Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about MTA

As Deadline Approaches, Will Cuomo Sign or Veto Transit Lockbox Bill?

By Stephen Miller | Nov 4, 2013 | 4 Comments

This afternoon, a coalition of more than 200 groups sent a letter to Governor Andrew Cuomo [PDF] asking him to sign the transit lockbox bill, which would help safeguard dedicated transit funds by requiring the state to disclose the impact of any raids on transit agency budgets. The pressure is on: The governor has until the middle of […]

MTA Plans Busway Beneath the M Train in Ridgewood

By Stephen Miller | Oct 4, 2013 | 16 Comments

The MTA is working on a plan for a short busway in Ridgewood that would run for six-tenths of a mile beneath the elevated M tracks, between Fresh Pond Road and Palmetto Street. While the project wouldn’t transform a car-choked traffic sewer into a pedestrian-friendly transit boulevard (the right-of-way is currently a series of weed-strewn […]

Bus Time Set to Expand to Manhattan This Month; Queens and Brooklyn Next

By Stephen Miller | Oct 3, 2013 | 6 Comments

Nearly a year after the Bronx became the second borough to get real-time bus tracking on all its buses, the MTA’s Bus Time program is set to expand to Manhattan this month, according to signs spotted in Manhattan subway stations by Twitter user David Rose and Second Avenue Sagas. In March, the MTA announced that […]

MTA Planning Chief: NYC’s Next Mayor Needs to Stick Up for Bus Lanes

By Stephen Miller | Sep 12, 2013 | 5 Comments

After a presentation on regional transit ridership trends at NYU’s Rudin Center this morning, William Wheeler, the MTA’s planning director, said the city’s next mayor needs to firmly support the reallocation of street space for dedicated bus lanes, and should not back down in the face of opposition to changes that take away real estate […]

Pressure Builds Upstate for Cuomo to Sign Transit Lockbox Bill

By Stephen Miller | Aug 30, 2013 | 2 Comments

The transit lockbox bill, which would help safeguard dedicated transportation funds by requiring the state to disclose the impact of transit raids, still awaits a signature from Governor Cuomo following unanimous Senate and Assembly votes earlier this year. Now, two upstate newspapers are calling on the governor to sign the bill. A previous version of the […]

Kenneth Yard, 65, Killed by MTA Bus Driver and Unforgiving NYC Streets

By Brad Aaron | Aug 14, 2013 | 2 Comments

A man who stepped out of his car onto Rockaway Boulevard was struck and killed by an MTA bus driver Sunday. Kenneth Yard, 65, was driving at around 11:40 p.m. when he began to feel unwell and pulled over, according to the Post. “He kept squeezing his head, his chest, stomach,” said his devastated wife, […]

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