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(A) "OPEN DATA WEBSITE" SHALL MEAN THE WEBSITE DATA.NY.GOV OR SUCH
OTHER SUCCESSOR WEBSITE MAINTAINED BY, OR ON BEHALF OF, THE STATE, AS
DEEMED APPROPRIATE BY THE NEW YORK STATE OFFICE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLO-
GY SERVICES UNDER EXECUTIVE ORDER 95 OF 2013, OR ANY SUCCESSOR AGENCY OR
ORDER;
(B) "DATA" SHALL MEAN FINAL VERSIONS OF STATISTICAL OR FACTUAL INFOR-
MATION THAT (I) ARE IN ALPHANUMERIC FORM REFLECTED IN A LIST, TABLE,
GRAPH, CHART OR OTHER NON-NARRATIVE FORM, THAT CAN BE DIGITALLY TRANS-
MITTED OR PROCESSED; (II) ARE REGULARLY CREATED OR MAINTAINED BY OR ON
BEHALF OF THE METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY, ITS SUBSIDIARIES
AND AFFILIATES AND ARE CONTROLLED BY SUCH ENTITIES; AND (III) RECORD A
MEASUREMENT, TRANSACTION OR DETERMINATION RELATED TO THE MISSION OF THE
METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY, ITS SUBSIDIARIES AND AFFILIATES.
THE TERM "DATA" SHALL NOT INCLUDE IMAGE FILES, SUCH AS DESIGNS, DRAW-
INGS, PHOTOS OR SCANNED COPIES OF ORIGINAL DOCUMENTS; PROVIDED, HOWEVER,
THAT THE TERM "DATA" SHALL INCLUDE STATISTICAL OR FACTUAL INFORMATION
ABOUT IMAGE FILES AND GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM DATA;
(C) "DATA SET" SHALL MEAN A NAMED COLLECTION OF RELATED RECORDS MAIN-
TAINED ON A STORAGE DEVICE, WITH THE COLLECTION CONTAINING DATA ORGAN-
IZED OR FORMATTED IN A SPECIFIC OR PRESCRIBED WAY, OFTEN IN TABULAR
FORM; AND
(D) "PUBLISHABLE MTA DATA" SHALL MEAN DATA THAT IS COLLECTED BY THE
METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY, ITS SUBSIDIARIES AND AFFILIATES
WHERE THE AUTHORITY, SUBSIDIARY OR AFFILIATE IS PERMITTED, REQUIRED OR
ABLE TO MAKE THE DATA AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC, CONSISTENT WITH ANY AND
ALL APPLICABLE LAWS, RULES, REGULATIONS, ORDINANCES, RESOLUTIONS, POLI-
CIES OR OTHER RESTRICTIONS, REQUIREMENTS OR RIGHTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE
PUBLISHABLE MTA DATA, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO CONTRACTUAL OR OTHER
LEGAL ORDERS, RESTRICTIONS OR REQUIREMENTS. DATA SHALL NOT BE PUBLISHA-
BLE MTA DATA IF MAKING SUCH DATA AVAILABLE ON THE OPEN DATA WEBSITE
WOULD VIOLATE STATUTE OR REGULATION, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO,
DISCLOSURES THAT WOULD CONSTITUTE AN UNWARRANTED INVASION OF PERSONAL
PRIVACY, ENDANGER THE PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY OR WELFARE, HINDER THE OPER-
ATION OF GOVERNMENT, INCLUDING CRIMINAL AND CIVIL INVESTIGATIONS, OR
IMPOSE AN UNDUE FINANCIAL, OPERATIONAL OR ADMINISTRATIVE BURDEN ON THE
AUTHORITY OR ITS SUBSIDIARIES OR AFFILIATES.
3. AS REQUIRED BY EXECUTIVE ORDER 95 OF 2013, THE METROPOLITAN TRANS-
PORTATION AUTHORITY SHALL DESIGNATE A DATA COORDINATOR, WHO SHALL:
(A) HAVE AUTHORITY EQUIVALENT TO THAT OF A DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OR THE
HEAD OF A DIVISION OR DEPARTMENT;
(B) HAVE KNOWLEDGE OF DATA AND RESOURCES IN USE BY THE ENTITY; AND
(C) BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE COMPLIANCE OF THE AUTHORITY, ITS SUBSID-
IARIES AND AFFILIATES WITH THE ORDER.
