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To: tsigprofit who wrote (24846)	7/11/2005 6:35:58 PM
From: Bucky Katt	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 48461

This is the idea of SYNX> NYC mayor Bloomberg calls the London terror blasts a "wake-up" call for MTA officials to improve subway security by using $591 million in anti-terrorism funding. Connect the dots folks, this is an easy one, as far as ratdogs go... quotes.nasdaq.com The London terror blasts should be a "wake-up" call for MTA officials to improve subway security by using $591 million in anti-terrorism funding, Mayor Michael Bloomberg said yesterday. Bloomberg took an unusual swipe at the Metropolitan Transportation Authority for what he claimed is a snail-like approach to use state and federal funds it received years ago to reduce the risks of terrorist attacks underground. "Clearly, the MTA has to ratchet up the pace of increasing security on our subway system whether it is with people or technology," Bloomberg said. "Subways are the kind of thing that obviously terrorists find attractive as targets and they've got to go do it." Authority officials have said they plan to earmark as much as $400 million of the money by the end of the year. The MTA is slated to receive an additional $495 million for security projects over the next five years in a capital plan that has been twice delayed. "I don't know how far along some of their plans are but clearly they're not far enough along," an annoyed Bloomberg said during a South Bronx news conference. Taking pains not to alarm millions of subway riders, Bloomberg said he feels safe in the trains . "We agree with the mayor and we are aggressively moving forward," Dolan said. In addition to boosting MTA police presence, adding 25 bomb sniffing dogs and other improvements, Dolan said the agency will implement the "integrated electronics system" at a cost of about $200 million this year. Dolan couldn't elaborate on what the system will do but said the agency expects to use about $350 to $400 million this year on security spending in the subways and other MTA facilities. Councilman John Liu (D-Flushing), chairman of the City Council's transportation committee who's held numerous hearings about the funds, said he was less optimistic about the MTA's willingness to address security concerns. "As far as anybody can tell, the system is exactly the way it was pre-Sept. 11, and that's unacceptable," Liu said. Liu said some "common sense" improvements should have already been in place. He pointed to the fire that initially threatened to keep A and C line riders off track for five years. Service was restored within days, however. Liu said money should be used to make the system less accessible to"unauthorized personnel." nynewsday.com