Decision 2020: Who Should Represent the South Bronx in Congress?
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Streetsblog asked the leading contenders to weigh in on the Bronx's pressing transportation issues. Here is what they said.
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Op-Ed: Protests Lay Bare Structural Racism in Mass-Transit Policing
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Even after COVID-19, the governor and MTA doubled down on hiring more cops for the subway. Will a popular movement open a debate about the control of public space?
Op-Ed: Homeless Will Be ‘Sanitized’ From Subways — But To Where?
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Scapegoated again for the system's problems, they will be cast out overnight as the trains shut down. But there are hotel rooms — if the mayor would move.
Pols Keep Making Homelessness a Transit Issue, But it is a Housing Issue
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Kicking homeless people off of subway trains one stop before the end of the line is not a housing policy, advocates say.
Ad Man to MTA: To Restore Trust, Don’t Sugarcoat COVID-19 Crisis
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An architect of the subway's legendary 1989 "We're Coming Back" ad campaign offers his advice on restoring public confidence in the system.
Advocates: MTA Must Redistribute Service To Protect Low-Income, Essential Workers
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Crowded trains and buses in communities of color are spreading the virus, but the agency says it is doing all it can to protect riders.