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Advocates: MTA Using Money It Doesn’t Have to Hire Cops It Doesn’t Need
Run the system better — that's the key.
November 4, 2019
Bronx Bus Redesign Spaces Out Stops, Beefs Up Crosstown Service
The MTA's plan for a redesigned Bronx bus network increases the distance between stops; adds all-door boarding across the system; plus adds frequency on three crosstown routes, a must-have for a borough with no crosstown subway lines.
October 23, 2019
NYPD Is Finally Writing Up More Drivers Who Block Bus Lanes
Cops are writing more tickets, but what we really need are more cameras, which do a much better job at ticketing car drivers than cops (in cars).
October 21, 2019
Even More Data Shows That City’s ‘Car-Ban’ on 14th Street is Making Buses Work
"We've shown what can be done if you have true transit priority, and I'd love to replicate that elsewhere," NYCT President Andy Byford said on Thursday afternoon.
October 17, 2019
Buspocalypse Nah: Commerce Doing Just Fine On 14th Street As Busway Hits Day 4
"The street looks better, it's nice," one customer at Joe's Pizza said. "It's ridiculous, I don't know any New Yorker who would take a cab just to get a slice of pizza."
October 8, 2019
The 14th Street Busway Starts Thursday — But Enforcement Won’t Start ‘Til December
Drivers will get several months of grace period before being slapped with tickets for breaking the roadway's car-free rules.
October 2, 2019
UPDATED: Mayor to MTA: You Can Have My Money … on Three Conditions!
The MTA is expecting $3 billion from the mayor — but he wants to make sure the agency exhausts a lot of other funding first.
September 25, 2019
MTA Reveals First 48 Stations For Accessibility Upgrades
The goal, the agency said earlier this week, would be to pick stations that would fill immediate gaps so that riders will no longer ever be more than two stops from a station with an elevator.
September 20, 2019
MTA Reveals $51B Capital Plan — Now the Challenge is Funding it
It's real, it's expensive and it's historic (again).
September 16, 2019
Meet Google Pigeon — A New App That Wants You to Help Others Get Around
The app, "which uses crowdsourcing to provide real time transit data" serves all modes of public transportation in New York City, including busses, commuter rail and ferries.
August 28, 2019
