(2009-02-22) Mta Realtime Bus Location

In 2000, the MTA scrapped a contract with Orbital to provide a satellite City Bus-LocatIon system, which failed to work around Manhattan's skyscrapers. "That contract is 10 years old, and we still don't have that system," Dolinsky said.

Feb'2009: It's a project that was supposed to revolutionize bus travel, telling riders exactly how long 'till the next bus, and allowing them to see the exact location of buses in real time, whether on the Internet or on a handheld (Mobile) device. But at a City Council oversight hearing Thursday, MTA officials said "forget about it" and have officially abandoned the project, to the disbelief of lawmakers.

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