Mobilizing the Region
Issue 289 October 9, 2000

One Click to a Better Commute

Last week, NYPIRG's Straphangers Campaign launched a new web site that will help NYC transit commuters save money and time. Visitors to www.straphangers.org can use an interactive subway map to plan their routes. Commuters can sign up for alerts about scheduled construction or repair that will cause delays or rerouting on their lines.

The site provides information on how riders can reduce fares by pressing employers to adopt the Transit-Chek tax benefit program. And it offers interactive forums where riders share complaints and ideas with MTA officials and each other. A visit to the site reveals discussions already heating up on topics from getting a seat on the L to bus bunching in Bensonhurst.

www.straphangers.org

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