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Paradigm Shift: MTA Boss Says State Should Pony Up More For Capital Plans
"Every time the MTA capital program comes up, we treat it like, 'Oh my god, they need a bailout,'" the MTA CEO said, pointing out the absurdity.
February 7, 2025
‘Trust Us’: Albany Pols Offer Only Promises To Fill Massive Hole In MTA Capital Plan
Gov. Hochul put a big "IOU" note in place of a real plan to fill the $33-billion hole in the MTA’s 2025-2029 capital plan.
January 15, 2025
GOP Governor Hopeful Mike Lawler Dishes Culture War Dreck In Anti-Transit Tantrum
The Republican congressman journeyed to Albany to spew the same empty rage that transit opponents have trotted out for years.
January 14, 2025
KOMANOFF: Here’s How We’ll Know That Congestion Pricing Is Working
As Jan. 5 approaches, it's time to evolve from advocating congestion pricing to benchmarking it. Komanoff has some metrics.
December 9, 2024
Stop Making Sense: TWU’s Head-Scratching Opposition to Congestion Pricing Doesn’t Add Up
Thanks in part to union sabotage, New Yorkers are staring into an abyss of impoverished transit.
October 3, 2024
New Crisis for Inter-City Customers As Megabus Goes Bust
"Every time a viable option goes away, it hurts the mobility of everyone and drives more people toward cars," said one activist.
September 26, 2024
Opinion: Does Gov. Hochul Even Know What a ‘Hard-Working’ New Yorker Is?
Standing up for drivers in the one American region with viable, convenient transit is as weird as Donald Trump and JD Vance.
September 5, 2024
House GOP Leaders Try to Sneak Massive Transit Cuts into the Budget
If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again to cut transit funding.
August 18, 2024
Trains, Tracks and Tunnels Top MTA Needs For Next Capital Plan As Current Plan Languishes
The MTA's aging infrastructure needs a huge cash infusion just as Gov. Hochul threatens to pull the rug out from under mass transit.
July 30, 2024
Truth Over Fiction on Congestion Pricing: Episode I
Funding transit without a robust congestion toll will leave congestion pretty much as is ― New York will remain the globe’s most gridlocked city. Here's why.
July 3, 2024
