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Congestion Pricing Was Unpopular in Stockholm — Until People Saw It in Action
Stockholm transportation director Jonas Eliasson has some advice for New York politicians worried about diving into congestion pricing: Just do it. Eliasson steered the implementation of congestion pricing in Stockholm in 2006. From that vantage point, he watched a skeptical public quickly embrace the policy as soon as they saw it in action.
November 28, 2017
Levine Introduces Bill to Speed Up Installation of Signal Priority for Buses
Transit priority at traffic signals is one of the easiest ways to speed up NYC's sluggish buses. But DOT is aiming to add it on just 20 more routes by 2020. Instead of the five routes per year where DOT is currently planning to implement Transit Signal Priority, Levine's bill would mandate at least 10 routes annually.
November 16, 2017
Will the MTA Put Better Transit Data to Work for Riders?
The Montreal-based app Transit is based on an unorthodox assumption: trip planning limited to directions from Point A to Point B doesn't actually fit the needs of most riders, who travel the same route every day.
October 19, 2017
Riders and Bus Drivers Urge MTA to Bring All-Door Boarding to Every Route in the City
Bus riders and drivers gathered outside MTA headquarters this morning to demand citywide all-door boarding, which the agency can mandate in its upcoming contract for a new fare collection system.
October 19, 2017
MTA Survivors Dish on the Agency’s Reluctance to Embrace Change
The MTA may have talented staff, but the changes needed to modernize and improve train and bus service are routinely stifled by a risk-averse internal culture that doesn't place a high value on promptly adopting best practices in the transit industry.
October 6, 2017
Bx6 Riders Rave About Bus Lanes and All-Door Boarding
Dedicated bus lanes and all-door boarding debuted on the Bx6 earlier this month, and riders are noticing the difference.
September 29, 2017
MTA Will Start Using Common-Sense Metrics to Show Subway Riders How Their Trains Perform
Starting Wednesday, transit riders will be able to see for themselves how their subway lines are performing, when the MTA launches an online dashboard showing how much time riders lose due to trains that are off-schedule.
September 25, 2017
If You Can’t Take the Stairs, Only 23 Percent of Subway Stations Are Accessible — on a Good Day
For mobility-impaired New Yorkers, riding the subway can be impossible. Only 110 of the system's 472 stations have stair-free access, and even at those stations, elevators don't serve every platform and are often out of commission, with little or no public notice.
July 20, 2017
How Transit Agencies Can Stop Worrying and Love Bus Network Redesigns
By their nature, bus network redesigns create tradeoffs, so it's important that the improvements feel worth it for riders. And that, says Houston Metro board member Christof Spieler, requires having frank, in-depth conversations with transit riders, not just talking at them.
July 14, 2017
Five Ways the MTA Can Gain the Confidence of Transit Riders
New MTA chair Joe Lhota is promising a public-facing dashboard that functions as a "report card" on the agency's performance. Here's what would make it a useful tool to improve accountability and build trust with riders.
July 12, 2017