4. THE AUTHORITY AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES AND AFFILIATES SHALL MAKE THEIR
PUBLISHABLE MTA DATA AVAILABLE ON ITS WEBSITE AND THE OPEN DATA WEBSITE
AS FOLLOWS:
(A) THE AUTHORITY SHALL CREATE A CATALOGUE OF PUBLISHABLE MTA DATA
WITHIN ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY DAYS OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION;
(B) THE METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY SHALL WITHIN ONE HUNDRED
EIGHTY DAYS OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION, SUBMIT TO THE LEGIS-
LATURE AND PUBLISH ON ITS SHARED INTERNET WEBSITE A SCHEDULE FOR MAKING
ITS PUBLISHABLE MTA DATA PUBLICLY AVAILABLE. SUCH SCHEDULE SHALL PROVIDE
FOR UPDATING THE DATA CATALOGUE AS APPROPRIATE; AND
(C) THE METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY SHALL CREATE SCHEDULES
FOR PUBLISHING ALL PUBLISHABLE MTA DATA WITHIN THREE YEARS OF THE EFFEC-
TIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION.
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5. THE METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY, ITS SUBSIDIARIES AND
AFFILIATES SHALL NOT BE PREVENTED FROM PUBLISHING DATA IN ADVANCE OF THE
DATES SET IN THEIR SCHEDULES.
§ 4. Paragraph (b) of subdivision 4 of section 1263 of the public
authorities law, as amended by chapter 425 of the laws of 2018, is
amended to read as follows:
(b) The chairman shall establish committees to assist him in the
performance of his duties and shall appoint members of the authority to
such committees. Among such committees, there shall be a committee on
operations of the New York city transit authority, the Manhattan and
Bronx surface transit operating authority and the Staten Island rapid
transit operating authority; a committee on operations of the Long
Island Rail Road and the metropolitan suburban bus authority; a commit-
tee on operations of the Metro-North commuter railroad; a committee on
operations of the Triborough bridge and tunnel authority; a committee on
finance; a committee on capital program oversight; A COMMITTEE ON TECH-
NOLOGY AND OPEN DATA; and a committee on safety. In addition to such
appointed members, each of the non-voting members referred to in subpar-
agraph two of paragraph (a) of subdivision one of this section shall
serve on the committee on capital program oversight, the committee on
finance, the committee on safety, the committee on operations of the
Triborough bridge and tunnel authority, and the operations committee
relevant to the commuter council that recommended such member. The
alternate non-voting members shall each serve on the respective oper-
ations committee relevant to the commuter council that recommended each
member. The committee on capital program oversight and the committee on
safety shall include not less than three members, and shall include the
chairpersons of the committee on operations of the New York city transit
authority, the Manhattan and Bronx surface transit operating authority
and the Staten Island rapid transit operating authority, the committee
on operations of the Long Island Rail Road and the metropolitan suburban
bus authority, and the committee on operations of the Metro-North commu-
ter railroad. The committee on safety shall convene at least once annu-
ally and each committee chairperson, that is a member of the committee
on safety, shall report to the committee on safety any and all initi-
atives, concerns, improvements, or failures involving the safety of: (1)
customers; (2) employees; and (3) the public at large, in relation to
authority facilities and services. The capital program committee shall,
with respect to any approved or proposed capital program plans, (i)
monitor the current and future availability of funds to be utilized for
such plans approved or proposed to be submitted to the metropolitan
transportation capital program review board as provided in section
twelve hundred sixty-nine-b of this title; (ii) monitor the contract
awards of the metropolitan transportation authority and the New York
city transit authority to insure that such awards are consistent with
(A) provisions of law authorizing United States content and New York
state content; (B) collective bargaining agreements; (C) provisions of
law providing for participation by minority and women-owned businesses;
(D) New York state labor laws; (E) competitive bidding requirements
including those regarding sole source contracts; and (F) any other rele-
vant requirements established by law; (iii) monitor the award of
contracts to determine if such awards are consistent with the manner in
which the work was traditionally performed in the past provided, howev-
er, that any such determination shall not be admissible as evidence in
any arbitration or judicial proceeding; (iv) review the relationship
between capital expenditures pursuant to each such capital program plan
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and current and future operating budget requirements; (v) monitor the
progress of capital elements described in each capital program plan
approved as provided in section twelve hundred sixty-nine-b of this
title; (vi) monitor the expenditures incurred and to be incurred for
each such element; and (vii) identify capital elements not progressing
on schedule, ascertain responsibility therefor and recommend those
actions required or appropriate to accelerate their implementation. The
capital program committee shall issue a quarterly report on its activ-
ities and findings, and shall in connection with the preparation of such
quarterly report, consult with the state division of the budget, the
state department of transportation, the members of the metropolitan
transportation authority capital program review board and any other
group the committee deems relevant, including public employee organiza-
tions, and, at least annually, with a nationally recognized independent
transit engineering firm. Such report shall be made available to the
members of the authority, to the members of the metropolitan transporta-
tion authority capital program review board, and the directors of the
municipal assistance corporation for the city of New York.
