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Revealed: Early Congestion Pricing Study Shows Congestion Pricing Works
An early study on congestion pricing that the MTA was required to give the federal government predicted that the drop in traffic volume attributed to the toll would be larger than previously believed.
December 9, 2021
Let The Sun Shine In: Here’s What Transit Watchers Want From the MTA’s New Open Data Portal
Here's what local transit insiders want to know:
November 8, 2021
ANALYSIS: Hochul’s New Penn Station Will Be Pleasant To Walk Through, But Won’t Add Train Capacity
Gov. Hochul's announcement on Wednesday that New York was building a "Penn Station worthy of New Yorkers" is basically a billion-dollar facelift.
November 4, 2021
Two New Busways Open in Jamaica, But Locals, Pols Still Wary for Some Reason
Will it be the most “impactful bus improvements” in the city’s history, as Mayor de Blasio called it? Well, it's a start.
November 1, 2021
Data: The Very Few New Jersey Commuters Who Will Pay Congestion Toll Are Much Richer
In the Garden State, the elite meet to bleat.
October 5, 2021
OPINION: Pass the Bicycle Commuter Act — Now!
September 20, 2021
The Slow Walk: MTA Has Not Met with Environmental Leaders Vital to Congestion Pricing — But Feds Blame MTA for That
Advocates have not heard from the MTA about congestion pricing, even though the authority must include environmental justice in its assessment of the tolls — and the federal government is waiting for action.
August 6, 2021
THE BRUUUUCE EXCUSE: Jersey Pol Cites Springsteen as a Reason to Oppose Congestion Pricing
"Springsteen's on Broadway, so everyone in New Jersey is going to Broadway and people [are] having a lot of trouble now for the first time really getting in and out of the city," Rep. Mikie Sherrill.
July 1, 2021
Report: Racial and Economic Inequities in Transit Affect Accessibility to Jobs, Healthcare
Black and brown New Yorkers are more likely to rely on public transit to get to work in the New York City area, but on average have far less access to jobs as their car-driving neighbors, who are often wealthier, whiter, and live in the 'burbs.
June 18, 2021
The MTA’s New Electric Bus Order Is Another Step Forward, But A Power Struggle Looms
Eventually, the MTA is going to need so much electricity that energy producers will have to make a deal, experts say.
June 3, 2021
