Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about MTA

No Joke: New York Transit Riders Need Separated Bus Lanes

By Brad Aaron | Apr 6, 2011 | 9 Comments

It’s sad because it’s true. When comedian Mark Malkoff set out to generate some publicity by racing the M42 on a child’s tricycle — and winning — he illustrated nicely the frustration and indignity endured by hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers every day. In his smartly-produced video, you can see that, unlike a bus, […]

Final Budget Deal Does Not Add to Cuomo’s Transit Raid [Updated]

By Noah Kazis | Mar 29, 2011 | 7 Comments

The final budget agreement reached by Albany leadership will not make additional cuts to transit funding, a state budget division spokesperson confirmed this afternoon. Negotiations with the legislature did not ultimately change the total amount of transit funding from Andrew Cuomo’s executive budget, which raided $100 million from dedicated transit funds. During budget negotiations, it […]

Cuomo Budget Amendments Claim End to MTA Raids After This Year

By Noah Kazis | Mar 7, 2011 | 1 Comment

In amendments to the state budget released last week [PDF], the Cuomo administration claims that its $100 million raid on dedicated MTA funds was a one-time deal that won’t be repeated in the next three years. In detailing its plan to close the state’s deficit, the budget document lists the $200 million the state took […]

Budget Woes Force MTA To Cut More Than Half of All LI Bus Lines

By Noah Kazis | Mar 2, 2011 | 13 Comments

Nassau County’s unwillingness to pay for its own buses is ending in disaster for Long Island Bus riders. The MTA has announced that it plans to cut 25 of the 48 LI Bus lines and axe weekend service on two more. “It’s absolutely devastating,” said the Tri-State Transportation Campaign’s Ryan Lynch. He noted that as […]

To Stay Connected to Jobs, New Yorkers Need Better Bus Service

By Noah Kazis | Feb 23, 2011 | 13 Comments

Over the last decades, the economic geography of New York City has begun to shift. While Midtown and Lower Manhattan remain job centers without peer, more and more of the city’s jobs are located outside of the central business districts. As employment shifts into the other boroughs, however, the transit system hasn’t shifted with it. […]

Real-Time Bus Info Arrives Along the B63

By Noah Kazis | Feb 1, 2011 | 19 Comments

From the Verrazano to Brooklyn Heights, passengers on the B63 can now make their rides more predictable. As of today, the MTA has launched a new bus tracking system that enables riders to find the location of every bus on the route either online or by text message. For riders who can send texts or […]

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