§ 5. The public authorities law is amended by adding a new section
1269-h to read as follows:
§ 1269-H. RIDERSHIP REPORTS. 1. DEFINITIONS. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS
SECTION, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
(A) "TYPE OF FARE MEDIA USED" SHALL REFER TO THE TYPE OF TICKET USED
TO PURCHASE THE AUTHORITY'S RAILROAD, BUS AND SUBWAY SERVICES, INCLUD-
ING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO:
(I) SINGLE-RIDE TICKETS;
(II) UNLIMITED-USAGE WEEKLY TICKETS;
(III) UNLIMITED-USAGE MONTHLY TICKETS;
(IV) TICKETS PURCHASED VIA THE AUTHORITY'S SHARED INTERNET WEBSITE,
MAIL AND RIDE PROGRAMS OR MOBILE PHONE APPLICATIONS;
(V) STUDENT TICKETS;
(VI) TICKETS FOR SENIOR CITIZENS OR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES; AND
(VII) ALL OTHER KINDS OF FARE MEDIA USED BY THE AUTHORITY ON ITS
SERVICES;
(B) "FARE DATA" SHALL REFER TO RIDERSHIP DATA RECORDED BY METROCARDS,
OMNY, RAILROAD TICKETS, OR ANY OTHER FARE MEDIA USED BY THE AUTHORITY ON
ITS SUBWAY, BUS AND RAILROAD SERVICES;
(C) "ORIGIN AND DESTINATION DATA" SHALL REFER TO THE AMOUNT OF ROUND
TRIPS TAKEN BETWEEN ANY TWO RAILROAD, BUS AND/OR SUBWAY STATIONS WITHIN
A GIVEN TIMEFRAME, AS MEASURED BY FARE DATA; AND
(D) "JOINT TICKET" SHALL REFER TO A SINGLE TICKET OR FARE MEDIUM
ALLOWING A PASSENGER TO RIDE ON BOTH A RAILROAD AND SUBWAY AND/OR BUS
SERVICE OPERATED BY THE AUTHORITY IN A SINGLE TRIP.
2. NO LATER THAN EIGHTEEN MONTHS AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS
SECTION, THE AUTHORITY SHALL TAKE ALL PRACTICABLE MEASURES TO COLLECT,
COMPILE AND PUBLISH FOUR RIDERSHIP REPORTS FOR ITS SERVICES. ONE RIDER-
SHIP REPORT SHALL BE FOR THE STATIONS OF THE NEW YORK CITY SUBWAY, ONE
SHALL BE FOR THE BUS LINES OPERATED BY THE AUTHORITY, ONE SHALL BE FOR
THE STATIONS OF THE LONG ISLAND RAIL ROAD AND ONE SHALL BE FOR THE
STATIONS OF THE METRO-NORTH COMMUTER RAILROAD. SUCH RIDERSHIP REPORTS
SHALL BE UPDATED ON A WEEKLY BASIS, EXCEPT FOR THE REPORT ON BUSES,
WHICH SHALL BE UPDATED ON A MONTHLY BASIS.
