Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about MTA

Webster Avenue SBS Could Be Best in NYC, With Center-Running Bus Lanes

By Noah Kazis | May 18, 2012 | 12 Comments

Webster Avenue could be the place where Select Bus Service reaches the next level. At a community meeting Wednesday evening, the Department of Transportation and the MTA presented three visions of improved bus service for the corridor [PDF]. Two of the templates can already be found on the streets of New York — bus lanes […]

MTA Chooses Busway For Possible Staten Island North Shore Transit Line

By Noah Kazis | May 11, 2012 | 35 Comments

The MTA announced yesterday that if it builds a new rapid transit line along Staten Island’s North Shore, it will opt for bus rapid transit over light rail, an MTA spokesperson told Streetsblog. The obstacle now, as always, is money. The proposed BRT line would run along Staten Island’s North Shore, which is twice as […]

Straphangers: Ancient Train Signals a Prime Culprit of Subway Delays

By Noah Kazis | May 9, 2012 | 2 Comments

Has your subway been delayed recently? Blame New York City’s aging transit infrastructure, especially its outdated signal system. Then start fighting to make sure Albany fully funds the MTA’s next capital plan. A new report from the Straphangers Campaign shows just how prevalent signals failures are on the subway system. In 2011, the MTA sent […]

MTA Reorg: Respected Exec Monheim Out, Cuomo Operative In

By Noah Kazis | May 1, 2012 | 7 Comments

A “shake-up” is underway at the top levels of the MTA, reported Crain’s Insider this morning. Two top executives, Charles Monheim and Linda Kleinbaum, are on their way out the door. Moving into the agency is Steve Morello, a political operative with deep ties to the Cuomo family. The departure of Monheim represents a loss […]

Quick Hits From the 2012 RPA Regional Assembly

By Ben Fried | Apr 27, 2012 | 7 Comments

The tri-state area’s transportation and infrastructure leaders are gathered at the Waldorf Astoria today for the Regional Plan Association’s annual gala. For a few years now, the proceedings at the Regional Assembly have been haunted by the death of congestion pricing and bridge tolls in Albany, and lately the complete gridlock in Washington over a […]

On MTA Board, David Paterson Could Be a Force for Transit Funding

By Noah Kazis | Apr 23, 2012 | 1 Comment

As first reported by the Daily News this morning, Governor Andrew Cuomo has nominated former Governor David Paterson to serve as the newest member of the MTA board. Paterson is an unusually high-profile pick for the board — he will have nominated some of his fellow board members — and it’s not yet clear what […]

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