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OPINION: Feds Must Invest in NY Subway, Not Roads, to Meet Climate Goals
Congressional legislation does virtually nothing to encourage other Americans to reduce their carbon output like transit-dependent, cramped-apartment New Yorkers.
August 31, 2021
Incoming Manhattan Council Members Tell Us Their Transportation Priorities
Six districts are getting new representatives — perhaps the most progressive crop the borough has seen. We took their temperature.
August 31, 2021
Monday’s Headlines: Big Day for Transportation Edition
Today will be a busy day for transportation nerds all over the tri-state area. Plus all the other news.
August 30, 2021
OPINION: Andrew Cuomo Wanted to Be Robert Moses (And That Was Terrible)
Which Robert Moses was Andrew Cuomo? The master builder ... or the one everyone ultimately just wanted to see leave? We believe the latter.
August 24, 2021
MTA, Feds Promise Congestion Pricing Won’t Start For A Long, Long Time
It’s a new kind of idling.
August 20, 2021
Report: MTA’s Barely Funded Capital Plan Badly Needs Congestion Pricing Cash
The MTA's current rehabilitation program is being starved of funding due to the state's failure to enact congestion pricing, among other things.
August 19, 2021
De Blasio to MTA: 16-Month Congestion Pricing Environmental Review Is ‘Ridiculous’
The mayor is the latest to accuse the governor and his transit henchmen of slow-walking the not-controversial-at-all-unless-you-love-cars plan. (Look at the face he made!)
August 17, 2021
MTA and DOT Make Bus Service Announcement that is Both Underwhelming and Exciting!
The most important thing, advocates said, is the MTA and DOT working together.
August 16, 2021
MTA Drops Bike-Permit Requirement for Suburban Railroads
It's the first step in a long battle to make the traditionally anti-cycling agency more bike friendly.
August 12, 2021
After Cuomo: What the MTA Should Immediately Do Once Andrew is Gone
Andrew Cuomo — the governor who never saw an MTA budget he didn't want to raid or a splashy but expensive project he didn't want to push — will soon be gone. So what kind of governor should Kathy Hochul be?
August 10, 2021
