What: MTA leadership, industry experts, academics, and practitioners working to develop innovative solutions to increase capacity and improve reliability of New York City’s subways

Where: Hammerstein Ballroom, 311 W. 34^thStreet, New York, NY

When: Tomorrow, June 29^th, 9:00 AM

Please Note: Media access begins at 7:45 AM and the program begins at 9:00 AM. For planning purposes, the throw will be 76 feet.

 

Media interested in attending must RSVP with the media outlet, reporter, videographer and/or photographer, email address and a phone number to transops@mtahq.org by 10:00 PM on Wednesday, June 28^th.

 

First opened in 1904, the New York City Subway is among the largest and busiest public transit systems in the world. Today, there are 472 stations spanning 665 miles of track, serving 6 million riders a day—that’s 70 percent of all subway rides in the United States. The system offers 24/7 service spanning four boroughs, which has enabled New York to grow and thrive for over a century.

 

Yet as ridership has soared, changes to its infrastructure have not kept pace. In 2017, we are using cars, signals, and tracks that date back 25, 50, and 100 years. As New Yorkers, we must not rest on our laurels. We are calling on the greatest minds from around the world to deliver the next generation of mass transit to New York.

 

The MTA Genius Transit Challenge, an international competition seeking innovative solutions to modernize and improve the reliability of the New York City subway system,will award a $1 million “genius” prize for the best idea in each of the following categories: