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Yes, it's sometimes crowded, but the subway is the solution.

OPINION: Feds Must Invest in NY Subway, Not Roads, to Meet Climate Goals

By Danny Pearlstein | Aug 31, 2021 | No Comments

Congressional legislation does virtually nothing to encourage other Americans to reduce their carbon output like transit-dependent, cramped-apartment New Yorkers.

Transit at a crossroads. File photo: MTA

Nice Try, Congress, But Transit Needs Another $10B: Advocates

By Gersh Kuntzman | Feb 12, 2021 | No Comments

A House of Representatives committee moved ahead to allocate $30 billion for America's beleaguered transit systems, but it still won't be enough to keep millions of riders and hundreds of thousands of workers safe from drastic cuts, transit agencies and advocates said.

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Federal Transportation Policy Is an Obstacle to Achieving Vision Zero

By Beth Osborne | Oct 15, 2020 | No Comments

The good news is that the number of people killed inside cars is going down. The bad news is that the number of people killed while walking and biking is skyrocketing.

Lots of companies upstate — and around the country — are in business because the MTA spends so much money on stuff it needs — like new rail cars. Photo: Kevin Coughlin

Trump-Loving Upstate Rep. Elise Stefanik Fails to Support Transit — And Hurts Her District: Report

By Gersh Kuntzman | Sep 17, 2020 | No Comments

President Trump's favorite upstate Congresswoman is hurting her own constituents as she refuses to act to save transit.

Damn, you're telling me scenes like this have almost bankrupted the MTA? Photo: Kate Hinds

MTA Leads Multiple Agencies in Demanding $25B from Congress

By Gersh Kuntzman | Mar 23, 2020 | No Comments

The leaders of 10 transit systems — from coast to coast — are begging Washington for "at least" $25 billion in emergency funding as they battle the twin symptoms of the coronavirus: freefalling ridership and additional costs.

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House GOP Transportation Bill Would Raise Taxes on Transit and Bikes

By Angie Schmitt | Jul 30, 2018 | No Comments

The bill would amount to a tax increase of more than $200 million annually on American transit agencies.

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