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The MTA May Finally Be Ready To Embrace Variable Price Tolling
The MTA is considering instituting peak and off-peak toll prices for its bridges and tunnels, a move to raise more money, but also shift driving patterns that veteran traffic analysts say is long overdue.
December 10, 2020
Senate ‘Skinny’ COVID Bill Leaves Mass Transit Starving
A bipartisan group of U.S. senators revealed a coronavirus compromise bill on Tuesday morning that provides less than half of what transit agencies need, an offer that advocates and transit agencies greeted with like being given a lump of coal on Christmas.
December 1, 2020
Congestion Pricing Can Still Happen in 2021 — But There Are a Lot of ‘Ifs,’ Including President Biden
Advocates are hopeful that incoming President Biden will fast-track congestion pricing so that they can still start in 2021. But how would such a thing happen? Here's our latest deep dive into the issue.
November 19, 2020
President Trump’s ‘Anarchist’ Declaration Could Cost Transit Funds to New York, Others
The president threatened to cut funding to those cities — and, apparently, his agencies have gotten the memo.
October 14, 2020
ON TRACK: Joe Borelli — A Staten Island Republican — Demands Congress Save Transit
In the midst of pandemic relief negotiations in Congress, we asked Council Member Joe Borelli, a leading city Republican and a member of President Trump's re-election campaign, to explain to members of his party why transit is so important to our nation.
October 7, 2020
ICYMI: De Blasio Plugged Debt-Spouting Ferry Service With Millions From Times Square
The NYC Economic Development Corp. sent $28 million to city coffers last fiscal year — a fraction of the proceeds passed along before costly boat service launched.
October 1, 2020
Report: Transit Riders — Especially People of Color and the Poor — Will Be Especially Screwed by Federal Cuts
People of color, the poor, and New York's hardest-working residents would be disproportionately affected by transit cuts if the MTA doesn't get a cash infusion fast, a new report reveals.
September 29, 2020
Congress Sells Out Non-Drivers by Reauthorizing FAST Act
Congress passed a short-term spending bill that will renew funding for our existing car-focused infrastructure, missing an opportunity to reform a broken system that's killing our planet and its people.
September 23, 2020
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
State Senators Admit They Don’t Understand The MTA’s Enormous Deficit
Legislators, including State Senator John Liu, displayed a stunning lack of insight into where the MTA's money comes from and the long-term financial state of the hobbled transit agency.
August 26, 2020
