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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
OPINION: Connecting Cyclists and E-Scooter Users With the MTA
The authority could do much — right now and fairly cheaply — to help active-transportation users make first/last mile connections with transit.
October 29, 2021
Brooklyn Pol Pushes Bill to Require MTA’s OMNY to Serve Poorer Riders Now
State Sen. Andrew Gounardes wants the OMNY system to stop charging straphangers for fares once they've paid the same amount as a weekly or monthly pass — a well-established "unlimited ride" concept known as fare-capping.
October 28, 2021
Eyes on the Street: The Jay Street Busway is Being Undermined by Illegal Car Traffic
One year after the Jay Street Busway was boosting bus speeds for almost 50,000 daily riders, commutes for long-suffering bus riders are slowing as more drivers flout the basic rule, "No cars allowed."
October 26, 2021
Advocates Beg Gov. Hochul To Sign Bill Adding Cyclist Input To The MTA
Will she build a bridge to a better tomorrow?
October 21, 2021
Transit Advocates Seek Even More ‘Atlantic Ticket’-Style Discounts on Intra-City Commuter Rail
Freedom's just another word for nothing left to do ... but expand regional transit.
October 14, 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
Wealthy Manhattanites Whine for Congestion-Pricing Exemptions
Legislators Hoylman and Epstein thrum to the tune of a well-off pressure group.
October 1, 2021
Comptroller: MTA Did ‘Transform’ Itself … Into A Worse Agency
This transformation has not exactly been caterpillar to butterfly.
September 28, 2021
MTA’s $100K Toll Scofflaw Is Merely The Tip Of The License Plate Obstructing Iceberg
A covered up plate was one MTA employee's license to steal.
September 27, 2021
