MTA Will Spend $249M On New Cops to Save $200M on Fare Evasion
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Guess this is why they don't call it the Mathematics Transportation Authority.
Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Subways
Kiss Me On The Bus(way): A Mass Transportation Playlist
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What we need is music to remind us of the joy, the efficiency and yes, the messiness of the bus and the train. And we at Streetsblog have put together a whole playlist about our humble transit system. Give a listen!
Editorial: Bill de Blasio Must Put His Feet Where His Mouth Is on Climate
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Despite the drastically warming planet (and his own heated rhetoric), Mayor de Blasio refuses to get out of his SUV — even for one day a week!
MTA Reveals $51B Capital Plan — Now the Challenge is Funding it
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It's real, it's expensive and it's historic (again).
Congestion Pricing Opponents Reveal They Are Completely Out of Ideas — And Easily Flustered, Too!
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Assembly Members David Weprin and Rodneyse Bichotte tried to rally opposition to Gov. Cuomo's toll plan, but ended up getting shouted down by scores of supporters of congestion pricing.
MTA: Improved Subway Service Boosts Our Pitch for Congestion Pricing
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The subways are getting better, which mutes the voice of some lawmakers who argue that the MTA can't be trusted with congestion pricing revenue.