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A journey planner, trip planner, or route planner is a specialized search engine used to find an optimal means of travelling between two or more given locations, sometimes using more than one transport mode. [ 1][ 2] Searches may be optimized on different criteria, for example fastest, shortest, fewest changes, cheapest. [ 3]
The New York City Transit Authority (also known as NYCTA, the TA, [ 2] or simply Transit, [ 3] and branded as MTA New York City Transit) is a public-benefit corporation in the U.S. state of New York that operates public transportation in New York City. Part of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, the busiest and largest transit system in ...
MTA Regional Bus Operations ( RBO) is the surface transit division of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA). It was created in 2008 to consolidate all bus operations in New York City operated by the MTA. As of February 2018, MTA Regional Bus Operations runs 234 local routes, 71 express routes, and 20 Select Bus Service routes.
New York City, being the most populous city in the United States, has a transportation system which includes one of the largest and busiest subway systems in the world; the world's first mechanically ventilated vehicular tunnel; and an aerial tramway. New York City is home to an extensive bus system in each of the five boroughs; citywide and ...
In 1998, a large portion of the New York City Subway system was nominated for addition to the National Register of Historic Places. The nomination encompassed 48 stations, 11 electrical substations, six signal towers, four station head houses, three buildings in storage yards, and one tunnel. The MTA supported the listing, which would increase ...
The shape of New York City's transportation system changed as the city did, and the result is an expansive modern-day system of industrial-era infrastructure. New York City, being the most populous city in the United States, has a transportation system which includes one of the largest subway systems in the world ; the world's first ...
In urban planning, transit-oriented development ( TOD) is a type of urban development that maximizes the amount of residential, business and leisure space within walking distance of public transport. [ 1][ 2] It promotes a symbiotic relationship between dense, compact urban form and public transport use. [ 3]
Passenger information system. Central Train Indicator at Hilversum railway station announcing the Intercity towards Deventer; probably because of a disruption, it today ends at Amersfoort. A passenger information system, or passenger information display system, is an automated system for supplying users of public transport with information ...