DOCSLIB.ORG

National Conference on Mass. Transit Crime and Vandali.Sm Compendium of Proceedings

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
National Conference on Mass. Transit Crime and Vandali.Sm Compendium of Proceedings If you have issues viewing or accessing this file contact us at NCJRS.gov. n co--~P7 National Conference on Mass. Transit Crime and Vandali.sm Compendium of Proceedings Conducted by T~he New York State Senate Committee on Transportation October 20-24, 1980 rtment SENATOR JOHN D. CAEMMERER, CHAIRMAN )ortation Honorable MacNeil Mitchell, Project Director i/lass )rtation ~tration ansportation ~t The National Conference on Mass Transit Crime and Vandalism and the publication of this Compendium of the Proceedings of the Conference were made possible by a grant from the United States Department of Transportation, Urban Mass Transportation Administration, Office of Transportation Management. Grateful acknowledgement is extended to Dr. Brian J. Cudahy and Mr. Marvin Futrell of that agency for their constructive services with respect to the funding of this grant. Gratitude is extended to the New York State Senate for assistance provided through the cooperation of the Honorable Warren M. Anderson, Senate Majority Leader; Dr. Roger C. Thompson, Secretary of the Senate; Dr. Stephen F. Sloan, Director of the Senate Research Service. Also our appreciation goes to Dr. Leonard M. Cutler, Senate Grants Officer and Liaison to the Steering Committee. Acknowledgement is made to the members of the Steering Committee and the Reso- lutions Committee, whose diligent efforts and assistance were most instrumental in making the Conference a success. Particular thanks and appreciation goes to Bert'J. Cunningham, Director of Public Affairs for the Senate Committee on Transportation, for his work in publicizing the Conference and preparing the photographic pages included in the Compendium. Special appreciation for the preparation of this document is extended to the Program Coordinators for the Conference, Carey S. Roessel, Joyce Fonda Lapham and to Kathryn Stathakis. We are also grateful to Deborah K. Maher, Editor with the Senate Research Service. Minor editing and deleting of text has been done where the content of the material did not apply to the Conference proceedings. This document is disseminated under the sponsorship of the Department of Transportation in the interest of information exchange. The United States Govern- ment assumes no liability for the contents or use thereof. Document is available to the United States public through the National Technical Information Service, springfield, VA 22161, and the New York State Senate Standing Committee on Transportation, State Capitol, Albany, NY 12247. The report number is: UMTA- NY-06-0083-81-1 / NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON MASS TRANSIT CRIME AND VANDALISM Conducted by The New York State Senate Committee on Transportation in Cooperation with The Urban Mass Transportation Administration Office of Transportation Management Compendium of Proceedings Senator John D. Caemmerer Honorable MacNeil Mitchell Committee Chairman Project Director THE SHERATON CENTRE NEW YORK CITY OCTOBER 20-24, 1980 New York State Senate Albany, New York March, 1981 Technical Report Documentation Page 1. Report No. 2. Government Accession No. 3. Recipient's Catalog No. UMTA-~-06-0083-81-1 4. Title and Subtitle S. Report Date National Conference on Mass Transit Crime and ~rch , 1981 Vandalism 6. Performing Organization Code Conl~-ndiumof Proceedings 8. Performing Organization Report No. 7. Author1s) New York State Senate Conmittee on Transportaticn 9. Performing Organization Name and Address 10. Work Unit No. (TRAIS) New York State Senate Conmittee on Transportation Senator John D. Caenn~rer, Chairman 11. Contract or Grant No. Room 811, Legislative Office Building NY - 06 - 00R3 Albany, New York 12247 ~.3..Typ~of. Report and J~e[iod Co~ered 12. Sponsoring Agency Name and Address dit~d transcrlpns or speeche U.S. Department of Transportation and discussion during the Con ference on October 21, 22 and Urban Mass Transportation Administration "9"9 I £%~r% 400 Seventh Street, S.W. T4~. , Sponsor,~u J uk;. ng Agency Code Washington, D. C. 20590 20.504 15. Supplementary Notes 16. Abstract This report presents edited reproducticns of the speeches made during the plenary sessions, luncheons and dinners at the National Conference on Mass Transit Crime and Vandalism, October 20-24, 1980, at the Sheraton Centre Hotel in New York City. Also included are the discussions which occurred during the Concluding Session, when the Conference participants took part in the adoption of resolutions which were pre- sented to them by a select Resolutions Con]nittee. These resolutions were developed during the meetings of small workshop groups which immediately succeeded the plenary sessions. Contained within the appendices are the resolutions adopted by the Conference par- ticipants, which are intended to function as guidelines for future actions in +_he area of transit crime. Other useful material has been included in the appendices as well. 17. Key Words 18. Distribution Statement Available to the Public through the Mass Try]sit, Subway, Bus, Transit National Technical Information Service, Safety and Security, Crime, Vandalism an( Springfield, Virginia 22161. Public Interest. 