NYC MTA Unveils $12 Billion Push to Replace Aging Trains, Buses

New York City’s transit system, the largest in the US, is creating a new unit to steer a $12 billion effort to replace decades-old trains and modernize its bus fleet.

Jessie Lazarus, who led the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s shift from the MetroCard to the tap-and-go OMNY fare system, will head the agency’s new Rolling Stock Program. The group, which will include about 10 staff members, will focus on performance-based specifications for manufacturers rather than being overly prescriptive on design, she said.