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MTA: Don’t Ask Us to Do More for NYC Bus Riders

By David Meyer | Oct 6, 2016 | 44 Comments

Bus ridership in New York City has steadily declined since 2002, and bus riders put up with the slowest average speeds in the nation. But the MTA is in no hurry to fix the problem. At a City Council hearing this morning, MTA representatives touted the agency’s piecemeal efforts to improve bus service while pushing back […]

Want Better Bus Service? Share Your “Woes on the Bus” With NYC Electeds

By David Meyer | Sep 28, 2016 | No Comments

If you’ve ever taken a New York City bus, you probably have a horror story. Maybe you were late to school thanks to a double-parked motorist idling in the bus lane, or missed an appointment after you waited 20 minutes for a bus to show up, then three arrived all at the same time, already packed with riders. Now […]

Bronx Electeds Call for “Complete” Concourse for Buses, Bikes, and People

By David Meyer | Sep 27, 2016 | 10 Comments

With momentum building for a complete street and fully-protected bikeway along the Grand Concourse, Council Member Andrew Cohen joined Bronx activists on the steps of the Bronx County Courthouse this morning to call on the city to redesign the street thoroughly and expeditiously. “The entire length of the Concourse… [represents] a design from the 1950s — all about […]

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 […]

People on Bikes Take Over Fifth Ave to Demand Safe Streets From de Blasio

By David Meyer | Sep 16, 2016 | 18 Comments

New Yorkers on bikes took over Fifth Avenue yesterday evening to demand stronger action from Mayor de Blasio to implement life-saving street redesigns essential to achieving his goal of zero traffic deaths by 2024. Organizers estimate that more than a thousand people participated. As they rode from Grand Army Plaza at 59th Street to Washington Square Park, demonstrators from across […]

Tonight: Tell Mayor de Blasio to Step Up for Vision Zero

By Brad Aaron | Sep 15, 2016 | 2 Comments

Mass Bike Ride #Sept15 to Protest Spike in Cyclist Deaths, Hit-and-Runs https://t.co/pko3VNXQic #RideTogether pic.twitter.com/xErXNBSnP7 — TransAlt (@transalt) September 14, 2016 With New York City losing ground in the effort to eliminate traffic deaths, officials will join street safety advocates and victims of traffic violence tonight for Transportation Alternatives’ mass bike ride on Fifth Avenue. The event is […]

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