19. Security Classif. (of ~is report) 20. Security Classif. (of this page) 21. No. of Pages I 22. Price Unclassified Unclassified 168 Form DOT F 1700.7 (8-72) Reproduction of completed page authorized NEW YORK STATE SENATE COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION January, 1931 Senator John D. Caemmerer Chairman Senator Linds Winikow Ranking Minority Member Senator Charles Cook Senator John Oaly Senator James H. Oonovsn Senator Owen H. Johlhson Dear Concerned Citizen: Senator Frsnk Ima(~svan Senstor Jess J Present Senator Carol Barman Crime and vandalism on public transportation systems Senator Martin Connor Senstor Anthony V. Gszzsra throughout the nation, but most particulary in major Senator John D, Perry urban areas, has become an increasingly serious Staff problem with far-reaching implications. John B. Kiernsn Chief Counsel and Staff [Director National economic conditions and energy conservation MacNeil Mitchell Special Counsel policies heighten the need for safe, efficient and secure public transportation systems. High crime rates, Mitchell H. rally Counsel particularly with respect to violent crime, and equip- Donald R. Hoyte ment damaged by vandals only deter public transit rider- Senior Legisletive Analyst ship. This in turn defeats efforts by all levels of BBr~c J. Cumningham government to promote the use of public transportation. Director of Public Affairs Joseph F. 71mmermam, Ph.D. Research [Director Early in 1980, the New York State Senate Committee on Eleanor Msio Transportation proposed that a National Conference be Executive Secretary conducted to focus attention on the dimensions of the mass transit crime and vandalism problem. As a result of the foresight, understanding and cooperation of the Urban Mass Transportation Administration of the U.S. Department of Transportation, a grant was obtained from the UMTA to help our committee conduct the first National Conference on Crime and Vandalism in Mass Transit. The following is a compendium of the proceedings of this conference held October 20-214, 1980 in New York City. Not only was this the first conference of its kind held on this problem, but nearly 150 dedicated participants from throughout the United States and Canada were in attendance. This compendium is being sent to you with our compliments and that of the Urban Mass Transportation Administration. We hope it will encourage you to join in our efforts to eliminate this grave and far-reaching problem. We welcome your comments and suggestions. JOHN D. CAEMMERER Chairman ROOM 811 " LEGISLATIVE OFFICE BUILDING " ALBANY, NEW YORK 12:=47 " TEL. (518) 455-3341 TABLE OF CONTENTS Page ,.. PREFACE In Senator John D. Caemmerer ............................................ iii INTRODUCTION ix PLENARY SESSION I, Nature of the Mass Transit Crime Problem 1 Ronald C. Kane ....................................................... 3 Howard Blankman ..................................................... 3 John D. Caemmerer ................................................... 3 James P. Burgess ..................................................... 5 John E. Lawe ......................................................... 6 Angus B. MacLean .................................................... 9 Walter J. Bierwagen ................................................... 11 LUNCHEON PROCEEDINGS, October 21, 1980 13 George Takei .......................................................... 15 PLENARY SESSION II, Requirements for Security and Safety on Mass Transit Systems 19 John W. Townsend .................................................... 21 John B. Schnell ....................................................... 23 Alan Kiepper .......................................................... 28 KEYNOTE DINNER, October 21, 1980 33 Edward I. Koch ........................................................ 35 Louis R. Nickinello .................................................... 37 James B. Meehan ..................................................... 37 PLENARY SESSION III, The Law Enforcement Problem __ 41 Edward G. Rendell .................................... ................ 43 Earl McGhee .......................................................... 46 Albert L. Kramer ....................................................... 48 LUNCHEON PROCEEDINGS, October 22, 1980 53 C. Carroll Carter ....................................................... 55 Jack R. Gilstrap ......................................................
