{"id":452540,"date":"2022-05-25T00:52:32","date_gmt":"2022-05-24T21:52:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/study-finds-critical-flaws-in-mtas-90m-bus-command-center\/"},"modified":"2022-05-25T00:52:32","modified_gmt":"2022-05-24T21:52:32","slug":"study-finds-critical-flaws-in-mtas-90m-bus-command-center","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/study-finds-critical-flaws-in-mtas-90m-bus-command-center\/","title":{"rendered":"#Study finds &#8216;critical flaws&#8217; in MTA&#8217;s $90M bus command center"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a23d5ca06456\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a23d5ca06456\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/study-finds-critical-flaws-in-mtas-90m-bus-command-center\/#%E2%80%9CStudy_finds_%E2%80%98critical_flaws_in_MTAs_90M_bus_command_center%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Study finds &#8216;critical flaws&#8217; in MTA&#8217;s $90M bus command center&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CStudy_finds_%E2%80%98critical_flaws_in_MTAs_90M_bus_command_center%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Study finds &#8216;critical flaws&#8217; in MTA&#8217;s $90M bus command center&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>The MTA\u2019s $90 million boondoggle bus dispatch war-room has \u201ccritical design and execution flaws\u201d that could render it useless in the event of an emergency power outage, The Post has learned. <\/p>\n<p>An outside engineering assessment obtained by The Post found several \u201csingle points of failure\u201d in the back-up power system\u00a0of the NASA-like command center, which has sat mostly empty for three years since\u00a0former Transit President Andy Byford and other bigwigs held a celebratory ribbon-cutting there in June 2019.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Several features of the building\u2019s back-up generators could shut down the MTA\u2019s entire bus dispatching operation were they to fail, according to the report by energy consultant SKAE Power Solutions.<\/p>\n<p>Such a catastrophe is not improbable \u2014 and one actually occurred at the \u201cold\u201d bus command center when ConEdison experienced a city-wide power surge\u00a0last summer, MTA internal documents show. <\/p>\n<p>The outage at 8:25 p.m. on Aug. 29 knocked out the command center\u2019s connection with MTA HQ and shut down multiple dispatching <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>lications \u2014 including GPS tracking of bus locations, according to a Dec. 17 draft report prepared by\u00a0JFK&amp;M Consulting.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/MTA6.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"New MTA Bus Operations Command Center, 51 Fanchon Place, Brooklyn, New York.\" class=\"wp-image-22396222\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/MTA6.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/MTA6.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/MTA6.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>MTA employees have yet to work inside the new command center after the facility opened in 2019.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Gregory P. Mango<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The consultants said the router that failed was not supported by any back-up power source, and was housed in an overheated room \u201cwholly unsuited for housing a critical application.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe router room\u2026 was not intended to ever be used as an IT router room,\u201d the consultants wrote. \u201cThe room is subject to solar heat gains and humidity, making it very difficult to maintain the proper cooling temperature in the space.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The room was so filled with wires and cables that inspectors decided it was \u201ctoo risky\u201d to trace their origins, according to the report. The room\u2019s AC unit was busted, and workers  installed a window unit and kept the door open \u201cas a band aid fix,\u201d the consultants said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/MTA7.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Energy consultant SKAE Power Solutions claimed the MTA\u2019s command center could never provide \u201cproper cooling temperature inside the building.\" class=\"wp-image-22396225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/MTA7.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/MTA7.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/MTA7.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Energy consultant SKAE Power Solutions claimed the MTA\u2019s command center could never provide \u201cproper cooling temperature in the space.\u201d<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cTo prevent the outage that occurred on 8\/29\/21, the MTA enterprise router currently in Room 28A must move to a stable environment,\u201d they wrote. Those changes had not been made as of the draft report\u2019s submission to the MTA in December, the report said.<\/p>\n<p>The MTA\u2019s old bus command center, which houses 15 dispatcher consoles, was built in 1948 and has outlived its functionality \u2014 but the new command center is already showing signs of deterioration despite remaining mostly empty.<\/p>\n<p>The Post reported in October that the command center building at Jamaica Avenue and Fanchon Place has faced leaks, faulty heating and bug-infested bathrooms. In January, workers found one of the building\u2019s HVAC units burnt to a crisp.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/MTA3-1.jpg?w=683\" alt=\"An HVAC unit on the roof of the MTA\u2019s command center was blackened by an apparent fire.\" class=\"wp-image-22396214\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/MTA3-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/MTA3-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=683 683w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/MTA3-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=341 341w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\"\/><figcaption>An HVAC unit on the roof of the MTA\u2019s command center was blackened by an apparent fire.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/MTA2-1.jpg?w=683\" alt=\"The energy consulting firm found the MTA\u2019s command center had weak back-up generators.\" class=\"wp-image-22396213\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/MTA2-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/MTA2-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=683 683w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/MTA2-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=341 341w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\"\/><figcaption>The energy consulting firm found the MTA\u2019s command center had weak back-up generators.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>JFK&amp;M\u2019s report found that the heating system for the new center\u2019s massive NASA-like \u201coperational theater\u201d will be \u201chard pressed to properly heat the space.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>MTA leaders have said the full use of the new command center is stalled indefinitely because \u201cpoor contractor performance\u201d has prevented the completion of a new bus radio system necessary to operate the new facility.<\/p>\n<p>A spokesman told The Post in October the building would open \u201cin the first half\u201d of 2022; on Tuesday, the authority said just one-third of dispatchers currently work in the facility.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs a result of the power outage incident that occurred at the RCC on August 29th, the MTA commissioned a thorough review of all of its critical systems at its command centers, which identified a number of needed improvements at both the new and existing Bus Command Centers,\u201d spokesman Eugene Resnick said in a statement. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe MTA is prioritizing and developing a plan to address these identified improvements thanks to the rigorous work of our Transit team.\u201d\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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