Sick of Failing Subways? Tell the Riders Alliance All About Your Nightmare Commutes
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The worst horror stories will be shared with state legislators, many of whom haven't taken a subway or bus in years.
Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Transit Funding
Assembly Member Dick Gottfried Supports “the Concept” of Congestion Pricing
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Assembly Member Richard Gottfried believes in congestion pricing, in theory. The question now, as it was ten years ago, is how hard he'll work to enact a policy that would benefit his constituents enormously.
The GOP Tax Plan Will Hit NYC Transit Riders Hard
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The tax bill Republicans in Washington hope to pass before they head home for Christmas break will have a "devastating" effect on NYC's transit system, according to an analysis by the Riders Alliance and the Tri-State Transportation Campaign.
Report: Subways and Buses Don’t Get Their Fair Share in MTA Capital Program
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The current MTA capital plan disproportionately funds commuter rail at the expense of the subways and buses that account for 93 percent of the agency's ridership - and those priorities should change.
Bernie Sanders Throws His Weight Behind de Blasio’s Hollow Transit Populism
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"Our Revolution" won't overturn the status quo of free driving privileges, available only to the car-owning class, which clogs streets and slows down bus service in NYC.
De Blasio’s Wrong: Poor New Yorkers Stand to Gain a Lot From Congestion Pricing
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Hundreds of thousands of low-income New Yorkers stand to benefit from new transit funding, compared to just 5,000 who might pay tolls to car commute under the Move NY plan.