Load more

Recommended publications
  • Audit Committee Meeting
    Audit Committee Meeting October 2020 Committee Members J. Barbas, Chair F. Borelli D. Jones R. Linn R. Mujica, Jr. Audit Committee Meeting MTA Board Room - 20th Floor 2 Broadway Wednesday, 10/28/2020 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM ET 1. PUBLIC COMMENTS 2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Minutes of July 22, 2020 Meeting - Page 3 3. AUDIT COMMITTEE WORK PLAN 2021 WORKPLAN - Condensed - Page 5 2021 WORKPLAN - Detailed - Page 7 4. QUARTERLY FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - 2ND QUARTER 2020 Draft - Consolidated Interim Financial Statements - Q2 2020 - Page 12 5. APPOINTMENT OF EXTERNAL AUDITORS PCAOB Report on 2018 Inspection of Deloitte - Page 133 6. AUDIT APPROACH/COORDINATION WITH EXTERNAL AUDITORS (Materials previously distributed) 7. REVIEW OF AUDIT COMMITTEE CHARTER Audit Committee Charter - Page 153 8. OPEN AUDIT RECOMMENDATIONS Past Due Remediation Plans Report - October 2020 - Page 160 9. ANNUAL AUDIT COMMITTEE ACTIVITY REPORT (Materials previously distributed) 10. 2020 AUDIT PLAN PRESENTATION 2020 Audit Committee Status Presentation - October 2020 - Page 164 MINUTES OF MEETING AUDIT COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD WEDNESDAY, JULY 22, 2020 -10 A.M. RONAN BOARD ROOM - 20™ FLOOR 2BROADWAY Because of the ongoing COVID-19 public health crisis, the MTA Chairman convened a one-day, virtual Board and Committee meeting session on July 22, 2020, which included the following committees: • Long Island Rail Road and Metro-North Railroad; • New York City Transit; • MT A Bridges and Tunnels; • Finance; • Safety; • Audit; • Corporate Governance; and • Capital Program Oversight Committee To see a summary of the meeting and the actions taken by the Audit Committee, please refer to the July 22, 2020 Board minutes in the July Board Book available here on the Board materials website: https://new.mta.info/transparency/board-and-committee-meetings/july-2020.
    [Show full text]
  • Gang Violence Job Search Albanian Celebration White Plains Fifth
    Albanian Job Search Gang Violence Page 5 Page 5 CelebrationPage 6 VWESTCHESTEROLUME 2 • NUMBER 38 Your World, Our Beat; TIMES Now You Know!™ TRIBUNEMAY 24, 2007 INSIDE www.WestchesterTimesTribune.Typepad.com Complimentary AUTOMOTIVE Soldier in Genovese Latimer Tours Capitol with PG. 7 Organized Crime Osborn Elementary School Students CAREER PG. 5 Family Pleads Guilty to COMMUNITY Conspiracy Murder PG. 6 Capo Pleads Guilty To Extortion NEW YORK, NY -- Michael J. Crime Family, Frank Serpico, a/k/ Garcia, the United States Attorney a “Farby,” authorized the murder ECONOMIC for the Southern District of of Ralph Coppola, a Soldier in New York, announced that two the Genovese Crime Family, with DEVELOPMENT defendants, one soldier and one the consent of other leaders of the capo of the Genovese Organized Family. Later the same month, at PGS. 1, 3, 4 Crime Family, pleaded guilty Serpico’s instruction, Deluca met today in Manhattan federal court, with Ralph Coppola in the Bronx, before United States Magistrate New York. Following that meeting, ENVIRONMENT Judge Henry Pitman, to conspiracy Ralph Coppola was murdered by PGS. 5, 7 to commit murder and extortion, members and associates of the respectively. According documents Genovese Crime Family. filed in Manhattan federal court and During his guilty plea allocution, EPIPHANY PARK the defendant’s plea proceedings: Deluca admitted belonging to the PG. 2 Pasquale Deluca, a/k/a “Scop,” a criminal enterprise described in the soldier in the Genovese Organized Information, namely the Genovese Crime Family (“Genovese Crime Crime Family, and that he helped Students, parents and teachers from Osborn Elementary School made a class trip to Albany in early May to Family”), pleaded guilty to an to arrange a meeting in the Bronx JASON visit the State Capitol and learn more about New York State government.
