Automatic For The People? Transit Group Presses Case For Automated Interborough Express Oct 21 Written By Blair Lorenzo A group of transit wonks wants the MTA to say dōmo arigatō, Mr. Roboto and institute automated train operation for the upcoming Interborough Express — a revolutionary change that could allow the MTA to carry 50 percent more riders than the agency currently projects.Running self-driving trains on the orbital light-rail route between Brooklyn and Queens would lower the construction and operating costs for the project, create safer station environments and — most crucially — allow the MTA to far much more service and in turn attract much higher ridership, according to a report from the Effective Transit Alliance. Blair Lorenzo
Automatic For The People? Transit Group Presses Case For Automated Interborough Express Oct 21 Written By Blair Lorenzo A group of transit wonks wants the MTA to say dōmo arigatō, Mr. Roboto and institute automated train operation for the upcoming Interborough Express — a revolutionary change that could allow the MTA to carry 50 percent more riders than the agency currently projects.Running self-driving trains on the orbital light-rail route between Brooklyn and Queens would lower the construction and operating costs for the project, create safer station environments and — most crucially — allow the MTA to far much more service and in turn attract much higher ridership, according to a report from the Effective Transit Alliance. Blair Lorenzo
