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THE PRICE IS WRONG: Four Takeaways From The MTA’s Cost Comparisons Report
MTA efficiency does not stack up very well compared to cousin transit agencies around the country and the globe, a new report shows.
January 25, 2022
Op-Ed: Why We Are Relaunching the Future of Transportation Caucus
We are relaunching the Future of Transportation Caucus because our work to build more equitable, accessible, and sustainable transportation systems is far from finished and we cannot miss this opportunity to deliver for our communities.
January 24, 2022
Mayor Adams Must Do More to Speed Up Buses, Advocates Say
“What we’re looking for is a plan in the first 100 days of the administration to clearly identify the bus interventions they are going to do and to show how they’re going to devote the staffing and resources to make that happen," said one advocate.
January 21, 2022
ANALYSIS: Gov. Hochul’s ‘Bi-Boro’ Train Line: How Will it Work?
If you read no other story about the plan, this is the one.
January 21, 2022
Meet the Council’s Transportation Committee Chair: Selvena Brooks-Powers
Her home district is quite unlike the rest of the city. Is that a good thing or a bad thing?
January 20, 2022
Wait, What? Does Mayor Adams Really Think Our Transit System is the Best in the World?
An otherwise unrelated press conference veers into shaky territory for the new mayor.
January 19, 2022
OPINION: Progressives Should Look To Outlaw Parking Minimums
AOC is insisting that her endorsees commit to ending single-family zoning. She should require them to discourage car use, too.
January 19, 2022
Friday’s Headlines: Second Avenue Subway Excelsior! Edition
The feds promise to foot about half the bill for the Second Avenue Subway extension. Plus other news.
January 14, 2022
Talking Headways Podcast: Building a Better Transit Board
This week on the podcast, we’re back at last fall’s virtual Railvolution conference. Former BART GM Grace Crunican discusses the role of board members in transit agencies with former MBTA board member Monica Tibbits-Nutt and former Houston Metro board member Christof Spieler.
January 7, 2022
Mayor Adams Promises that Police on the Subway Will Ask, ‘How Was Your Day?’
"When is the last time you saw an officer walk through the train [and ask], 'How are you?' 'How was your day?'" the mayor said.
January 6, 2022
