New York City Subway Upgrades to Add Wi-Fi, Charging Ports and More

Government Technology: New York City’s subway system, a key piece of the city’s transportation network, is going to get a lot more techie during the next five years.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the city's Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) announced on July 18 that during the next five years, the agency will add electric charging stations, Wi-Fi, improved cellular service, better lighting and a suite of design upgrades to the system’s stations and subway cars. As part of the project, MTA will buy 1,025 new subway cars, upgrade 31 stations, and conduct “component and renewal work” at 170 other stations.

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