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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.

Gersh Kuntzman

September 29, 2020

Report: Transit Riders — Especially People of Color and the Poor — Will Be Especially Screwed by Federal Cuts

DOT

OPINION: Give Buses Signal Priority — Now!

The DOT's laborious process is holding up a sensible measure that will speed transit and could make riders safer in the age of COVID.

Samuel Santaella

September 29, 2020

Bicycling

OPINION: CityRise Will Step Up for Streets When the Mayor Won’t

A civic group seeks quick, practical solutions to the post-COVID "carmegeddon" — and support for struggling retail businesses at the same time.

Mark Gorton

September 24, 2020

Federal Funding

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.

Kea Wilson

September 23, 2020

Bus Rapid Transit

DOT Again Scrubs Fifth Ave. Busway Forum After Pushback

The Department of Transportation abruptly cancelled a presentation about the now-delayed (and watered-down) Fifth Avenue busway that had been set for Monday night.

Julianne Cuba

September 23, 2020

Bill de Blasio

EDITORIAL: Hey, Mr. Mayor, Ride the Freakin’ Subway or Get on the Damn Bus

Leadership means leading. If the mayor wants to restore confidence in the public transit system, he should show us all how much confidence he has in the system. By using it.