trains and platforms continues to be a safety concern for those rush hour commuters.
This bill would require the MTA to disclose information to the public on a regular basis concerning the amount of disruptions each subway line has experienced per month, as well as conduct a study on capacity.
Legislative history
New Bill in 2017-18: Senate Bill 1685.
Fiscal implications
To be determined.
Effective date
This act shall take effect immediately.
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