MTA Must Keep Riders Informed, Cellphones Ban
August 13th, 2007
Last week’s torrential rains closed much of the subway system and forced many straphangers to find alternatives to get to their destination. Now, argues the Times’ editorial, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority need to “work overtime to regain the public’s confidence in mass transit. ”
“Of all the indignities suffered last week, among the worst was feeling that no one cared enough to keep riders informed.”
The Post’s editorial praises Mayor Bloomberg for “standing up” to the city council’s bill that took aim at the ban on cellphones in public schools.
“Not only are phones a serious classroom disruption,” the Editorial writes, “ but they’ve also been used to cheat on tests, bully, deal drugs and coordinate gang activity.”
By Oates Ritthichai on August 13, 2007, 11:56 amIn category: Education, Tech, Transportation | 2 Comments »



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August 15th, 2007 at 12:37 pm
The MTA is internet un-savvy. Their website frequently has incorrect and incomplete information, not to mention poor grammar and mis-spellings. It is the simplest thing in the world to set up an real time e-mail notification system. Major cable news networks like Fox, MSNBC and CNN have done it for years, sending out free news alerts to e-mail subscribers.
September 3rd, 2009 at 4:28 pm
Cool site, love the info.