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Transit Advocates to MTA: Queens Bus Redesign Needs Some Key Tweaks
The MTA's proposed Queens bus redesign needs more service, and the implementation of all-door boarding, if it will realize its potential "to significantly improve the lives of riders," a coalition of transit supporters will tell the MTA.
June 29, 2022
Advocates: The City and the MTA Must Deliver What They’ve Promised for Bus Riders
This is not rocket science. It's political will and paint.
February 28, 2022
Mayor Adams Must Do More to Speed Up Buses, Advocates Say
“What we’re looking for is a plan in the first 100 days of the administration to clearly identify the bus interventions they are going to do and to show how they’re going to devote the staffing and resources to make that happen," said one advocate.
January 21, 2022
Welcome to DOT, Commissioner Gutman — Now Create Better Bus Service, Advocates Say
The new DOT leader arrived at his desk this morning with an urgent call to end the "tale of two cities" transportation system that disproportionately affects people of color.
February 4, 2021
Mayor Admits Many Promised Bus Lanes May Not Happen This Year — If Ever
Two times in as many weeks, fed-up straphangers have asked the mayor about the busways he promised back in June — and both times, de Blasio's answers were embarrassing.
October 23, 2020
Port Authority Must Reopen Crucial Bus Lane, Riders And Advocates Say
Public transit riders get screwed as car drivers reclaim a dedicated bus lane on the Manhattan-bound Lincoln Tunnel approach road.
August 18, 2020
Everyone to Mayor: We Need 40 Miles of Dedicated Bus Lanes Now
It's the busway or the highway — and that's the problem.
May 28, 2020
Transit Watchdogs: Raiding MTA Taxes Will Threaten A Federal Bailout
Governor: Keep your hands off tax money that's supposed to go to the cash-strapped MTA!
April 30, 2020
Report: MTA Will Need ANOTHER $4-8 Billion in Fed Funding
Um, about that $3.7 billion...
April 15, 2020
UPDATED: MTA in Free Fall: Low Ridership Numbers Could Mean Massive Debt, Cuts
It's the latest evidence that the MTA is going to need a huge infusion of public cash from the Trump administration.
March 18, 2020