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MTA Boss: More Fare Capping Ideas are on the Horizon
There's talk of a fare hike, but there's also talk of deeper OMNY discounts to juice ridership.
December 6, 2022
Opinion: Resiliency is Not Just Something We Should Just Talk About
The 10-year anniversary of Hurricane Sandy brought a renewed focus on New York’s resiliency measures — but as Dave Colon recently pointed out in Streetsblog, we’re not ready for a Sandy sequel.
November 29, 2022
Survey Says: Here’s Why the MTA Thinks You Don’t Feel Safe on the Subway
It’s hard to believe that the MTA is pushing the same tired narrative that people feel the system is unsafe and crime-filled will attract people to return.
November 25, 2022
ANALYSIS: Subway Riders Backed Hochul By Widest Margins; Now Governor Better Deliver
They had her back, so now she better have theirs. New Yorkers who actually ride the subway supported Gov. Hochul by a much wider margin than her overall 69.5 to 30.3 election victory in the city over Republican Lee Zeldin.
November 21, 2022
How a ‘City Bus Manager’ Video Game Could Become an Advocacy Tool
November 10, 2022
Midterm Races that Sustainable Transportation Advocates Are Watching
November 7, 2022
Thursday’s Headlines: Swan Song Edition
It's the end of the Streetsblog era for our blondish editor. Plus other news.
October 27, 2022
EXCLUSIVE: Fair Fares to Roll Out on OMNY Next Year But Enrollment Still Lags
The city's Fair Fares program providing half-priced MetroCards to low-income New Yorkers will transition to the MTA's OMNY payment system next year, Streetsblog has learned.
October 26, 2022
EYES ON THE STREET: A Bronx Bus Lane that Underwhelms
Recently, we rode the Bx3 — which begins its run at 179th and Broadway in Washington Heights and terminates under the elevated at 238th and Broadway in Kingsbridge — to experience the new University Avenue bus-priority lane.
October 19, 2022
Why the Rent Is Too Damn High: The Suburbs Aren’t Growing
October 10, 2022
