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It’s Time to Think Big to Turn Around Lousy Bus Service in NYC

By David Meyer | Jul 20, 2016 | 29 Comments

Bus service in New York is getting worse and losing riders, and unless policy makers step in and make systemwide improvements, those trends may accelerate in a vicious cycle. New York can turn things around, advocates say, with a suite of policies to get buses moving quickly and reliably again. Today a coalition of transit advocates unveiled […]

The “Choice” vs. “Captive” Transit Rider Dichotomy Is All Wrong

By Angie Schmitt | Jul 12, 2016 | No Comments

The conventional wisdom about transit often divides riders into two neat categories: “choice” riders — higher-income people with cars — and “captive” riders — lower-income people who must use transit because they don’t own cars. But this framework can undermine good transit, according to a new report from TransitCenter [PDF]. In the attempt to cater only to “choice” riders or “captive” […]

Park & Rides Lose Money and Waste Land — But Agencies Keep Building Them

By Angie Schmitt | Jul 5, 2016 | No Comments

Transit agencies shell out big bucks to build and operate parking facilities. But how much do we really know about what they get for their money? Researchers Lisa Jacobson and Rachel Weinberger surveyed 37 American transit agencies about park-and-ride facilities. They found that despite the expense of park-and-rides and the fact that many spaces go unused, […]

Will the MTA Waste Its Opportunity to Save NYC Bus Riders a Ton of Time?

By David Meyer | Jun 17, 2016 | 47 Comments

The MTA’s next-generation fare payment system can greatly speed up buses all over the city by allowing passengers to board much faster, but so far the agency hasn’t required bidders for the fare system contract to include such technology. With proposals due July 13, a coalition led by the Riders Alliance is calling on the MTA to […]

Ryan Russo on DOT’s “Mobility Report” and the Need for Better Bus Service

By David Meyer | Jun 10, 2016 | 3 Comments

DOT’s “New York City Mobility Report” [PDF], released earlier this week, is the agency’s first overview of NYC transportation trends in three years. As the number of people and jobs in the city has grown prodigiously in the past five years, DOT reports, the subway system and, increasingly, the bike network have allowed more New Yorkers to get […]

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