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Christina Greer: Let’s Get Creative About Solving NYC’s Transit Affordability Crisis
The NYC transit system is what connects residents to their city, but for many low-income New Yorkers, it simply costs too much to ride. Fordham political science professor Christina Greer thinks policy makers can help address that -- if they're willing to get creative.
September 12, 2017
When People Can’t Afford Transit, New York City Pays for It — One Way or Another
MTA Board Member David Jones talks transit affordability: "The only group that really isn’t getting any help seems to be the working poor."
June 16, 2017
How Job Sprawl Robs People of Time, Money, and Economic Opportunity
What’s the cost of a long commute? If you’re struggling to make ends meet, spending hours each day just to get to work not only costs you time, it can also be a major barrier to economic mobility.
December 19, 2016
Justice-Oriented Mobility Advocates to “Untokenize” Active Transportation Movement at November Convening
The Token One
He was so glad I had "talked about people of color committing violence against other people of color," he gushed, shaking my hand.
September 21, 2016