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How the MTA Can Improve Access-a-Ride Service While Cutting Costs
For customers, the price of a trip on Access-A-Ride, the MTA's service for New Yorkers with disabilities, is the same as a subway fare. But for the MTA, the cost of providing the service is much higher. At $72.65 per trip (the cost has risen since 2014, when the figures for the above table were compiled), Access-A-Ride is the most expensive paratransit system to operate in the nation. The high costs of the program eat into the MTA's ability to provide subway and bus service.
September 20, 2016
New York City Subways and Buses, All on a Single Map
Here's a really cool project years in the making: Queens native and OpenPlans alum Anthony Denaro put New York City subway and bus lines on one map.
August 11, 2016
De Blasio Sounds Prepared to Let the L Train Crisis Go to Waste
The impending L Train shutdown should be a blessing in disguise -- the impact of losing service west of Bedford Avenue for 18 months is so great, there's no good option that doesn't involve carving out lots of street space for buses, biking, and safer walking. Major redesigns of 14th Street, the Williamsburg Bridge, and the streets connecting to the bridge are called for.
July 29, 2016
Mayor de Blasio Needs to Step Up to Keep L Train Passengers Moving
This morning the MTA announced that starting in 2019, it will close the L train between Eighth Avenue and Bedford Avenue in Williamsburg for 18 months to repair damage caused by Superstorm Sandy -- surprising no one who's been paying attention.
July 25, 2016
Stuck With Slow Bus Service? Cuomo Is Completely Oblivious to Your Pain
You can tell Governor Cuomo doesn't get on a New York City bus unless it's for a photo-op about on-board USB ports.
July 21, 2016
It’s Time to Think Big to Turn Around Lousy Bus Service in NYC
Bus service in New York is getting worse and losing riders, and unless policy makers step in and make systemwide improvements, those trends may accelerate in a vicious cycle. New York can turn things around, advocates say, with a suite of policies to get buses moving quickly and reliably again.
July 20, 2016
That’s More Like It: Cuomo and MTA Commit to High-Capacity Subway Cars
After spending the first half of the year touting frills like Wi-Fi and charging ports on buses, Governor Cuomo finally delivered some news this morning that will make a real difference to transit riders. The MTA plans to buy hundreds of open gangway subway cars, which can carry more passengers and help relieve crowding on maxed-out lines.
July 18, 2016
When Cuomo Talks About Transit, He Doesn’t Talk About What Riders Want
There's a huge disconnect between the way Governor Andrew Cuomo talks about transit improvements and the service upgrades that transit riders actually want to see.
July 14, 2016