2014 Event Private car scheduling service Uber has been meeting with opposition as it rapidly expands into cities around the world; complaints range from insufficient driver background checks to violation of rules protecting existing transportation services 2013 Event The Northern Philippines are hit by Typhoon Usagi, causing flooding, landslides and disruptions in power, communication and transportation 2012 Event Half of the population of New York City, and millions of others in the Northeastern United States continue to deal with power outages, gas shortages and limited public transportation after Hurricane Sandy struck; the death toll rises to 90 2012 Event In the U.S., over 60 people die in the Mid-Atlantic states as the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy leaves millions without electricity and cripples its mass transportation system 1996 Event Metropolitan Transportation Authority raises New York City bridge tolls to $3.50 each way 1995 Event New York's Metropolitan Transportation Authority raises subway and bus fares from $1.25 to $1.50 1995 Event Dean St. Station in Brooklyn, is 6th Metropolitan Transportation Authority station to close since 1904 1993 Event Cigarette advertisements are banned in New York City's Metropolitan Transportation Authority 1992 Event Metropolitan Transportation Authority begins installing automated fare collection turnstiles 1992 Event New York City's Metropolitan Transportation Authority votes to ban cigarette ads on Jan 1, 1993 1992 Event Metropolitan Transportation Authority raised tolls on most New York City bridges from $2.50 to $3.00 1990 Event New York City Metropolitan Transportation Authority stops token redemption at subway stations 1989 Event New York City's Metropolitan Transportation Authority opens 63rd street extension to subway 1988 Event New York's Metropolitan Transportation Authority announces it may replace tokens with credit card type passes 1986 Event Transportation Expo 86 opens in Vancouver 1983 Event Elizabeth Dole, 1st female secretary of transportation, is sworn-in 1982 Event Metropolitan Transportation Authority launches a 5 year plan to upgrade the New York City subway system 1966 Event Lyndon Baines Johnson signs a bill creating Department of Transportation (DOT) 1962 Event U.S. Supreme Court disallows race separation on public transportation 1941 Event Nazis order Polish Jews barred from using public transportation 1936 Birthday Elizabeth Hanford Dole, U.S. Secretary of Transportation, 1983 - 1987 1931 Birthday Norman Mineta, born in San Jose, California, Representative-R-California 1975 - 1995, U.S. Secretary of Commerce 2000 - 2001, U.S. Secretary of Transportation 2001 - 2006 1909 Event U.S. prohibits interstate transportation of game birds 1825 Event Railroad transportation is born with 1st track (Stockton-Darlington)
