Six-Minute Transit Headways Would Increase Ridership 15%: Expert
The six-minute headways campaign is a good one — and our expert hopes more people in the region take notice and push for it until the state implements it in full.
October 7, 2022
That MIT Study About the Subway Causing COVID Spread is Crap
Alon Levy analyzed the report fully and concluded that it was not "a serious argument."
April 17, 2020
Op-Ed: What America Gets Wrong about Fare Evasion
Gov. Cuomo's plan to hire 500 cops to police fare evasion is utter foolishness, says a transportation writer with a global perspective.
November 26, 2019
Integrated Planning Can Help Free New York Transit From Dependence on Trump
The New York region can’t count on Washington to fund its transit mega-projects.
February 14, 2018
How to Get New York Regional Rail Right
A through-running regional rail system for greater New York can help hundreds of thousands of people each day. When mapping out how to deliver that with new infrastructure, we need to get the details right.
January 10, 2018
New York Can Save Billions on Rail Tunnels If LIRR Agrees to Share Track
RPA proposes much-needed integration of regional rail in its Fourth Regional Plan, but doesn't push for the politically challenging reforms that will be necessary to build it efficiently.
December 4, 2017
A Whole Lhota Excuses About High MTA Construction Costs
New York City's sky-high subway construction costs are finally getting some much-needed attention from elected officials. But with pressure mounting to reform MTA capital construction practices and bring costs down, the agency is falling back on familiar excuses.
October 25, 2017
Will NYC’s Next-Gen Fare System Come With Saner Fare Enforcement?
As with other aspects of fare collection, New York should look to cities that have refined their proof-of-payment systems for guidance on how to handle enforcement.
September 21, 2017
Boston’s Fairmount Line Could Be a National Model for Commuter Rail, But It’s Not There Yet
For commuter rail to work in urban neighborhoods, transit agencies have to rethink fares, schedules, and integration with local transit. The MBTA still has work to do to get all these elements right on the Fairmount Line.
July 31, 2017
Step One Toward Fixing the Subway: Be Honest
What would it look like if Cuomo and Lhota stopped making gestures and started exercising real leadership at the MTA? Here are three steps that could make a difference for subway service.
July 6, 2017
