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Marty Golden and 5 Democrats Want to Block Better Bus Service on Kings Highway
The Southern Brooklyn pols are trying to nix bus lanes planned for the B82, one of the slowest bus routes in the borough.
March 22, 2018
Is Bus Service Getting Better or Worse? New MTA Dashboard Makes It Easier to Track.
The dashboard includes important indicators of citywide service quality, but riders can't look up the specific routes they take.
March 20, 2018
Beyond the MetroCard: Faster Buses, Better Access to Commuter Rail, Fairer Fares
Changing the way we pay for transit is about much more than carrying around a new type of farecard.
February 28, 2018
The MTA’s Bus Action Plan Better Commit to Citywide All-Door Boarding
The agency says it will take "bold and radical steps" to turn around faltering bus service. To deliver on that promise, citywide all-door boarding is an absolute must.
February 22, 2018
The Earth Is Flat and 14th Street Doesn’t Need a Busway During the L Shutdown
Just like a flat-Earther will always scream about the moon landing being faked, a 14th Street busway NIMBY will always claim that the MTA's ridership stats can't be trusted.
February 21, 2018
It’s Not Your Imagination: The MTA Runs Less Subway Service Than It Did 10 Years Ago
One simple factor behind poor subway service doesn't get mentioned enough: During off-peak hours, the MTA doesn't run as many trains as it used to.
February 19, 2018
There’s No Reasoning With the NIMBYs Opposed to a 14th Street Busway
Unless DOT and the MTA carve out street space for the most spatially efficient modes of travel, the impending L train shutdown is going to unleash a traffic tsunami on the neighborhoods around 14th Street. Just try telling that to the West Village residents who turned up at open house on the agencies' L train shutdown plans last night.
February 15, 2018
While Public Officials Dawdle, the Collapse of NYC Bus Ridership Accelerates
NYC bus ridership fell 6 percent in 2017, a stunning year-over-year decline that accelerates a decade-long trend. It's the largest annual percentage drop in bus ridership in 15 years, according to a new analysis by the Bus Turnaround Coalition.
February 8, 2018
What Will It Take to Rein in the MTA’s Outrageous Construction Costs?
The solution starts at the top, with Governor Cuomo and MTA leadership.
February 7, 2018
Advocates: L Train Replacement Bus Service Better Move Faster Than Walking Speed
Transit riders came out in force yesterday for a rally on 14th Street calling on the MTA and DOT to raise the bar in their L train shutdown plan.
February 1, 2018
