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IN BRIEF Last Words January 1, 2017 Opening 34 | Mass Transit | MassTransitmag.com | FEBRUARY 2017 PROJECTS OPENING IN 2017 ●✚ New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority Second Avenue Subway National View Discussion 1.16 miles Additional Miles $4.45 billion Project Cost Second Avenue Subway Anthony Foxx @SecretaryFoxx It has been an honor and a privilege to serve President Obama and the American people as Secretary of Transportation. Renard Monczunski @RMonczunski #TEDFordSession Autonomous vehicles could potentially be part of a public transit system for individuals with disabilities and the elderly. Tara Goddard &rlm @GoddardTara “If our road system were any other industry, it would be shut down immediately for gross safety violations” @PeterFurth #TRBAM #VisionZero Breakdown Snapshot MTA/Patrick Cashin ▶ The Second Avenue Subway began service on January 1, 2017. Phase 1 will provide service from 96th Street to 63rd Street and will serve more than 200,000 people per day. Further phases of the project will extend the line to Hanover Square in the Financial District. Additional information at MassTransitmag.com/12291011 and more photos at fl ickr.com/mtaphotos. 3 New Stations 35 Escalators 12 Elevators ● ■ ✚ ✚ Bus Rapid Transit ART VTA MASSDOT AC TRANSIT PACE LTD FAX NYC DOT GRTC MISSISSAUGA ■ ◆ ✚ ● Heavy Rail BART TTC ■ Commuter Rail SMART MBTA RTD ◆ Light Rail CATS RTD ■ ◆ ■✚ ◆ ✚ ✚ ✚ ✚ ✚ Streetcar M-1 RAIL LOOP TROLLEY MassTransitmag.com/12295691 1


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