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May 6, 2005

NYC transit e-mail alerts

Could it be? The city with "Northern charm and Southern efficiency" has an idea that will be copied in the Big Apple?

MTA New York City Transit has announced a pilot program which will send e-mail notifications of subway service interruptions. WMATA has had this service in D.C. for some time. I've found that the e-mails are not much use for minor delays, but for major ones (e.g. a "purple purple" when someone jumps in front of a train) the e-mails can be quite helpful.

But then, it seems Metro-North and Long Island Rail Road already had this service, so we Southerners can't take all the credit...

Post Author: massysett | 1:50 PM | Link | TrackBacks
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