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Ad Man to MTA: To Restore Trust, Don’t Sugarcoat COVID-19 Crisis
An architect of the subway's legendary 1989 "We're Coming Back" ad campaign offers his advice on restoring public confidence in the system.
April 28, 2020
That MIT Study About the Subway Causing COVID Spread is Crap
Alon Levy analyzed the report fully and concluded that it was not "a serious argument."
April 17, 2020
Report: MTA Will Need ANOTHER $4-8 Billion in Fed Funding
Um, about that $3.7 billion...
April 15, 2020
Op-Ed: Protecting Transit Workers During — and After — the COVID Crisis
The virus has exposed widespread failures in how we protect our essential workforce. Here's the actions agencies must take now and after the pandemic subsides.
April 14, 2020
VIDEO: Here’s What NYPD-Enforced Social Distancing Looks Like
The pandemic will be overpoliced.
April 10, 2020
Advocates: MTA Must Redistribute Service To Protect Low-Income, Essential Workers
Crowded trains and buses in communities of color are spreading the virus, but the agency says it is doing all it can to protect riders.
April 8, 2020
KOMANOFF: Coronavirus Will Go Away, Congestion Pricing Must Not
All four bedrock conditions that justified congestion pricing in the first place will almost certainly remain after COVID-19.
April 3, 2020
Two Queens Op-Eds: Keep MTA Buses Fare-Free After the Pandemic…
For one candidate, an emergency measure for social distancing presents an opportunity for improving air quality and social equity.
April 2, 2020
Advocates: MTA’s Finance Quick Fix Should Not Become Permanent
State budget negotiators are considering touching the ultimate third-rail of MTA funding — raiding revenue sources that are earmarked for capital improvements — in order to stave off an immediate fiscal collapse.
April 1, 2020
Comptroller: Reduce Speed Limits, Cars To Help Frontline Workers
Stringer said major changes are necessary because "over 10 percent of frontline workers commuted to work via bike or foot" even before the pandemic.
March 26, 2020
