Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about MTA

The Canarsie Tunnel, pictured in 2012 just after Hurricane Sandy flooded and damaged its foundation. Photo: Flickr/MTA

Cuomo’s New L-Train Shutdown Plan Is Basically As Bad As We Expected

By David Meyer | Feb 13, 2019 | 8 Comments

The MTA confirmed its service plans for the overnight and weekend work that will take the place of the canceled L-train shutdown — and they're as bad as Streetsblog predicted.

Make 'em pay, says Bobby Carroll. Photo by Gersh Kuntzman.

Brooklyn Pol: Let’s Charge $3 Per Amazon Package — And Other Ways to Raise MTA Cash

By Streetsblog | Feb 5, 2019 | 40 Comments

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!

Council Speaker Corey Johnson (at podium with disabled advocate Sasha Blair-Goldenshon in the foreground) supports better subway accessibility. Photo: Gersh Kuntzman

Two More Reasons to Support Congestion Pricing: Safety and Transit Accessibility

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jan 31, 2019 | 4 Comments

The money would fund improvements to disabled transit riders while also making roadways safer for pedestrians and cyclists.

The image from a since-deleted Senate Democrats tweet promoting Diane Savino's incorrect comments.

HEAD-SCRATCHER OF THE WEEK: Staten Island Pol Attacks ‘Unfair’ Punishment of Bridge Toll Scofflaws

By David Meyer | Jan 31, 2019 | 8 Comments

Fact check: The fines for evading a subway fare or bridge toll are identical.

Gov. Cuomo. Photo: Governor’s Office/Flickr

OPINION: Gov. Cuomo Is Talking Crazy About Congestion Pricing — But He May Be Crazy Like a Fox

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jan 29, 2019 | 13 Comments

Gov. Cuomo said the wrong thing about transit on Wednesday — but he said it for the right reason. In a chat with Brian Lehrer on WNYC, the governor suggested that congestion pricing must pass so that the MTA would not need to raise transit fares to cover an annual operating budget shortfall this year. […]

This was the city plan for 14th Street. It's unclear if that's still happening. Photo: DOT

To ‘L’ With Cuomo — Keep 14th Street Bus Lanes, Says TransAlt

By Ben Verde | Jan 28, 2019 | 1 Comment

The city must follow through with the 14th Street bus lanes — regardless of the MTA's decision to repair the L train without a full shutdown, Transportation Alternatives said.

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