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Transit Settlement Reached

Union Rank and File Still Need To Vote

New York City Transit Settlement Reached
Transit union negotiators announced a tentative agreement that would spare the nation's largest city a devastating strike, instead keeping New York's subways, buses and 7 million daily riders on the move.
The deal, reached after four days of intensive negotiations, was announced at the Grand Hyatt Hotel — the site where representatives of management and Transport Workers Union Local 100 began meeting Friday.

Cindy Rodriquez has more.
Listen For more details on the settlement visit:
NY1.com Newsday.com

Mayor's Hotline
The hotline is operational from 8AM. to midnight, Friday and Saturday and will become a 24-hour a day service in case of a strike, starting at 8 a.m. Sunday.The 212 or 718 CALL DOT (225-5368)

Contingency Plans
12/10/2002
Their are various contingency plans around the city plus plans for ferries, car pools and bus service.
Mayor Bloomberg's plan
The MTA's plan
Citywide maps
-- for Road Restrictions, Parking Options, Existing Ferry Service, Contingency Ferry Service, Pedestrian Access and Taxi & Limosine Commission Options

Trains, Buses and...
12/13/2002
The Long Island Rail Road
Metro-North
PATH
NJ Transit
Statan Island Railway
Suffolk County Bus

...Ferries
In the event of a transit strike, the New York Waterway ferry will increase service between Brooklyn, Queens and Manhattan and the ferries will be free. They will increase their fleet from 54 boats to 85 boats during the rush hours with the capacity to move 150-thousand people into Manhattan during rush hour.
NY Waterways

Seastreak Ferry
NY Fast Ferry
Fox Navigation Ferry
NY Water Taxi

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