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MTA Could Nix Fare Hikes with Just $350M More Per Year, Lieber Says
The MTA could avert plans to hike subway and bus fares to nearly $3 if lawmakers come up with another $350 million in annual funding, its chairperson and CEO Janno Lieber said Monday.
February 6, 2023
Latest Data Show (Again!) That London’s Congestion Pricing is Working
Friday, Feb. 17 will mark two decades since London inaugurated congestion charging — and the latest data continue to show that it's been an unqualified success.
February 6, 2023
ON THEIR MARKS: Legislators Demand More from Hochul’s MTA Budget Proposal
On your mark, get set, go ... tell the governor to do better.
February 5, 2023
Gov. Hochul Fills Cash-Strapped MTA’s Fiscal Hole … With Casino Money
It's a story that will likely be repeated all over the country as cash-strapped transit systems have to figure out what to do as federal Covid relief money dries up ... and riders have not fully returned.
February 2, 2023
MTA Boss: City Must Meet Its ‘Commitment’ to Bus Lanes This Year
A promise made has to be a promise kept.
January 31, 2023
Council Members Join Push For Six-Minute Transit Service And Free Buses
A huge chunk of the City Council supports better transit!
January 27, 2023
Thursday’s Headlines: A Beautiful Day for a Train Ride Edition
All we got was rain all day yesterday, so no wonder so many reporters were willing to go 17 stories underground to cover the opening day of Grand Central Madison. Plus other news.
January 26, 2023
Stroller Pilot Expands to 1,000 Buses, More Routes to Come
Big Apple parents have for years demanded the agency revise that policy, citing the danger and difficulty they had to endure just to board a bus with kids.
January 25, 2023
Your Unanswered Questions on the Interborough Express, Answered
Well, the MTA has answered one question about the future of the Interborough Express by picking light rail, but don't worry, we still have plenty of other questions. And some answers!
January 24, 2023
DOT Widens Sidewalk, Adds Contraflow Bus Lane to Help East Bronx Commuters
The city extended a sidewalk and cut out a circuitous loop from the Bronx's busiest bus route at the Pelham Bay Park subway station, and officials said the small upgrades will make for safer and shorter commutes.
January 24, 2023
