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Wednesday’s Headlines: ‘The End of the MTA?’ Edition
Well, today's MTA Board meeting should be fun. Plus all the other news.
November 18, 2020
SPEEDY! Mayor Takes Victory Lap On Hylan Boulevard Bus Lane*
* Though that's the lane he trimmed from 6.6 miles to 4.7 miles to appease car owners.
October 27, 2020
So Far, So Good: Early Results Show Faster Transit Trips on Jay Street Busway
Bus speeds are up 50 percent!
October 15, 2020
President Trump’s ‘Anarchist’ Declaration Could Cost Transit Funds to New York, Others
The president threatened to cut funding to those cities — and, apparently, his agencies have gotten the memo.
October 14, 2020
EXCLUSIVE: Despite COVID, DOT Really Stepped Up Transit Signal Priority This Year
The effort to help buses move faster is ... moving faster!
October 9, 2020
ON TRACK: Joe Borelli — A Staten Island Republican — Demands Congress Save Transit
In the midst of pandemic relief negotiations in Congress, we asked Council Member Joe Borelli, a leading city Republican and a member of President Trump's re-election campaign, to explain to members of his party why transit is so important to our nation.
October 7, 2020
Wednesday’s Headlines: The Hero and the Zero Edition
Fresh out of the hospital, President Trump (the zero of our headline above) just pulled the plug on our transit system. And roughly at the same time, mourners gathered to salute cyclist and nurse Clara Kang (the hero) who was killed on Third Avenue last week. Plus all the other news.
October 7, 2020
Study: N’East Pollution Pact Will Save Black and Brown New Yorkers and Cut Health Costs
The Transportation and Climate Initiative aims to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions by as much as a quarter by 2032.
October 6, 2020
Report: Transit Riders — Especially People of Color and the Poor — Will Be Especially Screwed by Federal Cuts
People of color, the poor, and New York's hardest-working residents would be disproportionately affected by transit cuts if the MTA doesn't get a cash infusion fast, a new report reveals.
September 29, 2020
OPINION: Give Buses Signal Priority — Now!
The DOT's laborious process is holding up a sensible measure that will speed transit and could make riders safer in the age of COVID.
September 29, 2020
