Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Reinvent Albany

The board room at 2 Broadway. Photo: MTA/Flickr

Watchdog: Average MTA Board Member Earns 10x More than Average Rider

By David Meyer | May 1, 2019 | 7 Comments

It's kind of mind-blowing to think that 89 percent of MTA customers live in the city, but only 41 percent of the MTA board does. And the average MTA board member salary is 10 times that of the average customer. Out of touch? More like out of orbit.

Measuring Uber Traffic Would Be Impossible Under Cuomo’s Ride-Hailing Bill

By David Meyer | Feb 28, 2017 | No Comments

Yesterday, analyst Bruce Schaller published a groundbreaking report on the effect of Uber and other ride-hailing services on New York City streets and traffic. Schaller relied on copious trip data from ride-hailing companies to produce the report. But that same data, would not be obtainable under the disclosure provisions in Governor Cuomo's statewide "Uber" bill.

Reinvent Albany: NYPD Needs to Open Up Its Traffic Summons Data

By David Meyer | Dec 6, 2016 | No Comments

NYPD's TrafficStat site merely maps data that was already available and lacks data about where police are enforcing traffic laws, which the agency has refused to release for years.