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| Transportation |
MTA subways, buses, and railroads
move 2.4 billion New Yorkers a year, about one in every three
users of mass transit in the United States and two-thirds of
the nation's rail riders.
MTA bridges and tunnels carry nearly 300 million vehicles annually
— more than any bridge and tunnel authority in the nation.
This vast transportation network — North America's largest
— serves a population of 14.6 million people in the 5,000-square-mile
area fanning out from New York City through Long Island, southeastern
New York State, and Connecticut.
Who Are We?
The MTA network links the diverse parts of New York, enabling
residents and visitors to get where they want to go swiftly
and at reasonable cost. MTA services offer the region efficient,
environmentally sound travel alternatives to gridlocked streets
and highways. And the mobility provided by the MTA helps ensure
New York's place as a world center of finance, commerce, culture,
and entertainment.
While nearly 85% of the nation's workers need automobiles to
get to their jobs, four of every five rush-hour commuters to
New York City's central business district avoid traffic congestion
by taking transit services, most of it operated by the MTA.
MTA customers travel on America's largest bus fleet and on more
trains than all the rest of the country's subways and commuter
railroads combined.
It is impossible to place a dollar figure on the MTA's land,
equipment, and facilities, located on or under some of the world's
most expensive real estate. But the greatest value of the MTA
lies in its beneficial impact on the New York region's economy
and quality of life. New York ranks near the top among the nation's
best cities for business, says Fortune magazine, because it
has "what every city desires, a workable mass transit system."
Since 1982 the MTA has been carrying out the largest public
works rebuilding project in the country. Funded by federal,
state, and local government and by the issuance of debt, the
MTA’s most recent capital program has generated an average
31,760 private-sector jobs, $1.3 billion in wages, $100 million
in state and local tax revenues, and $3.52 billion in economic
activity annually.
MetroCard® and E-ZPass™ revolutionized fare and toll
payment on subways, buses, bridges, and tunnels. MetroCard automated
fare collection has brought free transfers between subways and
buses; multiride bonuses; and weekly, monthly, and daily transit
passes, reducing the cost of public transportation for the first
time. E-ZPass electronic toll collection has transformed local
and regional highway travel, speeding the trips of millions
of MTA customers while reducing traffic congestion and pollution.
A public-benefit corporation chartered by New York State in
1965, the MTA is governed by a 17-person Board. Members are
nominated by the Governor, with some recommended by New York
City's mayor and the county executives of Nassau, Suffolk, Westchester,
Dutchess, Orange, Rockland, and Putnam counties, with the members
representing the latter four casting one collective vote. The
Board also has six rotating non-voting seats held by representatives
of organized labor and the Permanent Citizens Advisory Committee
(PCAC), which serves as a voice for users of MTA transit and
commuter facilities. All Board members are confirmed by the
New York State Senate.
MTA is committed to ensuring that no person is excluded from
participation in, or denied the benefits of its services on
the basis of race, color or national origin as protected by
Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended (“Title
VI”). If you believe you have been subjected to discrimination
under Title VI, you may file a written complaint with MTA Office
of Civil Rights, 2 Broadway, 16th floor, New York, N.Y. 10004. |
| MTA Totals at a Glance |
| 2004 operating budget |
$8.0 billion |
Average weekday passengers |
7,711,945 |
Rail and subway lines, and bus routes |
343 |
| Rail and subway cars |
8,259 |
| Buses |
4,895 |
| Track miles |
2,058 |
| Bus route miles |
2,967 |
| Rail stations |
734 |
| Employees |
63,884 |
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