    [Show full text]
  • Chapter 1: Project Purpose and Need
    Chapter 1: Project Purpose and Need A. INTRODUCTION This chapter presents the need for the proposed Manhattan East Side Transit Alternatives (MESA) project. Existing deficiencies in providing transit service on the East Side of Manhattan are summarized, based on the project’s Interim Report No. 1, Draft Inventory and Review of Current Operational and Service Issues (July 1996), and subsequent assessment of current and future conditions. The identification of problems has been a major factor in determining the project’s goals and objectives, also detailed below, which themselves form the basis for the evaluation of alternatives (see discussion in Chapter 2). This chapter also describes other major investment studies and planning programs that affect the proposed action and its goals, and dis- cusses the review and approval processes. B. PROJECT IDENTIFICATION/LOCATION The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) and the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA), in cooperation with MTA New York City Transit Authority (NYCT),* are undertaking a Major Investment Study (MIS) to consider options for improving transit access and mobility on Manhattan’s East Side. As shown in Figure 1-1, the alternatives would provide service to an area including Lower Manhattan, the Lower East Side, East Midtown, the Upper East Side, and East Harlem. A secondary area, just west of the primary area south of 59th Street, has also been considered in this MIS. The primary project area contains a variety of land uses, encompassing the dense commercial districts of
    [Show full text]
  • This Re-Route Will Start at the Biginning of Revenue Service Untill B.C.C
    THIS RE-ROUTE WILL START AT THE BIGINNING OF REVENUE SERVICE UNTILL B.C.C. GIVES THE ALL CLEAR. REROUTE ADVISORY: Route #2 Ponce De Leon, #3 Auburn Ave, #6 Emory, #9 Boulevard/Tilson Road, #21 Memorial Drive, #26 Marietta Street, #36 Virginia Highland, #40 Downtown, #42 Pryor Road, #49 McDonough Blvd, #50 D.L. Hollowell Pkwy, #51 J.E. Boone, #55 Jonesboro Road, #94 Northside Drive, #102 Little Five Points, #107 Glenwood, #186 Rainbow Drive, #809 Monroe Drive, #813 Atlanta Student Movement, #816 North Highland Ave, #832 Grant Park, and #899 Old Fourth Ward. WHAT: 2020 Publix Atlanta Marathon & 5k WHERE: The Marathon will start at Marietta Street and Centennial Olympic Park Drive. The Route/Course will travel through various streets in the City of Atlanta and Dekalb County. WHEN: Sunday, March 1, 2020 TIMES: 7:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. or Until the All clear is given by B.C.C. Buses in and around the Marathon will be rerouted during the Marathon/5k. Bus routes intersecting with Race/Runners will be delayed. Atlanta Police will allow traffic to flow between gaps in the Race. Reroute as follows: OUTBOUND: Route #2 from North Avenue Station to East Lake Station (South Loop) Regular route Expect Delays crossing North Highland Avenue. INBOUND: Route #2 from East Lake Station to North Avenue Station Regular route Expect Delays crossing North Highland Avenue. Regular route Page 1 of 20 OUTBOUND: Route #3 from H.E. Holmes Station to West End Station Continue M.L.K. Jr. Drive Right – Joseph E. Lowery Blvd.