3. THE RIDERSHIP REPORT FOR THE NEW YORK CITY SUBWAY SHALL INCLUDE,
BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO:
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(A) RIDERSHIP PER SUBWAY STATION, WHICH MUST BE SORTABLE BY RANK,
YEAR, MONTH, WEEK, DATE, HOUR, TYPE OF FARE MEDIA USED, AND DIRECTION,
FOR STATIONS WITH SEPARATE ENTRANCES FOR EACH DIRECTION;
(B) A LISTING OF THE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE BOARDING AT EACH SUBWAY STATION
AFTER TRANSFERRING FROM A BUS LINE, WHICH MUST BE SORTABLE BY BUS ROUTE,
BOROUGH, RANK, YEAR, MONTH, WEEK, DATE AND HOUR, DIRECTION, AND TYPE OF
FARE MEDIA USED;
(C) A LISTING OF THE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE BOARDING AT EACH SUBWAY STATION
AFTER TRANSFERRING FROM A DIFFERENT SUBWAY STATION, WHICH MUST BE SORTA-
BLE BY BOROUGH, RANK, YEAR, MONTH, WEEK, DATE AND HOUR, DIRECTION, AND
TYPE OF FARE MEDIA USED;
(D) A LISTING OF THE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE BOARDING AT EACH SUBWAY STATION
AFTER TRANSFERRING FROM A LONG ISLAND RAIL ROAD OR METRO-NORTH COMMUTER
RAILROAD TRAIN, SORTABLE BY RANK, YEAR, MONTH, WEEK, DATE, HOUR, AND
TYPE OF FARE MEDIA USED;
(E) ORIGIN AND DESTINATION DATA BETWEEN ALL PAIRS OF SUBWAY STATIONS,
SORTED BY RANK, YEAR, MONTH, WEEK, DATE AND HOUR;
(F) ORIGIN AND DESTINATION DATA BETWEEN EACH SUBWAY STATION AND LONG
ISLAND RAIL ROAD AND METRO-NORTH STATIONS WHERE RIDERS UTILIZE JOINT
TICKETS, SORTABLE BY RAILROAD BRANCH, BOROUGH, RANK, YEAR, MONTH, WEEK,
DATE, HOUR, DIRECTION, AND TYPE OF FARE MEDIA USED; AND
(G) ORIGIN AND DESTINATION DATA BETWEEN EACH SUBWAY STATION AND EACH
BUS STOP ON SELECT BUS SERVICES AND OTHER BUS ROUTES FOR WHICH THE
AUTHORITY COLLECTS RIDERSHIP DATA ON A PER-STOP BASIS, WHICH MUST BE
SORTABLE BY BOROUGH, BUS ROUTE, RANK, YEAR, MONTH, WEEK, DATE AND HOUR,
DIRECTION, AND TYPE OF FARE MEDIA USED.
4. THE RIDERSHIP REPORT FOR THE BUS ROUTES OPERATED BY THE AUTHORITY
SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO:
(A) A LISTING OF RIDERSHIP FOR EACH BUS ROUTE, SORTABLE BY RANK, YEAR,
MONTH, WEEK, DATE AND HOUR;
(B) A LISTING OF THE FIVE STOPS WITH THE GREATEST NUMBER OF PASSENGERS
BOARDING AND ALIGHTING IN EACH DIRECTION FOR EACH ROUTE, FOR BUS ROUTES
FOR WHICH THE AUTHORITY ESTIMATES RIDERSHIP VIA OBSERVATION, WHICH SHALL
BE UPDATED ON AN ANNUAL BASIS;
(C) A LISTING OF RIDERSHIP AT EACH BUS STOP FOR ALL SELECT BUS SERVICE
ROUTES AND ANY OTHER BUS ROUTES FOR WHICH THE AUTHORITY COLLECTS FARE
DATA ON A PER-STOP BASIS, SORTED BY ROUTE, RANK, DIRECTION, YEAR, MONTH,
WEEK, DATE, HOUR AND TYPE OF FARE MEDIA USED;
(D) A LISTING OF THE AMOUNT OF TRANSFERS BETWEEN BUS ROUTES, SORTABLE
BY BOROUGH, DIRECTION, RANK, YEAR, MONTH, WEEK AND HOUR;
(E) A LISTING OF THE AMOUNT OF TRANSFERS BETWEEN EACH BUS ROUTE AND
EACH SUBWAY STATION, SORTABLE BY BOROUGH, SUBWAY TRUNK LINE, RANK,
