Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Riders Alliance

A bus. Does it need to be fast or does it need to be free? Photo: Tdorante10 via Wikimedia Commons

OPINION: It is Time to Revive the 34th Street Busway

By Deborah Baldwin | Feb 23, 2022 | No Comments

As Gov. Hochul talks up her plans for Penn Station, our trains need a rapid transit link now more than ever.

The MTA needs more money. Advocates have a good idea.

Advocates Press Hochul To Embrace Gas Tax Flip to Fund the MTA

By Dave Colon | Feb 8, 2022 | No Comments

Is the MTA getting a new funding source for Valentine's Day? It sure beats flowers.

This guy might want to do it. Photo: Dave Colon

Who Wants To Give The MTA Half A Billion Dollars?

By Dave Colon | Jan 28, 2022 | No Comments

Is the MTA in financial trouble or not? Yes.

Mayor Eric Adams has promised money, but the question now is where is the paint.

Mayor Adams Must Do More to Speed Up Buses, Advocates Say

By Julianne Cuba | Jan 21, 2022 | No Comments

“What we’re looking for is a plan in the first 100 days of the administration to clearly identify the bus interventions they are going to do and to show how they’re going to devote the staffing and resources to make that happen," said one advocate.

A driver deciding to take the Jay Street Busway could face a higher fine under Gov. Hochul's executive budget. Photo: Dave Colon

Gov. Hochul’s Executive Budget Takes Aim at Bus Lane Blockers, Toll Cheats

By Dave Colon | Jan 20, 2022 | No Comments

No free rides for drivers in the bus lane or the license plate defacers on the highways.

Mayor Adams rode the subway on his first day in office. File photo: Ed Reed/Mayor's Office

Wait, What? Does Mayor Adams Really Think Our Transit System is the Best in the World?

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jan 19, 2022 | No Comments

An otherwise unrelated press conference veers into shaky territory for the new mayor.

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