Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Transit Funding

How Could Transit Agencies Cope With a Sudden Loss of Federal Funds?

By Angie Schmitt | Jan 24, 2017 | No Comments

Under Trump and the Republican Congress, transit agencies can't be certain the funding they're expecting will materialize. Via TransitCenter, here's a look at how cities have coped with the sudden and dramatic loss of resources.

How Cities Stopped Panicking About Fare Evasion and Made Transit Faster

By David Meyer | Nov 11, 2016 | 12 Comments

All-door boarding could significantly speed up bus rides for millions of New Yorkers, but MTA officials have refused to endorse it as citywide practice, citing “the very real threat of fare evasion.” Transit agencies in other cities, meanwhile, aren’t hiding behind that excuse. Speaking at TransitCenter last night, transportation officials from Boston, San Francisco, London, and Oslo shared how their […]

Why Is the MTA OK With High-Speed Car Tolls But Not High-Speed Bus Fares?

By David Meyer | Oct 26, 2016 | 12 Comments

MTA officials revealed today that the MetroCard will linger until 2022, though the agency still intends to phase in a new fare payment system starting in 2018. What remains unknown is whether the new system will enable electronic proof of payment, a fare collection method that promises to speed up NYC’s snail-paced buses. The matter came up briefly during […]

How the MTA Can Improve Access-a-Ride Service While Cutting Costs

By David Meyer | Sep 20, 2016 | 25 Comments

For customers, the price of a trip on Access-A-Ride, the MTA’s service for New Yorkers with disabilities, is the same as a subway fare. But for the MTA, the cost of providing the service is much higher. At $72.65 per trip (the cost has risen since 2014, when the figures for the above table were compiled), Access-A-Ride is […]

Cuomo’s $27 Billion Transportation Plan Needs Some Sunlight

By David Meyer | Jun 14, 2016 | 4 Comments

Governor Andrew Cuomo’s Department of Transportation has billions of dollars at its disposal to spend on capital projects but doesn’t tell the public what it plans to do with the money. A bipartisan bill in both houses of the state legislature aims to change that. Unlike the MTA capital plan, which is open to public scrutiny, the state DOT’s project list […]

Move NY Toll Reform Picks Up Eight Sponsors in Assembly

By David Meyer | May 12, 2016 | 24 Comments

Eight more Assembly members are supporting the Move NY toll reform plan, which would cut traffic and raise revenue for transit by increasing the price of driving into the Manhattan core while lowering tolls on outlying bridges. The Move NY bill (A09633) now has 23 sponsors in the 150-member Assembly and four (all Democrats) in the Republican-controlled, 62-member State Senate. […]

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