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Trump’s Penn Station Plan Could Saddle New York Commuters With New Fees
Amtrak's plan to privatize the operation of the massive transit hub could open the door to sticking transit riders with extra fees.
November 7, 2025
Watchdog Group: No Congestion Pricing Toll Exemptions for Cops!
"It would be contrary to notions of basic fairness to reward a powerful special interest with a $22 million handout," Reinvent Albany said.
January 16, 2025
Twitter Citizen Takes Automated Subway Service Alerts Into His Own Hands
The MTA has left Twitter, but the platform may yet have a future for straphangers.
May 3, 2023
Gas Tax Holiday Is A Stupid Idea that Will Hurt Transit Riders, Advocates Say
A gas tax holiday is mostly a holiday for wealthy drivers and a double-shift for low-income transit users.
March 28, 2022
State Pols: Go Ahead, Drive In Bus Lanes and Don’t Pay Tolls — See If We’re Going to Do Anything About It
State legislators used their budget proposals stick it to mass transit by prioritizing drivers blocking bus lanes and messing up their license plates to evade tolls.
March 15, 2022
Let The Sun Shine In: Here’s What Transit Watchers Want From the MTA’s New Open Data Portal
Here's what local transit insiders want to know:
November 8, 2021
Report: MTA’s Barely Funded Capital Plan Badly Needs Congestion Pricing Cash
The MTA's current rehabilitation program is being starved of funding due to the state's failure to enact congestion pricing, among other things.
August 19, 2021
ANALYSIS: Andrew Yang’s Subway Plan is So Bad that It Should Disqualify Him to Run This City
Yang's plan, or rather the hazy outlines of a plan, was pitched to New Yorkers on Wednesday. It calls for the city Department of Transportation, with its sub-$2-billion budget, to take over and run the city's subways and buses, which currently have an annual operating budget of $10 billion.
May 20, 2021
This Is Happening: Feds Let MTA Do Simpler Environmental Review of Congestion Pricing
The Era of No Malarkey has come to New York public transportation.
March 30, 2021
MTA Leadership Declines To Fight Gov. Cuomo’s $145M Transit Raid
Advocates said the MTA shouldn't be rolling over as the governor swipes transit cash that state lawmakers thought they put in a lockbox.
February 19, 2021
