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Hochul Vetoes Bill Mandating Two Operators on Most Subway Trains
The veto from Hochul came over the concerns of organized labor who saw the legislation as a way to make subway travel safer.
December 19, 2025
Security Blanket: Will NYPD Smother Mamdani’s Love of Transit and Bikes?
Zohran Mamdani likes taking the train and riding a Citi Bike — but the demands of being New York City’s mayor may not be compatible with his transit habit.
November 18, 2025
‘Human Transit’ 2.0: How Mass Modes Make Us More Free
We sat down with Jarrett Walker to talk about the newly updated edition of his seminal work, and how the growth of the mobility justice movement has (and hasn’t) reshaped the conversation.
February 14, 2024
Talking Headways Podcast: Are We Taking Fewer Trips?
This week, we’re joined by an absolute legend in the livable streets movement: Angie Schmitt, who talks about her positive feelings about the coming train boom.
February 1, 2024
Rail Problem: House GOP Wants to Undermine Trains Exactly When We Need Them Most
The future of interstate rail travel is in jeopardy if the White House caves to House Republican spending cuts as part of the ongoing debt ceiling negotiations, advocates say.
May 27, 2023
US Passenger Rail Is Struggling But Advocates Remain Hopeful
Here are three core reasons why Amtrak routes are having a hard time — and some signs of hope.
December 2, 2022
Talking Headways Podcast: Transit Expansion and Service in the Pandemic
At the 2021 Railvolution conference, our podcast maestro talked about transit-expansion plans and progress in several respective regions, as well as how they kept things going during the pandemic.
November 18, 2021
OPINION: Biden Should Link Gateway Program and Climate Goals
September 10, 2021
THE ULTIMATE OBIT: The Real, Unabridged, Authorized, Warts-and-All Saga of Brooklyn Trolley King Bob Diamond
A New York original and unsung genius who many thought was a crank, he discovered a long-forgotten subway tunnel under Atlantic Avenue.
September 6, 2021
OPINION: Five Cheap Ways To Improve the Subway
The MTA could help fix its bottom line by caging tips from other subways around the world.
August 31, 2020
