Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Transit Data

The board room at 2 Broadway. Photo: MTA/Flickr

Watchdog: Average MTA Board Member Earns 10x More than Average Rider

By David Meyer | May 1, 2019 | 7 Comments

It's kind of mind-blowing to think that 89 percent of MTA customers live in the city, but only 41 percent of the MTA board does. And the average MTA board member salary is 10 times that of the average customer. Out of touch? More like out of orbit.

MTA New York City Transit's Andy Byford and Sally Librera. Photo: Ben Verde

MTA: Improved Subway Service Boosts Our Pitch for Congestion Pricing

By David Meyer | Mar 18, 2019

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.

There's a decent chance this woman got a solo ride to Manhattan. Photo: Chariot

Ford’s Chariot Vans Are Mostly Empty

By David Meyer | Aug 2, 2018 | 6 Comments

Ford's Chariot van service — which has been hyped as a key addition to the urban transit network, but is little more than $4 bus rides along set routes in areas already well served by existing service — is proving to be a big, expensive failure.

The MTA's bus performance dashboard measures bus service in terms that make intuitive sense to riders.

Is Bus Service Getting Better or Worse? New MTA Dashboard Makes It Easier to Track.

By David Meyer | Mar 20, 2018 | 2 Comments

The dashboard includes important indicators of citywide service quality, but riders can't look up the specific routes they take.

Subway arrival data displayed on an app produced by Transit, a Montreal-based start-up, and the MTA's Subway Time app.

Will the MTA Put Better Transit Data to Work for Riders?

By David Meyer | Oct 19, 2017 | 5 Comments

The Montreal-based app Transit is based on an unorthodox assumption: trip planning limited to directions from Point A to Point B doesn’t actually fit the needs of most riders, who travel the same route every day. “[The idea] we started with at Transit was to give the information of the next bus at the stop [where […]

The new MTA dashboard will show the average amount of time that delays cost riders on platforms (above) and trains.

MTA Will Start Using Common-Sense Metrics to Show Subway Riders How Their Trains Perform

By David Meyer | Sep 25, 2017 | 3 Comments

Starting Wednesday, transit riders will be able to see for themselves how their subway lines are performing, when the MTA launches an online dashboard showing how much time riders lose due to trains that are off-schedule.

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