Report on revised Freedom Tower design and blast protection

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The confusion Ues is But the MTA l»ard is as the loopholes. confused as commuters Bottled water is fine, K.a- about the proposed rules to likow said, even though outlaw drinking ail bever­ open containers are ImhtimI. - ’1 ages and wa].ldng between. So a spill-proof reusable cars in the subway system., coffee cup would be al­ among other things, so they lowed but not a paper “to- ■■ 1 postponed voting on the list go” cup with a peeled back of no-no's. plastic lid. At the MTA's monthly “Common sense is going board meeting yesterday, to O' - followed and we are Chairniaii P«Jter Kalikow de­ going to look at every rule,” layed approval of the rules Kalikow said, calling for a because he said his fellow month-long review of the board members didn’t un­ propo.se<l changes. derstand them all. A public outcry — espe­ the public comment period The Ijoani was scheduled cially over the lian on walk­ at the MTA ineotings, many to OK the measures that ing between care and sip­ riders said walking between will ban. wearing roller or ping cofiee — prompted tie subway cars Is necessary to in-line skates, standing on board to review the pro­ avoid unruly passengers or a skateboard, rifling or posed clamp-down. simply to find a seat.

Ciitching the bus witl By Juson Rogket Siwkkman “This new system should amNewYork Staff Writer take the guesswork out of when the next bus is going That 20«<nule waB for a to arrive," MTA spokesman NYC-WTC_000143459