Transportation and Utilities


The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (“”) preserves and enhances the quality Of life and economic health of the region we serve through cost-efficient provision of safe, on-time, reliable and clean transportation services.

MTA subways, buses, and railroads provide 2.62 billion trips each year to New Yorkers the equivalent of about one in every three users of mass transit in the United States and two-thirds of the nation’s rail riders. MTA bridges and tunnels carry more than 280 million vehicles a year more than any bridge and tunnel authority in the nation.

The MTA is North America’s largest transportation network, serving a population of 15.1 million people in the 5,000-square-mile area fanning out from New York City through Long Island, southeastern New York State, and Connecticut.