Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about MTA

A portion of the new $48 million ramp under construction from the RFK (Triborough) Bridge to the northbound Harlem River Drive soars over the Williis Avenue Bridge. When completed, the project will sever one of the two sidewalks on the RFK Bridge's Manhattan span. Photo: Adam Light

OPINION: The Real Reason We Can’t Bike Over MTA Bridges

By Ed Ravin | Sep 8, 2020 | No Comments

As its latest project shows, the Robert Moses-founded agency still valorizes motor traffic while ignoring cyclists and pedestrians.

MTA workers replace switches on the Lexington Avenue 4-5-6 line. Photo: MTA

OPINION: Five Cheap Ways To Improve the Subway

By Connor Harris | Aug 31, 2020 | No Comments

The MTA could help fix its bottom line by caging tips from other subways around the world.

A Round and a Roundy: Who Will Save the MTA?

By Streetsblog | Aug 31, 2020 | No Comments

This week's cartoon by Bill Roundy is inspired by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell — and not in a good way.

Even with two dedicated bus lanes, blocked lanes sometimes force buses into the existing car lanes on Fifth Avenue, evidence that a car-free busway is needed. Photo Adam Light

DOT: ‘We’re Still Talking’ About a ‘Bus Lane’ (But Not a Busway!) on Fifth Avenue

By Julianne Cuba | Aug 28, 2020 | No Comments

To be clear: the current design is not the car-free busway as promised by the mayor in June.

Yes, it's sometimes crowded, but the subway is the solution.

MTA: 40% Service Cuts Could Happen Without Federal Aid

By Dave Colon | Aug 26, 2020 | No Comments

Did somebody say “death spiral”?

Damn, you're telling me scenes like this have almost bankrupted the MTA? Photo: Kate Hinds

State Senators Admit They Don’t Understand The MTA’s Enormous Deficit

By Dave Colon | Aug 26, 2020 | No Comments

Legislators, including State Senator John Liu, displayed a stunning lack of insight into where the MTA's money comes from and the long-term financial state of the hobbled transit agency.

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