SUBWAY ROUTE, BUS ROUTE, YEAR, MONTH, WEEK, DATE, HOUR, DIRECTION, AND
TYPE OF FARE MEDIA USED;
(F) A LISTING OF THE AMOUNT OF TRANSFERS BETWEEN EACH BUS ROUTE AND
EACH LONG ISLAND RAIL ROAD OR METRO-NORTH COMMUTER RAILROAD STATION, FOR
RIDERS USING JOINT TICKETS, SORTABLE BY DIRECTION, RAILROAD BRANCH,
RANK, YEAR, MONTH, WEEK, DATE, HOUR, AND TYPE OF FARE MEDIA USED;
(G) ORIGIN AND DESTINATION DATA BETWEEN EVERY PAIR STOPS FOR SELECT
BUS SERVICE ROUTES AND ANY OTHER BUS ROUTES FOR WHICH THE AUTHORITY
COLLECTS FARE DATA ON A PER-STOP BASIS, SORTED BY BUS ROUTE, BOROUGH,
RANK, YEAR, MONTH, WEEK, DATE, HOUR, AND TYPE OF FARE MEDIA USED;
(H) ORIGIN AND DESTINATION DATA BETWEEN EACH SUBWAY STATION AND EACH
BUS STOP ON SELECT BUS SERVICES AND OTHER BUS ROUTES FOR WHICH THE
AUTHORITY COLLECTS RIDERSHIP DATA ON A PER-STOP BASIS, WHICH MUST BE
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SORTABLE BY BOROUGH, BUS ROUTE, RANK, YEAR, MONTH, WEEK, DATE AND HOUR,
DIRECTION, AND TYPE OF FARE MEDIA USED; AND
(I) ORIGIN AND DESTINATION DATA BETWEEN EACH RAILROAD STATION AND EACH
BUS STOP ON SELECT BUS SERVICES AND OTHER BUS ROUTES FOR WHICH THE
AUTHORITY COLLECTS RIDERSHIP DATA ON A PER-STOP BASIS, WHICH MUST BE
SORTABLE BY BOROUGH, BUS ROUTE, RAILROAD BRANCH, RANK, YEAR, MONTH,
WEEK, DATE AND HOUR, DIRECTION, AND TYPE OF FARE MEDIA USED.
5. THE RIDERSHIP REPORT FOR THE LONG ISLAND RAIL ROAD SHALL INCLUDE,
BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO:
(A) A LISTING OF RIDERSHIP AT EACH STATION, SORTABLE BY RANK, YEAR,
MONTH, WEEK, DATE, HOUR, AND TYPE OF FARE MEDIA USED;
(B) A LISTING OF THE ORIGIN AND DESTINATION DATA BETWEEN STOPS, SORTA-
BLE BY RAILROAD BRANCH, RANK, YEAR, MONTH, WEEK, DATE AND HOUR, AND TYPE
OF FARE MEDIA USED;
(C) ORIGIN AND DESTINATION DATA BETWEEN EACH SUBWAY STATION AND LONG
ISLAND RAIL ROAD STATIONS WHERE RIDERS UTILIZE JOINT TICKETS, SORTABLE
BY RAILROAD BRANCH, BOROUGH, RANK, YEAR, MONTH, WEEK, DATE, HOUR, DIREC-
TION, AND TYPE OF FARE MEDIA USED;
(D) A LISTING OF THE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE BOARDING AT EACH SUBWAY STATION
AFTER TRANSFERRING FROM A LONG ISLAND RAIL ROAD TRAIN, SORTABLE BY RANK,
YEAR, MONTH, WEEK, DATE, HOUR, AND TYPE OF FARE MEDIA USED;
(E) ORIGIN AND DESTINATION DATA BETWEEN EACH STATION ON SELECT BUS
SERVICE ROUTES AND ANY OTHER ROUTES WHERE THE AUTHORITY COLLECTS DATA ON
A PER-STOP BASIS AND LONG ISLAND RAIL ROAD STATIONS WHERE RIDERS UTILIZE
JOINT TICKETS, SORTABLE BY RAILROAD BRANCH, BOROUGH, RANK, YEAR, MONTH,
WEEK, DATE, HOUR, DIRECTION, AND TYPE OF FARE MEDIA USED; AND
(F) A LISTING OF THE AMOUNT OF TRANSFERS BETWEEN EACH BUS ROUTE AND
EACH LONG ISLAND RAIL ROAD STATION, FOR RIDERS USING JOINT TICKETS,
SORTABLE BY DIRECTION, RAILROAD BRANCH, RANK, YEAR, MONTH, WEEK, DATE,
HOUR, AND TYPE OF FARE MEDIA USED.
