Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about MTA

New MTA Victim-Blaming Campaign Is the Opposite of Vision Zero

By Brad Aaron | Dec 10, 2014 | 53 Comments

The MTA has released an amazingly tone-deaf series of public service announcements blaming pedestrians and cyclists for being run over by bus drivers. “The new PSAs, which will air on local broadcast television stations in both English and Spanish, bring the print campaign to life by demonstrating the dangers of walking or cycling while distracted […]

It’s His Commission: Blame Cuomo for MTA’s Underwhelming “Reinvention”

By Stephen Miller | Nov 26, 2014 | 13 Comments

The MTA Reinvention Commission report, the product of months of work from a panel of experts, was unceremoniously dumped to the press by the governor’s office at 5:30 p.m. yesterday, shortly before Thanksgiving. While the document [PDF] includes a number of worthwhile suggestions, it fails to seriously grapple with the biggest challenges facing New York’s transit […]

Cuomo’s MTA Commission Declines to Endorse New Funding Source

By Stephen Miller | Nov 19, 2014 | 55 Comments

If you were hoping the release of the MTA Reinvention Commission report would be the moment when Governor Andrew Cuomo comes to his senses and makes an aggressive push to fund the region’s transit system by fixing its dysfunctional tolling structure, don’t hold your breath. Yesterday, Dana Rubinstein at Capital New York published a draft […]

Prendergast: $15 Billion Gap in MTA Capital Program “Unconscionable”

By Stephen Miller | Nov 7, 2014 | 28 Comments

Post-election, the political discussion about transit funding in New York has entered a new phase. Albany can now turn its attention to the most pressing transportation issue in the state: closing the $15.2 billion gap in the MTA’s next capital program. Yesterday, MTA Chair and CEO Tom Prendergast made his first public comments since the election. He […]

First Look: Woodhaven BRT Could Set New Standard for NYC Busways

By Ben Fried | Nov 6, 2014 | 29 Comments

NYC DOT and the MTA have developed three design concepts for Select Bus Service on Woodhaven Boulevard and Cross Bay Boulevard in southeast Queens, and two of them go further than previous SBS routes to keep cars from slowing down buses [PDF]. All of the options include some measures to shorten crossing distances for pedestrians […]

Highlights From Today’s City Council Transportation Infrastructure Hearing

By Stephen Miller | Nov 3, 2014 | 9 Comments

Today, the City Council transportation and economic development committees held a marathon joint hearing on New York’s transportation investment needs. Top staff from the MTA and NYC DOT, including Transportation Commissioner Polly Trottenberg, fielded questions from council members for the better part of the day. Here are some highlights: Council members Jimmy Van Bramer and […]

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