Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Transit Funding

Photo: Edwin Torres/Mayoral Photo Office

Discount Fares for Low-Income New Yorkers Still Missing From de Blasio’s Budget

By David Meyer | Apr 27, 2017 | 4 Comments

Mayor de Blasio did not add funds for discount transit fares for low-income New Yorkers in his executive budget, released yesterday. The "Fair Fares" coalition has called on City Hall to fund half-priced MetroCards for the 800,000 New Yorkers living in poverty.

The mayor loves his trolley. Image: Friends of the BQX

It’s Time to Move On From the Brooklyn-Queens Streetcar

By David Meyer | Apr 14, 2017 | 101 Comments

The sooner City Hall pulls staff off the BQX, the faster de Blasio can make progress on streets and transit improvements that will make life better for many more New Yorkers.

Cuomo's budget goes to extraordinary lengths to skim from transit while covering the tracks.

Cuomo Nickel-and-Dimes Transit Riders While Heaping $564 Million on the Van Wyck

By David Meyer | Apr 12, 2017 | 4 Comments

The Albany budget deal reached over the weekend makes it official: Governor Cuomo has broken his promise to make up for cuts to the MTA payroll tax in 2011. While the state shrinks its commitment to he MTA, other Cuomo economic development priorities are moving ahead, including an expansion of the Van Wyck budgeted for $564 million.

Governor Cuomo's budget pinches pennies for the MTA while lavishing funds on widening the Van Wyck.

Cuomo’s Budget Extender Is a Big Slap in the Face to Transit Riders

By David Meyer | Apr 7, 2017 | 2 Comments

New York derives much of its economic strengths from the city's subways and buses. Instead of using his budget to ensure that these systems can continue to support jobs and growth, Cuomo is drawing down support for transit so he can make splashy announcements about airports, highways, and convention centers.

City Council finance chair Julissa Ferreras-Copeland and Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito at budget hearings last month. Photo: William Alatriste for NYC Council

City Council Calls for de Blasio to Fund Bike-Share Expansion and Fair Fares

By David Meyer | Apr 4, 2017 | 2 Comments

The City Council is calling for two major transportation-related changes to Mayor de Blasio's budget: discount subway fares and Citi Bike expansion.

Riders Alliance member Monica Martinez speaks alongside elected officials yesterday. Photo: David Meyer

As Fares Rise, Advocates Press City Hall for MetroCard Relief for Low-Income New Yorkers

By David Meyer | Mar 20, 2017 | 13 Comments

As MTA fares went up yesterday, straphangers and elected officials rallied outside Atlantic Terminal yesterday to bring them down for low-income New Yorkers. The "Fair Fares" coalition is calling on Mayor de Blasio to fund half-priced MetroCards for the 800,000 New Yorkers living below the federal poverty line.

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