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Reading Between the Lines on East Side’s Missing Bike Lanes
Select Bus Service remains on track to debut on October 10, confirmed NYC DOT and the MTA at a meeting of the project's Community Advisory Committee last night. Bus service improvements along the corridor are as crucial as ever and will be bolstered by camera enforcement, which DOT announced would be in effect starting in November. The changes that take effect in 25 days, however, won't be the full complete streets package originally promised. Above 34th Street, bike lanes and pedestrian refuge islands were unceremoniously stripped from the plan some time this spring.
September 15, 2010
Three Transit Villains Exit the Stage in 2010 Primaries
The votes have been counted in the 2010 primaries, humbling three of the state legislators who killed major transit funding initiatives the past few years.
September 15, 2010
Henry Hudson Bridge Path Re-Opens — With a Cycling Ban
Residents of Northern Manhattan and the west Bronx have been waiting more than three years for the re-opening of the bike-ped path on the lower deck of the Henry Hudson Bridge. When the moment finally came earlier this summer, however, cyclists got a nasty surprise: MTA Bridges and Tunnels still won't allow biking on the bridge.
August 5, 2010
MTA Open Thread: How Will Service Cuts Affect You?
With the cuts to New York City Transit taking effect this weekend, today's the last day of service for many riders. If you take the V or W train, or the M6, M18, M27, M30, B23, B37, B39, B51, B71, B75, B77, Q74, Q75, Q79, Q89, Bx14, Bx25, Barretto Park Pool Shuttle, S60 or S67 buses, you'll be hit the hardest; those lines are scheduled for elimination. On dozens more routes, riders will be waiting longer for their ride or scrambling to replace night and weekend service.
June 25, 2010
As Service Cuts Kick In, MTA Deficit Keeps Growing
MTA service cuts are here. With reductions taking effect on Sunday, tomorrow marks the last day of operation for weekday-only services like the V and W trains, and many express buses. And even as transit supporters mourn current losses, more cuts loom on the horizon.
June 24, 2010
Shameless Shelly Silver Claims Credit for Saving Student Fares
In an unbelievable display of chutzpah -- okay, not really -- Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and Ways and Means Committee Chair Herman "Denny" Farrell issued a self-congratulatory press release last Friday taking credit for "saving" student MetroCards. Here's an excerpt:
June 21, 2010
New York State Withholding a Fortune in Transit Taxes From MTA
How many ways can New York state raid the MTA piggy bank? Here's one to keep an eye on.
May 28, 2010
Federal Transit Aid Bill Could Prevent MTA Service Cuts
The $2 billion transit operating aid bill unveiled by Connecticut Senator Chris Dodd today could set the stage to stave off major MTA service cuts slated to take effect next month.
May 25, 2010
CB 6 Votes Conditionally for East Side SBS, Endorses Better Bike Lanes
Prospects for safer cycling on the east side of Midtown got a boost last night, as Manhattan Community Board 6 strengthened its support for uninterrupted bike lanes as part of NYCDOT and the MTA's redesign of First and Second Avenues.
May 13, 2010
Google to Host “Unconference” for MTA App Developers
In January, the MTA took the long-awaited step of opening up its data to software developers, clearing the way for third parties to devise new and innovative ways to put current information in the hands of transit customers. Since then, the agency has received some 1,100 requests for data, reports AMNY. New apps provide everything from the location of the nearest subway stations, like acrossair, demonstrated above, to history trivia along bus routes.
May 3, 2010