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Experts: Senate Bill’s $25B for Transit Won’t Be Enough
Yet Congress must do much more to stave off long-term damage, officials and advocates say.
March 25, 2020
MTA Announces Service Cuts In Response To Coronavirus-Related Ridership Drop
Service cutbacks are coming to the subway, buses, and commuter rail services after weeks of declining ridership due to the coronavirus pandemic.
March 24, 2020
The Subway Ridership Collapse — In Three Charts
Todd Schneider created a graphic representation of the subway system's freefall in ridership. It's pretty scary.
March 23, 2020
UPDATED: MTA in Free Fall: Low Ridership Numbers Could Mean Massive Debt, Cuts
It's the latest evidence that the MTA is going to need a huge infusion of public cash from the Trump administration.
March 18, 2020
MTA Announces Public Ownership Of Streetsblog Reporter Dave Colon’s Dating Anxiety
Our reporter made fun of an ad for the MTA's OMNY pay system — only to have the agency reincorporate his comments into a new ad.
March 12, 2020
Comptroller: MTA Debt Could Mean Fare Hikes, Service Cuts
The route out from under a mountain of debt could be through the public's wallet.
March 12, 2020
Activists And Elected Officials: Now Would Be A Great Time To Open MTA Bridges To Cyclists
"We asked for a pilot on the Triborough, and they wouldn't even entertain that," said Jon Orcutt of Bike New York. "These guys are barely in the 20th century."
March 10, 2020
Costa Constantinides: Break the Car Culture of Queens — With Better Transit and More Biking!
"Our borough is long overdue for a holistic transit plan that provides reliable bus and subway service to get people out of their cars," said the would-be Queens borough president. Vote on March 24.
March 10, 2020
CORO-NO SHOW: MTA Ditches City Council Hearing For Pandemic Prep
City Council members were sickened on Monday morning ... by the MTA skipping a City Council budget hearing.
March 9, 2020
Op-Ed: The Second Avenue Subway’s Lessons for American Transit
How to avoid the mistakes that make the East Side line, the most costly subway extension ever built.
March 9, 2020
