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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
Opinion: Mayor de Blasio Must Stay Course on Flushing Busway
A proposed busway on car-choked Main Street is drawing opposition from business owners. But it would help transit riders, pedestrians and — ultimately — merchants.
July 22, 2020
Opinion: Time To Ditch Commuter Railroads’ Outdated Bike Policy
The pandemic provides the perfect opportunity to fix the cumbersome rules of the Long Island Rail Road and Metro-North.
July 16, 2020
Congestion Pricing May Not Go Anywhere Unless Biden Wins, Mayor Says
Doomsday, meet Election Day.
July 14, 2020
Opinion: De Blasio’s Unbalanced Budget
Cuts to worthy transportation programs — while sparing the bloated NYC Ferry — make a mockery of the mayor's stated goal of uniting the "Two New Yorks."
July 9, 2020