Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about MTA

MTA construction boss Jamie Torres-Springer (inset) did not sound enthused on Wednesday about the prospect of testing platform doors at subway stations.

Thursday’s Headlines: You Tell Me What’s ‘Infeasible’ Edition

By David Meyer | Mar 30, 2023 | No Comments

The MTA is testing platform doors, whether it likes it or not. Plus other news.

Mayor Adams isn't keen on Gov. Hochul asking for $500 million to close the MTA's budget gap. Photos: Kevin Duggan/Dave Colon

Adams To Albany: Someone Fund The MTA; Albany To Adams: Someone Fund The MTA

By Dave Colon and Kevin Duggan | Feb 16, 2023 | No Comments

The fight to fill the MTA's fiscal hole is entering the dreaded Punt Zone, where elected officials from the governor and the State Legislature to the mayor all unite to say someone else has got to solve their problem.

Wednesday’s Headlines: A ‘Grand’ New Addition

By Streetsblog Editorial Board | Jan 25, 2023 | No Comments

Starting today, for the first time, Long Island Rail Road trains will be able to go to and depart from the East Side of Manhattan instead of to and from Penn Station. Plus other news.

Council Member Julie Menin pushes her daughter Maddie, 4, onto a bus on the Upper East Side. Photo: Kevin Duggan

Stroller Pilot Expands to 1,000 Buses, More Routes to Come

By Kevin Duggan | Jan 25, 2023 | No Comments

Big Apple parents have for years demanded the agency revise that policy, citing the danger and difficulty they had to endure just to board a bus with kids.

The Department of Transportation under Mayor Eric Adams (left) and Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez (right) expects it will struggle to hit the targets for new bus lanes set by the Adams campaign and by the city's Streets Plan, sources told Streetsblog.

DOT Expects to Miss Targets for New Bus Lanes, Sources Say

By Jesse Coburn | Dec 12, 2022 | No Comments

The dim outlook on new lanes is bad news for the city’s more-than-one-million daily bus riders, whose commutes inch along at just 8 miles per hour on average across the city.

The Triboro Bridge pedestrian path, which cyclists aren't allowed to use per MTA rules. Photo: Google Street View/Samuel Baumel

MTA Wants Proof of Demand to Turn Bridge Lanes into Bike Paths

By Kevin Duggan | Oct 27, 2022 | No Comments

Um, it’s currently illegal or impossible to bike over existing MTA bridges, so how can cyclists demonstrate demand?

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