    [Show full text]
  • Proposed Program of High Capacity Transit Improvements City of Atlanta DRAFT
    Proposed Program of High Capacity Transit Improvements City of Atlanta DRAFT Estimated Capital Cost (Base Year in Estimated O&M Cost (Base Year in Millions) Millions) Project Description Total Miles Local Federal O&M Cost Over 20 Total Capital Cost Annual O&M Cost Share Share Years Two (2) miles of heavy rail transit (HRT) from HE Holmes station to a I‐20 West Heavy Rail Transit 2 $250.0 $250.0 $500.0 $13.0 $312.0 new station at MLK Jr Dr and I‐285 Seven (7) miles of BRT from the Atlanta Metropolitan State College Northside Drive Bus Rapid Transit (south of I‐20) to a new regional bus system transfer point at I‐75 7 $40.0 N/A $40.0 $7.0 $168.0 north Clifton Light Rail Four (4) miles of grade separated light rail transit (LRT) service from 4 $600.0 $600.0 $1,200.0 $10.0 $240.0 Contingent Multi‐ Transit* Lindbergh station to a new station at Emory Rollins Jurisdicitional Projects I‐20 East Bus Rapid Three (3) miles of bus rapid transit (BRT) service from Five Points to 3 $28.0 $12.0 $40.0 $3.0 $72.0 Transit* Moreland Ave with two (2) new stops and one new station Atlanta BeltLine Twenty‐two (22) miles of bi‐directional at‐grade light rail transit (LRT) 22 $830 $830 $1,660 $44.0 $1,056.0 Central Loop service along the Atlanta BeltLine corridor Over three (3) miles of bi‐directional in‐street running light rail transit Irwin – AUC Line (LRT) service along Fair St/MLK Jr Dr/Luckie St/Auburn 3.4 $153 $153 $306.00 $7.0 $168.0 Ave/Edgewood Ave/Irwin St Over two (2) miles of in‐street bi‐directional running light rail transit Downtown – Capitol
    [Show full text]
  • Bin \Ixon Visits New York for Drug Abuse Fight
    Bin SEE STORY PAGE 15 Sonny Sanay and cool today, fair Y Red Bank, Freehold / FINAL tonight. Tomorrow partly cloudy and milder. / Long Branch J EDITION 26 PAGES ^lunmouih County's Outstanding Home Xowspapor KED BANK, N.J. MONDAY, MARCH 20,1972 TEN CENTS Be Spared Income Tax Audits By The Associated Press Jr,, jdjre.ciorj)f the IRS for payers appear at district of- adjustable gross income. The any refund the taxpayer may Nash estimates that 25,000 miles or 9 cents per mile over New Jersey. "It- is called the fices for audit interviews," taxpayer forgets to subtract have claimed on his return," Jerseyans will be contacted 15,000 miles. Thousands of Jorseyans will unallowable items program." Nash said yesterday. "Also, if the 3 per cent. This is not an said Nash. "A proposed cor- under the new system. —Expenses for care of chil- be spared the. pain of personal Certain .unallowable items unallowable items are cor- arguable item. The law says rection will be sent to the tax- He listed these examples of dren or certain disabled de- tax audits this year. , on federal individual - income rected before April 17, tax- you must reduce the medical payer by mail. If the taxpayer unallowable items which will pendents on a married person The Internal'Revenue ser> tax returns will be identified payers will not be subject to deduction by 3 per cent of does not agree with the pro- be corrected at the IRS cen- filing a separate return. There vice has started a "return and corrected in IRS service interest charges.
    [Show full text]
  • Equity News Summer 2019
    SUMMER 2019 | VOLUME 104 | ISSUE 3 ACTORS’ EQUITY ASSOCIATION Equity NEWS A CENTURY OF SOLIDARITY CELEBRATING THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE VERY FIRST EQUITY STRIKE EquityDIRECTORY EASTERN REGION WESTERN REGION BUSINESS THEATRE Kaitlyn Hoffman [email protected], x322 SPECIAL APPEARANCE, GUEST AND DINNER THEATRE ARTIST Philip Ring [email protected], x106 CABARET Kaitlyn Hoffman [email protected], x322 WITHIN LA - 99 SEAT Albert Geana-Bastare [email protected], x118 CASINO Doria Montfort [email protected], x334 TYA, STOCK, LOA TO COST & LOA TO WCLO Christa Jackson [email protected], x129 DINNER THEATRE Gary Dimon [email protected], x414 SPT, HAT Gwen Meno [email protected], x110 DINNER THEATRE ARTIST Austin Ruffer [email protected], x307 LORT Ethan Schwartz [email protected], x150 DISNEY WORLD Donna-Lynne Dalton [email protected], x604 Buckly Stephens [email protected], x602 LOA TO LORT Lyn Moon [email protected], x119 GUEST ARTIST Austin Ruffer [email protected], x307 CONTRACTS WITHIN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA Ethan Schwartz [email protected], x150 LABS/WORKSHOPS Corey Jenkins [email protected], x325 CONTRACTS WITHIN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA Albert Geana-Bastare [email protected], x118 LOA-NYC Raymond Morales [email protected], x314 CONTRACTS WITHIN TEXAS & UTAH Christa Jackson [email protected], x129 LOA-PP Timmary Hammett [email protected], x376 Gary Dimon [email protected], x414 CONTRACTS
    [Show full text]
  • Inciting the Rank and File: the Impact of Actors' Equity and Labor Strike