6. THE RIDERSHIP REPORT FOR THE METRO-NORTH COMMUTER RAILROAD SHALL
INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO:
(A) A LISTING OF RIDERSHIP AT EACH STATION, SORTABLE BY RANK, YEAR,
MONTH, WEEK, DATE, HOUR, AND TYPE OF FARE MEDIA USED;
(B) A LISTING OF THE ORIGIN AND DESTINATION DATA BETWEEN STOPS, SORTA-
BLE BY RAILROAD BRANCH, RANK, YEAR, MONTH, WEEK, DATE AND HOUR, AND TYPE
OF FARE MEDIA USED;
(C) ORIGIN AND DESTINATION DATA BETWEEN EACH SUBWAY STATION AND
METRO-NORTH COMMUTER RAILROAD STATIONS WHERE RIDERS UTILIZE JOINT TICK-
ETS, SORTABLE BY RAILROAD BRANCH, BOROUGH, RANK, YEAR, MONTH, WEEK,
DATE, HOUR, DIRECTION, AND TYPE OF FARE MEDIA USED;
(D) A LISTING OF THE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE BOARDING AT EACH SUBWAY STATION
AFTER TRANSFERRING FROM A LONG ISLAND RAIL ROAD TRAIN, SORTABLE BY RANK,
YEAR, MONTH, WEEK, DATE, HOUR, AND TYPE OF FARE MEDIA USED;
(E) ORIGIN AND DESTINATION DATA BETWEEN EACH STATION ON SELECT BUS
SERVICE ROUTES AND ANY OTHER ROUTES WHERE THE AUTHORITY COLLECTS DATA ON
A PER-STOP BASIS AND METRO-NORTH COMMUTER RAILROAD STATIONS WHERE RIDERS
UTILIZE JOINT TICKETS, SORTABLE BY RAILROAD BRANCH, BOROUGH, RANK, YEAR,
MONTH, WEEK, DATE, HOUR, DIRECTION, AND TYPE OF FARE MEDIA USED; AND
(F) A LISTING OF THE AMOUNT OF TRANSFERS BETWEEN EACH BUS ROUTE AND
EACH METRO-NORTH COMMUTER RAILROAD STATION, FOR RIDERS USING JOINT TICK-
ETS, SORTABLE BY DIRECTION, RAILROAD BRANCH, RANK, YEAR, MONTH, WEEK,
DATE, HOUR, AND TYPE OF FARE MEDIA USED.
7. THE AUTHORITY SHALL SET UP ITS RIDERSHIP REPORTS SO THAT USERS CAN
EASILY ACCESS DATA ON INDIVIDUAL STATIONS AND ROUTES ON INDIVIDUAL
SCREENS ON ITS SHARED INTERNET WEBSITE. HOWEVER, THE REPORTS SHOULD BE
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SET UP SO THAT USERS CAN EASILY COMPARE MULTIPLE STATIONS AND/OR ROUTES
SIDE-BY-SIDE.
§ 6. Subdivisions 1 and 2 of section 1276-f of the public authorities
law, as added by section 2 of subpart D of part ZZZ of chapter 59 of the
laws of 2019, are amended to read as follows:
1. Definitions. For the purposes of this section, the following terms
shall have the following meanings:
(a) "additional platform time" means the average added time that
customers spend waiting on the platform for a train, compared with their
scheduled wait time.
