State of Ny Metropolitan Transportation Authority

the metropolitan transportation authority (mta), a public-benefit corporation chartered by the new york state legislature in 1965, is north america's largest transportation network, serving 15.1 million people in the 5,000-square-mile area from new york city through long island, southeastern new york state, and connecticut. mta agencies include: • mta headquarters • new york city transit • staten island railway • mta bus company • long island rail road • metro-north railroad • bridges and tunnels • mta capital construction • business service center mta subways, buses, and railroads provide 2.62 billion trips each year to new yorkers –equivalent to one in every three public transit customers in the country. mta bridges and tunnels carry more than 280 million vehicles a year – more than any bridge and tunnel authority in the nation. public transit helps new yorkers avoid about 17 million metric tons of pollutants while emitting only 2 million metric tons, making new york the most carbon-