    Inciting the Rank and File: The Impact of Actors’ Equity and Labor Strike Rachel Shane, PhD, University of Kentucky Abstract Stage actors have long been an integral element of the cultural community in the United States. From vaudeville to the Broadway stage, actors have carved a niche for themselves in the theatrical landscape of this country. Actors are both artists and workers within the theatrical industry. As the latter, actors are members of the labor movement and engage in traditional organized labor activities. This article explores why the members of Actors’ Equity Association have been motivated to strike against theatrical producers and reveals organizational weaknesses inherent when artists join the labor movement. Keywords Actors’ Equity Association, actors’ strike, cultural unions, labor in the arts Address correspondence to Rachel Shane, PhD, Director, Arts Administration Program, University of Kentucky, 111 Fine Arts Building, Lexington, KY 40506-0022. Telephone: 859.257.7717. E-mail: [email protected] 1 Introduction “It is merely a question how far each actor is ready to be a hero in the fight.” -- Actor Richard Mansfield wrote in The World , December 2, 1897 of gaining rights for stage actors Stage actors have long been an integral element of the cultural community in the United States. From vaudeville to the Figure 1. Actor Richard Mansfield, 1907. Photo Credit: Broadway stage, actors have carved a niche for themselves in the Wikipedia. theatrical landscape of this country. Thus, over the years, hundreds of books have been published discussing the intricacies of the acting business, with most including a chapter or so on how to join an actors’ union.
    [Show full text]
  • AMERICAN YACHTING ;-Rhg?>Y^O
    Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2007 with funding from IVIicrosoft Corporation http://www.archive.org/details/americanyachtingOOsteprich THE AMERICAN SPORTSMAN'S LIBRARY EDITED BY CASPAR WHITNEY AMERICAN YACHTING ;-rhg?>y^o AMERICAN YACHTING BY W. p. STEPHENS Of TH£ UNfVERSITY Of NelD gork THE MACMILLAN COMPANY LONDON: MACMILLAN & CO., Ltd. 1904 All rights reserved Copyright, 1904, By the MACMILLAN COMPANY. Set up, electrotyped, and published April, 1904. Norwood Press Smith Co, J. S. Gushing & Co. — Berwick & Norwood^ Mass.f U.S.A. INTRODUCTION In spite of the utilitarian tendencies of the present age, it is fortunately no longer necessary to argue in behalf of sport; even the busiest of busy Americans have at last learned the neces- sity for a certain amount of relaxation and rec- reation, and that the best way to these lies in the pursuit of some form of outdoor sport. While each has its stanch adherents, who pro- claim its superiority to all others, the sport of yachting can perhaps show as much to its credit as any. As a means to perfect physical development, one great point in all sports, it has the advantage of being followed outdoors in the bracing atmos- phere of the sea; and while it involves severe physical labor and at times actual hardships, it fits its devotees to withstand and enjoy both. In the matter of competition, the salt and savor of all sport, yachting opens a wide and varied field. In cruising there is a constant strife 219316 vi Introduction with the elements, and in racing there is the contest of brain and hand against those of equal adversaries.
    [Show full text]
  • MTA Capital Program 2008–2013
    MTA Capital Program 2008–2013 February 2008 TABLE OF CONTENTS Page Overview: The MTA 2008-2013 Capital Program-- - i - “Building for the Future on a Firm Foundation” 2008-2013 Introduction: Investment Summary and Program Funding - 1 - I. Core CPRB Capital Program - 7 - MTA NYC Transit 2008-2013 Capital Program - 13 - Overview Program Plan MTA Long Island Rail Road 2008-2013 Capital Program - 45 - Overview Program Plan MTA Metro-North Railroad 2008-2013 Capital Program - 73 - Overview Program Plan MTA Bus Company 2008-2013 Capital Program - 101 - Overview Program Plan MTA Security 2008-2013 Capital Program - 111 - Overview Introduction MTA Interagency 2008-2013 Capital Program - 115 - Overview Program Plan II. Capacity Expansion - 123 - Completing the Current Expansion Projects: MTA Capital Construction Company: - 125 - Overview Program plan East Side Access Second Avenue Subway Fulton Street Transit Center South Ferry Terminal Regional Investments Miscellaneous 2005-2009 Capital Program New Capacity Expansion Investments - 141 - Overview Investments to Implement Congestion Pricing New Capacity Expansions to Support Regional Growth Communications Based Train Control Second Avenue Subway Next Phase Penn Station Access Jamaica Capacity Improvements #7 Fleet Expansion Capacity Planning Studies Sustainability Investments Program Project Listings (blue pages) - 149 - (not paginated; follows order above, beginning with blue pages for MTA NYC Transit and ending with blue pages for MTA Capital Construction Company) MTA Bridges and Tunnels 2008-2013 Capital Program - B-1 - Overview Program Plan Program Project Listings - B-25 - 2005-2009 Capital Program THE 2008-2013 CAPITAL PROGRAM: Building for the Future on a Firm Foundation In the early 1960’s, the New York Metropolitan Region’s mass transportation network faced financial collapse and a crisis of capacity.
