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No Wonder Bus Ridership is in Freefall — TransitCenter Grades 75% of Lines at ‘D’ or ‘F’
Almost three-quarters of New York City bus lines, and almost all of the routes in Manhattan, have earned a D or F grade from a leading transit advocacy group.
March 6, 2019
Pol: State Legislature Can Mandate Now-Scrubbed L-Pocalypse Improvements
A senior lawmaker threatens unilateral action if the MTA and DOT don't heed community calls for better transit mitigations during upcoming tunnel rehabilitation.
March 1, 2019
EDC: LOL, BQX Not DOA, OK?
The mayor is still pushing his trolley, even after his Department of Transportation named part of its route a "Vision Zero Priority Corridor." Can that really happen?
February 27, 2019
BREAKING: Mayor de Blasio Endorses Congestion Pricing as Part of Cuomo MTA Takeover
The mayor says he supports congestion pricing as part of a new pact with the governor to tighten control of the MTA and fund improvements.
February 26, 2019
Streetfilms: Fixing the Subway is About Racial and Economic Justice
Supporters of congestion pricing rallied Monday at Broadway Junction in Brooklyn.
February 26, 2019
Brooklyn Pol: Let’s Charge $3 Per Amazon Package — And Other Ways to Raise MTA Cash
Brooklyn Assembly Member Robert Carroll launched a drone attack on Amazon and other online retailers on Monday, announcing a proposal to levy a $3-per-package fee on deliveries. But wait...there's more!
February 5, 2019
OPINION: Gov. Cuomo Is Talking Crazy About Congestion Pricing — But He May Be Crazy Like a Fox
Gov. Cuomo said the wrong thing about transit on Wednesday — but he said it for the right reason.
January 29, 2019
Report: Only Eight Percent of Rush-Hour Subway Commutes Had No Delays in 2018
The subways are just as bad as you think — and the aging signal system is to blame, a new report shows.
January 15, 2019
CYCLE OF RAGE: Mr. Mayor, Commit Now to Retaining L-Train Improvements
The mayor must keep the streetscape improvements — the bus lanes, the bike lanes, the carpool restrictions, the 14th Street busway, the ferries, the extended G trains, etc. — that were set in place for the L-train shutdown.
January 5, 2019
MTA Board Member on Cuomo’s L-Train Bombshell: It’s Been a ‘Wild’ Ride
And board member David Jones didn't mean in a good way.
January 4, 2019
