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hrmjustin

(71,265 posts) Fri Jun 20, 2014, 11:30 AM Jun 2014

MTA Releases Strike Contingency Plan For LIRR Commuters

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – The MTA has released a preliminary strike contingency plan for Long Island Rail Road commuters.

Union contracts expire in six weeks and bargaining is deadlocked. In the event of a walkout, shuttle bus service will be provided from six LIRR stations to subway stations in New York City.

In addition, park and ride locations would be set up at Citi Field and Aqueduct Racetrack in Queens.

Transit advocates say the plan doesn’t go nearly far enough to accommodate the LIRR’s 300,000 daily commuters.

http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2014/06/20/mta-releases-strike-contingency-plan-for-lirr-commuters/

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