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A crowded Fordham Road bus. File photo: Eve Kessler

Transit Advocates to MTA: Queens Bus Redesign Needs Some Key Tweaks

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jun 29, 2022 | No Comments

The MTA's proposed Queens bus redesign needs more service, and the implementation of all-door boarding, if it will realize its potential "to significantly improve the lives of riders," a coalition of transit supporters will tell the MTA.

The portal to the future Gateway tunnel being constructed at Hudson Yards in the west 30s in 2014. Photo: MTA/Patrick Cashin

Report: Cross-Hudson Transit Trips Will Hit New Highs No Matter What Awful Future Awaits

By Dave Colon | Jun 16, 2022 | No Comments

No matter what the variables between now and 2070, transit ridership in the cross-Hudson tunnels between New York and New Jersey will wind up outdoing the ridership figures from before the pandemic.

MTA Chairman and CEO Janno Lieber before delivering bad news on congestion pricing. Photo: Dave Colon

MTA Boss: Feds’ Extensive Technical Questions Are Delaying Congestion Pricing

By Dave Colon | May 25, 2022 | No Comments

How many questions must the MTA face before they can put in a toll?

You think this is a rush hour weekday but actually it's the Sunday brunch service.

Shoot the Whole Day Down: Subway Riders Don’t Like Mondays

By Dave Colon | Apr 11, 2022 | No Comments

They don't like Mondays. They don't like Mondays. They don't like Mondays.

MTA Boss ‘Rethinking’ Timing of Long-Awaited All-Door Bus Boarding

By Dave Colon | Mar 31, 2022 | No Comments

"We might be waiting years for all-door boarding," one advocate said.

Gas Tax Holiday Is A Stupid Idea that Will Hurt Transit Riders, Advocates Say

By Dave Colon | Mar 28, 2022 | No Comments

A gas tax holiday is mostly a holiday for wealthy drivers and a double-shift for low-income transit users.

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