Transit Walk: Climate and Transit Evolution

Tuesday, April 22nd, 2025

12:00 PM ET

Off-site Program

$40 General / $35 Members

Explore the rich history of New York City, past and present, one neighborhood at a time. Through the lens of transportation, discover new places, share stories, and connect with communities.

Weather events from the Great Blizzard of 1888 to Superstorm Sandy have profoundly shaped New York City’s transit systems. As extreme weather events have become increasingly commonplace, the MTA Climate Sustainability Team has produced innovative, ongoing solutions.

This Earth Day, join the Transit Museum and the MTA Climate Sustainability Team on this behind-the-scenes tour to explore lower Manhattan’s transit history and the MTA’s cutting-edge system resiliency efforts. You will learn how the MTA has managed devastating storms, flooding, and heat waves, and about the history of the Old South Ferry station.

Members enjoy early access! Tickets go on sale to Museum members on Wednesday, January 15th at 10am ET. Remaining tickets go on sale to the public at Friday, January 17th at 10am ET.

$40 - General Public / $35 - Museum Members

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Tours run rain or shine. Some walking required. All stations visited have elevators. Please dress for the weather as this tour will take place both indoors and outdoors. Masks are encouraged but are not required.

Photography and video recording are permitted. However, tripods, stands, selfie sticks, and external lights may not be used. All photographs taken are for personal use only and permission to photograph may be revoked at any time.

Children ages 15 and under must be accompanied by an adult.

For information on American Sign Language interpreters, Assisted Listening Devices, or other accessibility matters please visit nytransitmuseum.org/accessibility.

If you have any questions or concerns, please email [email protected].

All ticket sales are final. Should you be unable to attend the tour on the date you reserved, the full price of unused tickets may be treated as a donation to the Transit Museum and is tax deductible to the fullest extent allowed by law. The Museum is not able to reschedule reservations to another tour date.

Image: Testing a Flood Control Cover at the Whitehall St. Station. Tue., October 29, 2013. Photo: Marc A. Hermann / MTA New York City Transit

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