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The governor has apparently killed her predecessor's pet project, the "wrong way" LaGuardia AirTrain. Graphic: Streetsblog photo composite

Hochul Calls for ‘Alternatives’ to LaGuardia AirTrain — Possibly Dooming Cuomo’s Boondoggle

By Eve Kessler | Oct 4, 2021 | No Comments

"I have asked the Port Authority to thoroughly examine alternative mass transit solutions for reducing car traffic and increasing connectivity to LaGuardia Airport," Hochul said about the 1.5-mile, elevated people mover.

Report: MTA’s Barely Funded Capital Plan Badly Needs Congestion Pricing Cash

By Dave Colon | Aug 19, 2021 | No Comments

The MTA's current rehabilitation program is being starved of funding due to the state's failure to enact congestion pricing, among other things.

Meet the new boss: Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul rides the subway in early August. Photo: Lt. Governor's office

After Cuomo: What the MTA Should Immediately Do Once Andrew is Gone

By Dave Colon | Aug 10, 2021 | No Comments

Andrew Cuomo — the governor who never saw an MTA budget he didn't want to raid or a splashy but expensive project he didn't want to push — will soon be gone. So what kind of governor should Kathy Hochul be?

Andrew Cuomo, demonstrating his power over the MTA. File photo: Dave Colon

Will State Legislators Block Cuomo’s Unchecked MTA Power?

By Dave Colon | Jun 10, 2021 | No Comments

Transit and transparency activists want legislators to finally overturn Executive Order 168, an edict that Gov. Cuomo issued in 2017 that declared the subway system an official disaster area, and has renewed every month for 49 consecutive months.

Andrew Yang, waving away the many questions about his plan to take over New York City Transit. Photo: Dave Colon

ANALYSIS: Andrew Yang’s Subway Plan is So Bad that It Should Disqualify Him to Run This City

By Dave Colon | May 20, 2021 | No Comments

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.

Congestion pricing: an idea whose time is here.

This Is Happening: Feds Let MTA Do Simpler Environmental Review of Congestion Pricing

By Dave Colon | Mar 30, 2021 | No Comments

The Era of No Malarkey has come to New York public transportation.

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