Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Subways

Straphangers: Ancient Train Signals a Prime Culprit of Subway Delays

By Noah Kazis | May 9, 2012 | 2 Comments

Has your subway been delayed recently? Blame New York City’s aging transit infrastructure, especially its outdated signal system. Then start fighting to make sure Albany fully funds the MTA’s next capital plan. A new report from the Straphangers Campaign shows just how prevalent signals failures are on the subway system. In 2011, the MTA sent […]

New Tech Promises Less Subway Crowding, If Albany Doesn’t Beggar the MTA

By Josef Szende and Charles Komanoff | Oct 13, 2011 | 6 Comments

Last week’s news that NYC Transit is planning to boost L train service isn’t just good for residents of Williamsburg. It points to a new era of faster and more reliable service throughout the subway system as the new signal technology known as Communications Based Train Control (CBTC) begins to take hold. As the Times […]

Here They Are: The Best and Worst City Transit Scenes

By Brad Aaron | Jul 6, 2011 | 3 Comments

The Straphangers Campaign and Transportation Alternatives have chosen the winners for their best and worst of New York City Transit photo contest. The top “Good Transit Scene” was “Break of Day ” by Sabrina Porter, while John Wehmeyer took the prize for best “Bad Transit Scene” with “”Reassuring? Not so much!” Porter and Wehmeyer will […]

Transit Photo Contest Down to Ten Finalists – Time to Vote

By Noah Kazis | Jun 20, 2011 | 4 Comments

The transit photo contest held by the Straphangers Campaign and Transportation Alternatives has moved into the final round. Five finalists have been selected for the photo that most captures New York City’s transit system at its best, and five have been chosen to represent the system at its worst. You can vote for your favorite […]

Submit Your Pics of the Best and Worst of NYC’s Transit System

By Noah Kazis | May 16, 2011 | 5 Comments

We often describe the importance of transit in numbers, like the fact that 54 percent of New York City households don’t even own a car. But even the most convincing stats can get a little dry. To help capture what the subways and buses mean to a city where the transit system is the closest […]

Without New MTA Funds, Transit Riders May Face Return of 70s-Era Disrepair

By Noah Kazis | Apr 14, 2011 | 13 Comments

Last week we wrote about how the looming $10 billion deficit in the MTA’s capital plan could lead to a $3.00 fare and $137 monthly pass within three years. That’s not the only way the transit authority could decide to respond to a lack of funding, however. At the other end of the spectrum from […]

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