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Op-Ed: Feds Must Help Keep Transit Running
Transit is the only option for thousands of low-income essential workers — and essential for the revival of the regional economy — as New Jersey shows.
May 7, 2020
Friday’s Headlines: Subway Shutdown Spin Edition
The MTA jumps to the governor's jig as he orders an historic nightly subway closure. Plus all the other news from Thursday,
May 1, 2020
Queens Speaks: Fixing New York’s Pre-Existing Transportation Condition
New York lacks political will to provide safe streets and safe transit — EVERYWHERE and for EVERYONE.
April 29, 2020
Op-Ed: When Self-Quarantine Is a Privilege
Poor New Yorkers can't work from home to protect themselves from COVID-19. The city will be judged by how it responds to the most needy.
April 15, 2020
Op-Ed: Protecting Transit Workers During — and After — the COVID Crisis
The virus has exposed widespread failures in how we protect our essential workforce. Here's the actions agencies must take now and after the pandemic subsides.
April 14, 2020
COVID Budget Cuts Will Make City Less Safe and Dirtier
Goodbye Green Wave. So long better bus service. Adios clean streets. Oh and look out for that falling tree branch!
April 7, 2020
Two Queens Op-Eds: Keep MTA Buses Fare-Free After the Pandemic…
For one candidate, an emergency measure for social distancing presents an opportunity for improving air quality and social equity.
April 2, 2020
Op-Ed: For a Safe, Healthy City, We Need an Auto-Free Zone in Manhattan
COVID-19 underscores that closing streets to traffic and enhancing amenities in the crowded core will be vital to the survival of urban America.
April 1, 2020
Experts: Senate Bill’s $25B for Transit Won’t Be Enough
Yet Congress must do much more to stave off long-term damage, officials and advocates say.
March 25, 2020
MTA Announces Service Cuts In Response To Coronavirus-Related Ridership Drop
Service cutbacks are coming to the subway, buses, and commuter rail services after weeks of declining ridership due to the coronavirus pandemic.
March 24, 2020