Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Riders Alliance

Community Service Society President David Jones (podium) speaking in October alongside Riders Alliance Executive Direction John Raskin (left) and Public Advocate Letitia James. Photo: David Meyer

Sunday: Rally for Fair Fares With the Riders Alliance

By David Meyer | Mar 17, 2017 | 3 Comments

More than two-thirds of the City Council has signed on to the Fair Fares campaign since it launched a year ago. But Mayor de Blasio declined to include the $212 million needed for the program in his preliminary Fiscal Year 2018 budget.

No matter how bad the service gets, transit riders will always have these USB ports.

Here’s What the MTA Could Do With the $65 Million Cuomo Wants to Cut

By David Meyer | Mar 13, 2017 | 21 Comments

Governor Cuomo wants to cut $65 million from the state's annual contribution to the MTA. An analysis by the Riders Alliance and Regional Plan Association identifies transit improvements that money could pay for.

Assembly Member Jeffrey Dinowitz is confident he and his colleagues can restore the $65 million Cuomo wants to cut from the MTA. Photo: David Meyer

65 Albany Legislators Are Fighting Cuomo’s $65 Million Transit Funding Cut

By David Meyer | Feb 27, 2017 | 2 Comments

Governor Cuomo's proposed budget slashes $65 million from the state's general fund contribution to the MTA, breaking a promise he made five years ago. Now a bipartisan group of 65 Albany legislators are calling for those funds to be restored in the final budget.

Council Member Ydanis Rodriguez thinks City Hall can afford to provide discount transit fares to 800,000 low-income New Yorkers. Photo: David Meyer

Council Members Press City Hall for Half-Priced MetroCards for Low-Income New Yorkers

By David Meyer | Feb 13, 2017 | 3 Comments

It would cost the city $212 million annually to provide half-priced fares to the 800,000 New Yorkers who live below the federal poverty line. De Blasio has refused to include the funding in his $86 billion budget, prompting City Council members to accuse him of "passing the buck" to Albany.

Governor Cuomo was hands-on in his push to get Second Avenue Subway construction wrapped up by the end of 2016, but when it comes to funding the rest of the system, he's been MIA. Photo: Flickr/NYS Governor's Office

A Message to Cuomo: Good Subway Service Matters More Than Mega-Projects

By David Meyer | Jan 30, 2017 | 3 Comments

Andrew Cuomo personally intervened to get the Second Avenue Subway running by January 1. But when it comes to the less flashy task of getting the whole subway system to run reliably, the governor is nowhere to be seen.

Tri-State Transportation Campaign Executive Director Veronica Vanterpool

Vanterpool: Trump Can’t Take Away Our Ability to Make Transit Better

By David Meyer | Dec 1, 2016 | No Comments

If you want better transit, now is not the time to get discouraged. At a Riders Alliance panel in Soho last night, Tri-State Transportation Campaign Executive Director Veronica Vanterpool delivered a message to transit advocates -- all politics is local, and city residents still have the power to win important transit victories.

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