Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about TransitCenter

The car-free busway on 14th Street is still the gold standard (mostly because there's only one other like it). File photo: Dave Colon

Everyone to Mayor: We Need 40 Miles of Dedicated Bus Lanes Now

By Gersh Kuntzman | May 28, 2020 | No Comments

It's the busway or the highway — and that's the problem.

The city is cutting funding for placard enforcement and improving bus service. Photo: Dave Colon

Advocates: De Blasio’s Cuts Will Hurt Essential Workers Now — And In The Future

By Julianne Cuba | Apr 17, 2020 | No Comments

So long, placard crackdown that never happened. Goodbye, sidewalk maintenance. The Vision Zero budget cuts come more into focus.

This is what showed up to testify. Photo: Dave Colon

CORO-NO SHOW: MTA Ditches City Council Hearing For Pandemic Prep

By Dave Colon | Mar 9, 2020 | No Comments

City Council members were sickened on Monday morning ... by the MTA skipping a City Council budget hearing.

Maybe it's time for a power point asking Congress for some help.

Advocates: The MTA And Cuomo Must Play Offense On Congestion Pricing

By Dave Colon | Mar 2, 2020 | No Comments

Tom Brady? More like Tom delay.

The MTA's bus and transit committee, pictured in May 2019. Photo: David Meyer

Advocates To MTA: Stop Holding Our Elevators Hostage

By Dave Colon | Jan 28, 2020 | No Comments

It's another state and city funding spat — with the MTA claiming it can't do accessibility upgrades without city cash.

This post is supported by

Time’s Up! When Will The Mayor Fill His MTA Board Vacancies?

By Dave Colon | Jan 17, 2020 | No Comments

It's no small bureaucratic matter. The city's MTA Board members speak for millions of transit riders on a largely regional panel that often slights the city.

Show More Stories