    [Show full text]
  • Enrichment Programs Keep Seniors Engaged After Retirement
    Enrichment programs keep seniors engaged after retirement Updated March 25, 2017 9:53 AM By Kay Blough Special to Newsday Reprints + - PEIR member Marvin Schiffman of Long Beach shows off a card that he created in recognition of the group's 40th anniversary. Photo Credit: Barry Sloan ADVERTISEMENT | ADVERTISE ON NEWSDAY HIGHLIGHTS ▪ Hofstra University running Personal Enrichment In Retirement ▪ Peer-to-peer presentations, social activities keep members active Pithy anecdotes about William F. Buckley Jr. drew several rounds of chuckles during a lecture about the late conservative author and TV host, presented recently to a group of retirees at Hofstra University. The speaker, Al Drattell, 84, of Floral Park, shared a firsthand story from when he was a reporter assigned to cover a Buckley address: A court stenographer was taking notes, Drattell said. “She interrupted his speech: ‘Mr. Buckley, how do you spell that word,’ she asked. He spelled it and went on with his speech,” Drattell said. “And when he was asked what would happen if he won when he ran for mayor of New York City in 1965, he said, ‘Demand a recount.’ In his own way, he was very humorous.” (Buckley lost that race to John Lindsay, pulling 13 percent of the vote.) Most Popular • Kebab spot takes over hidden LI eatery • Daughter upset at her advance inheritance • New LI Shake Shack sets opening date • East End Restaurant Week starts today • Citi Field food: Mets unveil what’s new for 2017 Drattell’s presentation to about 100 members of PEIR, which stands for Personal Enrichment In Retirement, followed a talk about actor Henry Fonda — part of the group’s Great American Screen Legends series, presented by Jacki Schwartz, 72, of Oceanside, who, like Drattell, is a member of PEIR.
    [Show full text]
  • Soohueyyap Capstone.Pdf (6.846Mb)
    School of City & Regional Planning COLLEGE OF DESIGN A Text-Mining and GIS Approach to Understanding Transit Customer Satisfaction Soo Huey Yap MS-GIST Capstone Project July 24, 2020 1 CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION 1.1 Transit Performance Evaluation……………………………………………………………………………….. 3 1.2 Using Text-Mining and Sentiment Analysis to Measure Customer Satisfaction………… 5 2. METHODOLOGY 2.1 Study Site and Transit Authority……………………………………………………………………………….. 9 2.2 Description of Data…………………………………………………………………………………………………… 9 2.3 Text-Mining and Sentiment Analysis 2.3.1 Data Preparation……………………………………………………………………………………….. 11 2.3.2 Determining Most Frequent Words…………………………………………………………… 12 2.3.3 Sentiment Analysis……………………………………………………………………………………. 13 2.4 Open-Source Visualization and Mapping………………………………………………………………… 14 3. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION 3.1 Determining Most Frequent Words………………………………………………………………………… 16 3.2 Sentiment Analysis…………………………………………………………………………………………………. 17 3.3 Location-based Analysis…………………………………………………………………………………………. 19 4. CHALLENGES AND FUTURE WORK……………………………………………………………………………………. 24 5. CONCLUSION………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….… 25 6. REFERENCES……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 26 7. APPENDICES……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 29 Appendix 1: Final Python Script for Frequent Words Analysis Appendix 2: Results from 1st Round Data Cleaning and Frequent Words Analysis Appendix 3: Python Script for Sentiment Analysis using the NLTK Vader Module Python Script for Sentiment Analysis using TextBlob Appendix 4:
    [Show full text]