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This is what happens when transit is bad. Photo: Lorraine Cink/Twitter

Report: Transit Riders — Especially People of Color and the Poor — Will Be Especially Screwed by Federal Cuts

By Gersh Kuntzman | Sep 29, 2020 | No Comments

People of color, the poor, and New York's hardest-working residents would be disproportionately affected by transit cuts if the MTA doesn't get a cash infusion fast, a new report reveals.

We're in for a lot of empty trains — and economic catastrophe — if we don't get a better relief bill soon.
Photo: Patrick Cashin / Metropolitan Transportation Authoriity

New COVID Relief Bill Gives Zero Dollars to Sustainable Transportation

By Kea Wilson | Jul 28, 2020 | No Comments

Senate Republicans have released a new COVID-19 relief bill that allocates billions of dollars to air travel, but leaves zero dollars for the public transit systems that experts say are getting essential employees to work — and keeping our entire economy afloat. The Senate Republican’s Health, Economic Assistance, Liability protection and Schools (HEALS) Act allots $10 […]

Damn, you're telling me scenes like this have almost bankrupted the MTA? Photo: Kate Hinds

MTA Leads Multiple Agencies in Demanding $25B from Congress

By Gersh Kuntzman | Mar 23, 2020 | No Comments

The leaders of 10 transit systems — from coast to coast — are begging Washington for "at least" $25 billion in emergency funding as they battle the twin symptoms of the coronavirus: freefalling ridership and additional costs.

We can do better than tires and cones, America.

Federal Bill Seeks to Prioritize Pedestrians (Albeit A Tiny Bit More)

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jul 11, 2019 | 16 Comments

A new federal bill would mandate that 5 percent of all federal highway funds be diverted to "Complete Streets" to hopefully stem the blood tide of pedestrian deaths in this country.

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Senators Want to Sneak Safety Exemptions for Self-Driving Cars Into Law

By Angie Schmitt | Jul 17, 2018 | No Comments

A group of senators led by South Dakota Republican John Thune wants to let companies rush self-driving cars to market before any federal safety standards related to autonomous systems have been drafted.

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Congress Can’t Let Self-Driving Car Makers Treat People as Guinea Pigs, Say Public Safety Watchdogs

By Angie Schmitt | May 7, 2018 | No Comments

A bill in Congress to allow large numbers of self-driving cars on American streets needs substantial revisions to protect people inside and outside of autonomous vehicles.

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