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Keep Your Distance: myMTA App Now Includes Bus Crowd Data (Sometimes)
We sent our intern to test the updated version of the myMTA app, and he found it a good first step in helping bus riders avoid crowds and stay distanced.
July 22, 2020
Opinion: Mayor de Blasio Must Stay Course on Flushing Busway
A proposed busway on car-choked Main Street is drawing opposition from business owners. But it would help transit riders, pedestrians and — ultimately — merchants.
July 22, 2020
Opinion: Time To Ditch Commuter Railroads’ Outdated Bike Policy
The pandemic provides the perfect opportunity to fix the cumbersome rules of the Long Island Rail Road and Metro-North.
July 16, 2020
Congestion Pricing May Not Go Anywhere Unless Biden Wins, Mayor Says
Doomsday, meet Election Day.
July 14, 2020
Opinion: De Blasio’s Unbalanced Budget
Cuts to worthy transportation programs — while sparing the bloated NYC Ferry — make a mockery of the mayor's stated goal of uniting the "Two New Yorks."
July 9, 2020
DE BLASIO HAS PUNTED: So How Will The Next Mayor Fix the Brooklyn Bridge?
Streetsblog asked five candidates who are running, or expected to run, for mayor what they would do about the overcrowded conditions if elected.
July 6, 2020
The Budget Pain: Mayor’s Fair Fares Cut Falls Heavily on Lower-Income Transit Riders
Mayor de Blasio confirmed on Tuesday that he had cut $65 million from the projected $200-million Fair Fares program.
June 30, 2020
Monday’s Headlines: Welcome to the Working Week Edition
Ready or not (you're not), but Phase 2 of New York City's post- (mid-?) coronavirus reopening begins today. Plus all the other news by clicking above.
June 22, 2020
Report: The MTA Does More for the Nation than The Nation Does for the MTA
Ask not what the MTA can do for your country — ask what you can do for the MTA.
June 17, 2020
Regular Transit Riders Say More Service Is Key To COVID Safety
Frequent trains and buses are seen as crucial for social distancing, according to the Tri-State Transportation Campaign.
June 10, 2020
