Metropolitan Transportation Authority

Get to know the Congestion Relief Zone! Congestion Relief Zone tolling goes into effect on January 5—but how familiar are you with the toll zone? Here’s a quick refresher: - It includes all local streets and avenues in Manhattan at or below 60th Street. - You won’t be charged if you stay exclusively on the FDR Drive, the West Side Highway, or the Hugh L. Carey Tunnel connections to West Street. - Crossing credits will apply in the peak period if you use E-ZPass and enter the zone through the Holland, Lincoln, Queens-Midtown, or the Hugh L. Carey Tunnels. - If your trip starts and ends exclusively within the Zone, you won’t be charged a toll. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/enfeHhXq

Happy Thanksgiving to our riders and everyone here at the MTA who keeps us moving. This year, and every year, we're thankful for you!

The Thanksgiving Day Parade balloons are being inflated this afternoon on the Upper West Side. Take public transit to West 72 St & Columbus Av to see the magic up-close 🎈 Get more details on Thanksgiving service changes: https://lnkd.in/eZ8XBRVc

Experience the magic of the season with Metro-North's first-ever Holiday Lights Train! 🚉✨ This festive train will make its debut on Friday, November 29 and will run through the New Year. Riders can enjoy holiday music and special announcements, adding a touch of magic to every trip. Stay tuned for schedules—and a special shoutout to our amazing employees who made this holiday wonder possible!

Discounts + exemptions for congestion pricing are available! Here are the plans individuals can apply for ⬇️ The Individual Disability Exemption Plan (IDEP) is available for individuals who have disabilities or health conditions that prevent them from using transit. IDEP can be applied to a vehicle registered to the applicant, or to a vehicle registered to a person the applicant designates, such as a family member or a caregiver, if they use that vehicle to drive the applicant in the Congestion Relief Zone. A 50% discount is available for low-income vehicle owners enrolled in the Low-Income Discount Plan (LIDP). The discounts begin after the first 10 trips in a calendar month and applies to all peak period trips after that. Learn more + apply: https://lnkd.in/eiKxiqbw

Meet Robin, a station agent who has worked at the MTA for 30 years! She greets each customer with a smile and helps them get to where they need to go, no matter where she is in the station.

We are pleased to have received formal approval from the Federal Highway Administration for the phase-in feature of the Central Business District Tolling Program. Read the re-evaluation and the Value Pricing Pilot Program agreement here: https://lnkd.in/gDB2Ud77

We're hosting 8 public webinars in December all about Congestion Relief Zone tolling! Along with a Q+A, they'll explain how the toll works, its benefits, discounts & exemptions, and what you need to know before tolling begins on January 5. Register here: https://lnkd.in/eFw6qeRP

Earlier this fall, we announced our first Open Data Challenge—an open call for data explorers to use the MTA’s open data on data.ny.gov to build something cool. After reviewing over 100 submissions, we’re excited to share that this year’s winner is Stephanie Dang’s project Art Off The Rails! Stephanie Dang's interactive map makes the locations of the MTA’s permanent art collection easily accessible. Users can explore the artwork at each subway station by clicking the corresponding circle on the map. The project uses the Svelte JavaScript framework and is open-source: https://lnkd.in/gtZpjxgc We are so grateful to every single individual who took the time to submit a project!
Learn more about the challenge and see some of our favorite finalists here: https://lnkd.in/gzf9e_zv

This week, we're celebrating the 60th anniversary of the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge, which has served as a vital link connecting Staten Island and Brooklyn since Nov. 21, 1964. When it opened, it was the world’s largest suspension span and today, remains the longest suspension bridge in North America at a total 9,865 feet between abutments. Designed by renowned civil engineer Othman Amman, the bridge carries more than 1,600 MTA buses every weekday and carried over 80 million vehicles in 2023. Here are some historic photos of the iconic bridge! -- Photo Information: Photo 1: Opening day motorcade crosses the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge on November 21, 1964 Photo 2: The first car to cross over the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge. George Scarpelli and his six passengers drove a Cadillac and wore rented tuxedos. Photo 3: Ship passing under cables on September 25, 1963, Photo by Paul Rubenstein for Lenox Studios Photo 4: Groundbreaking Ceremony on August 13, 1959, Photo from Port Authority Photo 5: Men installing iron guard frames over cable on November 17, 1964, Photo by Paul Rubenstein for Lenox Studios Photo 6: Cable squeezing apparatus on Brooklyn side span cable "A". September 12, 1963. Photo by Paul Rubenstein for Lenox Studios Photo 7: Floor truss unit erected, Photo by Paul Rubenstein for Lenox Studios Photo 8: Poster for the 22nd Annual New York City Marathon, held November 3, 1991.