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Brooklyn Pol: Let’s Charge $3 Per Amazon Package — And Other Ways to Raise MTA Cash
Brooklyn Assembly Member Robert Carroll launched a drone attack on Amazon and other online retailers on Monday, announcing a proposal to levy a $3-per-package fee on deliveries. But wait...there's more!
February 5, 2019
Report: Only Eight Percent of Rush-Hour Subway Commutes Had No Delays in 2018
The subways are just as bad as you think — and the aging signal system is to blame, a new report shows.
January 15, 2019
CYCLE OF RAGE: Mr. Mayor, Commit Now to Retaining L-Train Improvements
The mayor must keep the streetscape improvements — the bus lanes, the bike lanes, the carpool restrictions, the 14th Street busway, the ferries, the extended G trains, etc. — that were set in place for the L-train shutdown.
January 5, 2019
Lousy Commutes? Transit Advocates Throw the Book at Andrew Cuomo!
The Riders Alliance offers a year's worth of lousy commutes.
December 3, 2018
Yo, NYPD, You Call This a Bus Lane Enforcement Effort?
A much-ballyhooed "clear bus lanes" enforcement crackdown by the NYPD wasn't much of a crackdown at all.
November 21, 2018
Byford: Cameras Are A Lot Better Than Cops at Clearing Bus Lanes
The NYC Transit president says he needs more than just cops to help his buses move smoothly. He needs cameras.
November 15, 2018
MTA and City Screw Working Poor with So-Called ‘Fair Fares’
A discount on weekly and monthly Metrocards doesn't help the working poor — who tend to pay as they go because they don't have big money to spend up front.
November 15, 2018
A Very Small NYPD Bus Lane Enforcement Effort Is, Apparently, About to Start
Neither the MTA nor the NYPD is talking about a supposed "clear bus route" initiative — which is going to be very small anyway.
November 13, 2018
Op-Ed: BQX Streetcar Plan Should Be Scrapped for Bus Rapid Transit
There is a far better, far cheaper alternative to the streetcar: Bus Rapid Transit.
November 12, 2018
Transit Was the Key to Amazon’s Choice of Long Island City
The booming neighborhood is already facing challenges bringing its transportation infrastructure up to speed. Here's what you need to know.
November 6, 2018