Streetsies 2018: Transit Project of the Year
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Transit: It's not just about trains. So what was the best project? Click to find out.
Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Straphangers Campaign
Cuomo’s People Are Talking a Better Game About Bus Improvements Than de Blasio’s
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Advocates and council members called on Mayor de Blasio to devote more resources to bus lanes and other improvements that can reverse the rapid decline in bus ridership.
Five Ways the MTA Can Gain the Confidence of Transit Riders
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New MTA chair Joe Lhota is promising a public-facing dashboard that functions as a "report card" on the agency's performance. Here's what would make it a useful tool to improve accountability and build trust with riders.
It’s Time to Think Big to Turn Around Lousy Bus Service in NYC
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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 […]
Transit Advocates Ask Cuomo to Ride the Subway Like a Real New Yorker
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Transit ridership is soaring, delays are way up, and the MTA has a $14 billion hole in its capital plan. MTA leadership is sounding the alarm, but Albany doesn’t seem to notice. With the clock ticking on the year’s legislative session, transit advocates are asking Governor Andrew Cuomo to hop out of his muscle car and ride […]
Albany Has Already Saddled the MTA With More Debt Than 30 Nations
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As Albany contemplates paying for the MTA capital program by borrowing as much as $15 billion, it’s worth pausing to examine the debt load straphangers are already shouldering. To put it in perspective, the MTA carries more debt than Bolivia, Tanzania, and Luxembourg combined, according to numbers compiled by the Straphangers Campaign. The MTA owes more than at […]