(b) "additional [train] TRAVEL time" means the average additional time
customers spend onboard the train OR BUS due to various service issues.
(c) "customer journey time performance" means the percentage of
customer trips with an estimated total travel time within two minutes of
the scheduled total travel time.
(d) "elevator availability" means percentage of facilities that
require the use of stairs and have an operational elevator.
(e) "escalator availability" means percentage of facilities that
require the use of stairs and have an operational escalator.
(f) "excess journey time" means comparison of measured journey time
compared to scheduled and standard journey times.
(g) "journey time metric" means the times of each component of a trip
including access, egress, interchange, time in queue for tickets, time
on platform and time on train. Journey time and its components may be
based on a manual or an automatically generated sample.
(h) "major incidents" mean incidents that delay twenty or more trains.
(i) "staff hours lost to accidents" means staff hours lost due to
accidents or illegal activity per billion passenger journeys.
(j) "standard journey time" means the ideal journey time calculated by
the metropolitan transportation authority for a particular journey.
(k) "terminal on-time performance" means the percentage of trains OR
BUSES arriving at their destination terminals as scheduled. A train OR
BUS may be counted as on-time if it arrives at its destination early, on
time, or no more than two minutes late, and has not skipped any planned
stops.
(L) "BUS SPEED" MEANS THE AVERAGE SPEED OF A BUS CALCULATED BY THE
AUTHORITY THROUGHOUT THE DURATION OF ITS ROUTE.
(M) "ADDITIONAL BUS STOP TIME" MEANS THE AVERAGE ADDED TIME THAT
CUSTOMERS SPEND WAITING AT THE BUS STOP FOR A BUS, COMPARED WITH THEIR
SCHEDULED WAIT TIME.
(N) "SERVICE DELIVERED" MEANS THE ACTUAL PERCENTAGE OF SERVICE ON A
BUS OR RAIL ROUTE THAT OPERATES DURING PEAK HOURS AS CALCULATED BY THE
AUTHORITY, COMPARED TO THE AMOUNT OF SERVICE SCHEDULED.
2. Reporting ON RAIL SERVICES. The metropolitan transportation
authority shall take all practicable measures to collect, compile and
publish performance metrics of all services provided by New York city
transit subways, long island railroad and metro-north railroad on a
weekly basis. These metrics shall include but not be limited to:
(a) additional platform time;
(b) additional [train] TRAVEL time;
(c) customer journey time performance;
(d) elevator availability;
(e) escalator availability;
(f) excess journey time;
(g) journey time metric;
(h) major incidents metric;
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(i) staff hours lost to accidents; [and]
(j) terminal on-time performance; AND
(K) SERVICE DELIVERED.
§ 7. Subdivision 3 of section 1276-f of the public authorities law, as
added by section 2 of subpart D of part ZZZ of chapter 59 of the laws of
2019, is renumbered subdivision 4 and a new subdivision 3 is added to
read as follows:
3. REPORTING ON BUS SERVICES. NO LATER THAN EIGHTEEN MONTHS AFTER THE
EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION, THE METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION AUTHORI-
TY SHALL TAKE ALL PRACTICABLE MEASURES TO COLLECT, COMPILE AND PUBLISH
PERFORMANCE METRICS OF ALL BUS SERVICES IT PROVIDES ON AN INDIVIDUAL
PER-ROUTE BASIS ON A MONTHLY BASIS. THESE METRICS SHALL INCLUDE BUT NOT
BE LIMITED TO:
(A) SERVICE DELIVERED;
(B) BUS SPEEDS;
(C) ADDITIONAL BUS STATION TIME;
(D) EXCESS JOURNEY TIME;
(E) ADDITIONAL TRAVEL TIME;
(F) CUSTOMER JOURNEY TIME PERFORMANCE;
(G) JOURNEY TIME METRIC;
(H) STAFF HOURS LOST TO ACCIDENTS; AND
(I) TERMINAL ON-TIME PERFORMANCE.
§ 8. This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however, that
the amendments to paragraph (b) of subdivision 4 of section 1263 of the
public authorities law made by section four of this act shall not affect
the expiration of such paragraph and shall be deemed to expire there-
with.