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With No Federal Money Coming, the MTA Has Options — Bad Ones
The Feds are allowing transit agencies to use capital funds for operating expenses. But that option comes with huge downsides.
August 6, 2020
Yet Another Report: Yes, Mr. Mayor, Carmageddon is Coming
Manhattan will become gridlocked with cars — no matter how strongly the economy roars back — unless city officials "prioritize road and street space for pedestrians, cyclists, buses and high-occupancy vehicles," a new report says.
August 4, 2020
DOT Scrubs Flushing Busway Forum Amid Pushback from NIMBYs
The DOT quietly — and infuriatingly — canceled a “town hall” forum to promote its long-overdue “busway” plan for Main Street in Flushing after the neighborhood’s council member criticized the plan with a racially inflammatory remark.
August 2, 2020
City Must Act Now to Save Transit, Prevent Carmaggedon and Improve Equity in Mobility: Report
Yet mayor de Blasio thinks he's doing just fine.
July 31, 2020
Wednesday’s Headlines: Subway and Scooter Hell Edition
Revel abruptly halts our grand experiment in local scooter share.
July 29, 2020
New COVID Relief Bill Gives Zero Dollars to Sustainable Transportation
Senate Republicans have released a new COVID-19 relief bill that allocates billions of dollars to air travel, but leaves zero dollars for the public transit systems that experts say are getting essential employees to work — and keeping our entire economy afloat.
July 28, 2020
Opinion: At the MTA, We Take Minority- and Women-Owned Businesses Seriously
"Government," says MTA Chief Diversity Officer Michael Garner, "is meant to work for all people, all the time."
July 26, 2020
A Round and a Roundy: The MTA’s ‘Parade of Horribles’
MTA Chairman Pat Foye said his agency is facing a "parade of horribles." Our cartoonist imagines just such a march.
July 23, 2020
MTA Won’t Cross ‘More Cops’ Off Its Shopping List
Even as the transit agency faces a debt crisis, MTA Chairman Pat Foye said the MTA's plan to hire more than 300 new police officers would not be scrapped.
July 22, 2020
Keep Your Distance: myMTA App Now Includes Bus Crowd Data (Sometimes)
We sent our intern to test the updated version of the myMTA app, and he found it a good first step in helping bus riders avoid crowds and stay distanced.
July 22, 2020
