Will Candidates Running to Represent NYC in Albany Stand Up for Transit Riders?
| | No Comments
Advocates unveiled a six-point policy agenda including the enactment of congestion pricing to help fund the MTA's Fast Forward plan.
Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Transit Funding
The MTA Finally Has a Blueprint to Fix Subways and Buses. Will Cuomo Support It?
| | 4 Comments
With an "honest accounting" of the transit system's needs on the table, it's up to Cuomo and legislators in Albany to make change happen.
De Blasio’s Ignorance of NYC’s Bus Crisis Shines Through at His Umpteenth Ferry Announcement
| | 33 Comments
The mayor doesn't seem to know or care how he can reverse the dramatic decline of NYC bus service.
Corey Johnson: NYC “Should Not Wait on Albany” to Fund Discount MetroCards for Poor New Yorkers
| | 2 Comments
The City Council speaker said the "Fair Fares" program would be a "pillar" of his budget negotiations with Mayor de Blasio.
De Blasio’s Not Done Wasting Time on the Brooklyn-Queens Streetcar
| | 31 Comments
On WNYC, the mayor talked about ferries and the streetcar as transit solutions for the city's growing population, never mentioning the bus routes that are hemorrhaging riders.
De Blasio Could Help Many More New Yorkers With Bus Upgrades and Bike-Share Expansion Than With Ferry Subsidies
| | 1 Comment
NYC bus ridership is in free fall, and Mayor de Blasio, who manages the city's streets, is the man who can fix it. Unfortunately, de Blasio's transportation priorities lie elsewhere. You can tell by looking at where the money goes.