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MTA and City Screw Working Poor with So-Called ‘Fair Fares’
A discount on weekly and monthly Metrocards doesn't help the working poor — who tend to pay as they go because they don't have big money to spend up front.
November 15, 2018
Eyes on the Street: On Sunday, the Rockaway-Bound SBS is Really Crowded
These people are being punished for the crime of not owning a car.
August 5, 2018
The MTA Finally Has a Blueprint to Fix Subways and Buses. Will Cuomo Support It?
With an "honest accounting" of the transit system's needs on the table, it's up to Cuomo and legislators in Albany to make change happen.
May 23, 2018
Tweeting Out Your Anger at Another Hot, Slow, Crowded Subway Ride? Always Loop in the Man Who Runs the MTA: @NYGovCuomo
When you're tweeting from that hot, crowded subway platform -- or a hot, crowded train that isn't moving -- don't forget to channel that frustration toward the man who runs the MTA: Governor Andrew Cuomo, whose Twitter handle is @NYGovCuomo.
June 20, 2017
The Top 10 Bus Corridors Where DOT Should Make Streets Work For Transit
New York City bus service is the slowest in the nation and riders are abandoning the bus in droves, even as the city's population steadily increases. To win people back over to the bus, the advocates at the Bus Turnaround Coalition have pinpointed 10 routes where DOT can make service faster and more reliable.
February 9, 2017
Q44 Select Bus Service: Bus Lanes for Flushing and Jamaica, Not in Between
DOT and the MTA have released the plan for Select Bus Service on the Q44 linking Jamaica, Flushing, and the Bronx, which serves 44,000 passengers daily. The areas that need bus lanes most -- downtown Jamaica and Flushing -- are in line to get them, but not the rest of the route.
May 28, 2015
DOT and MTA Years Behind Schedule on Traffic Signal Tech to Speed Buses
Bus riders spend a lot of time stopped at red lights, but they don't have to. A technology called transit signal priority, or TSP, speeds up transit trips by adjusting signal timing so buses hit more green lights and fewer reds. TSP has a proven track record in New York, but on several routes, implementation is years behind schedule.
May 21, 2015
Every Bus Should Get Priority at NYC Traffic Signals
New York City buses serve more than two million trips on an average weekday -- more than twice the ridership as Los Angeles, which has the nation’s second-largest bus system.
June 19, 2014