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MTA Has Good Ideas, But No Plan, to Turn Around NYC Bus Service
If the first step to better citywide bus service is admitting that NYC has a problem, yesterday's MTA Board meeting was a breakthrough.
March 21, 2017
As Fares Rise, Advocates Press City Hall for MetroCard Relief for Low-Income New Yorkers
As MTA fares went up yesterday, straphangers and elected officials rallied outside Atlantic Terminal yesterday to bring them down for low-income New Yorkers. The "Fair Fares" coalition is calling on Mayor de Blasio to fund half-priced MetroCards for the 800,000 New Yorkers living below the federal poverty line.
March 20, 2017
Sunday: Rally for Fair Fares With the Riders Alliance
More than two-thirds of the City Council has signed on to the Fair Fares campaign since it launched a year ago. But Mayor de Blasio declined to include the $212 million needed for the program in his preliminary Fiscal Year 2018 budget.
March 17, 2017
State Assembly Wants to Restore Cuomo’s $65 Million MTA Cut
Assembly lawmakers want to restore the $65 million transit cut in Governor Cuomo's draft budget. To reverse the cut, the draft budget released by the Carl Heastie-led Assembly [PDF, page 65-2] reallocates $65 million from New York Works, Cuomo's infrastructure piggy bank, to the MTA.
March 14, 2017
Here’s What the MTA Could Do With the $65 Million Cuomo Wants to Cut
Governor Cuomo wants to cut $65 million from the state's annual contribution to the MTA. An analysis by the Riders Alliance and Regional Plan Association identifies transit improvements that money could pay for.
March 13, 2017
When Will Cuomo Respond to the Distress Signals Coming From NYC’s Transit System?
Congestion is growing and transit ridership is falling in NYC. But at a moment when transit desperately needs smart stewardship, the city's political leaders, especially Governor Andrew Cuomo, are nowhere to be found.
March 10, 2017
There’s a Big Red Flag in the MTA’s Ridership Projections for the L Train Shutdown
Preliminary travel forecasts for the looming L train shutdown suggest the MTA and DOT are aiming too low with plans to provide bus service for affected transit riders, according to Walter Hook of BRT Planning International.
March 8, 2017
65 Albany Legislators Are Fighting Cuomo’s $65 Million Transit Funding Cut
Governor Cuomo's proposed budget slashes $65 million from the state's general fund contribution to the MTA, breaking a promise he made five years ago. Now a bipartisan group of 65 Albany legislators are calling for those funds to be restored in the final budget.
February 27, 2017
While MTA Waffles on Proven Solutions, New Yorkers Continue to Abandon the Bus
MTA ridership numbers for 2016 are in, and it's clear that New Yorkers continue to abandon slow, unreliable bus service. If the MTA and NYC DOT don't act urgently to improve bus speeds and reliability, warn transit advocates, they risk "a downward spiral of increasing congestion, slower travel speeds, and a slower New York."
February 22, 2017
DOT and MTA Expect to Reveal L Train Replacement Plan This Fall
DOT and the MTA have a timetable for releasing their plan to keep L train riders moving when the western portion of the line is shut down for Sandy-related repairs. At a workshop last night, the agencies said they would release a preliminary plan in the spring and a final plan in the fall, with implementation to follow in 2018.
February 17, 2017
