NYC Mass Transit Strike Information
December 2005

Official Strike-Related Resources

• NYC's Official "Transit Strike Alternative Transportation Information Center"
  1. Daily Transit Service Advisories
  2. Sign-up for official NYC email updates (select the "Transportation Updates" checkbox)
     1. Mayor's Statement on End of Work Stoppage (12/22/2005)
        • listen to Bloomberg's 12/22/2005 news conference in MP3 format
     2. Statement of the PERB (12/22/2005)
        • listen to the PERB's 12/22/2005 Statement in MP3 format
     3. Mayor's Statement on the Strike (12/21/2005)
        • listen to Bloomberg's 12/21/2005 news conference in MP3 format
  3. Unaffected Transportation Services
  4. Enhanced Transportation Services
  5. Pedestrian & Bicycle Access Information
  6. Public School Information & Transportation During the Strike
  7. Taxi & Livery Rules Effective During the Strike
  8. Frequently Asked Questions About the Transit Strike
  9. Driving Restrictions
  10. Driving Alternatives
• MTA's Strike Contingency Plan
  1. NYC Transit Information (includes Access-A-Ride)
     • Access-A-Ride Paratransit Service User's Guide (non-emergency info)
     • MTA Guide to Accessible Transit (non-emergency info)
  2. MTA Bus Lines Strike Contingency Information
  3. Long Island Bus Strike Contingency Information
  4. Long Island Rail Road Strike Contingency Information
  5. Metro-North Railroad Strike Contingency Information
  6. Bridge & Tunnel Strike Contingency Information
• Transport Workers' Union Local 100 (official site)
  1. Sign up for strike-related email & text messaging alerts from TWU Local 100
  2. Union head Toussaint's response to the Mayor's statement of 12/21/2005

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Local (Community-Based) Resources

• archived posts from VIC-NYC@columbia.edu, the emailing list of VICUG NYC:
  1. first archived post (12/20/2005) - contains Acess-A-Ride & PATH info
  2. second archived post (12/22/2005) - news of possible breakthrough
  3. third archived post (12/22/2005) - union votes to end work stoppage
  4. fourth archived post (12/22/2005) - work stoppage to end at 4PM
• Important Facts & Numbers Pertaining to the Strike (NYT)
• eSight's Community News Blog (links here, updated there)
  1. eSight's Community News Blog entry on the Mass Transit Strike

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Live News Sources (audio)

• WNYC-AM web feed (streams in MP3)
• WNYC-FM web feed (streams in MP3)
• WCBS-AM (News Radio 88 / NYC CBS affilliate)

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Created December 19, 2005
Last updated December 22, 2005