Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about MTA

Federal Transit Aid Bill Could Prevent MTA Service Cuts

By Ben Fried | May 25, 2010 | No Comments

The $2 billion transit operating aid bill unveiled by Connecticut Senator Chris Dodd today could set the stage to stave off major MTA service cuts slated to take effect next month. Photo: cyclosity/Flickr If the bill becomes law and Congress appropriates the full $2 billion, about $275 million in operating aid would be distributed to […]

CB 6 Votes Conditionally for East Side SBS, Endorses Better Bike Lanes

By Noah Kazis | May 13, 2010 | 10 Comments

CB 6 urged DOT to consider buffered bike lanes instead of sharrows on parts of Second Avenue. DOT had previously upgraded plans for sharrows on First Avenue with a buffered lane design, shown above. Image: NYCDOT Prospects for safer cycling on the east side of Midtown got a boost last night, as Manhattan Community Board […]

Google to Host “Unconference” for MTA App Developers

By Brad Aaron | May 3, 2010 | No Comments

In January, the MTA took the long-awaited step of opening up its data to software developers, clearing the way for third parties to devise new and innovative ways to put current information in the hands of transit customers. Since then, the agency has received some 1,100 requests for data, reports AMNY. New apps provide everything […]

Streetsblog Q&A With TWU Local 100 President John Samuelsen

By Ben Fried | Apr 28, 2010 | 16 Comments

Last December, John Samuelsen was elected president of TWU Local 100, the union that represents 38,000 subway and bus workers in the New York City region. He assumed the leadership from former president Roger Toussaint at a troubled time for the transit system. With transit tax revenues in free fall and state lawmakers raiding MTA […]

MTA Touts Carbon Avoidance in Bid for New Revenue Stream

By Noah Kazis | Apr 22, 2010 | 3 Comments

Graphic: MTA Without its transit system, the New York region would emit 17.4 million more metric tons of greenhouse gases each year, the MTA announced yesterday. By taking cars off the road, decreasing congestion so the remaining cars emit less, and promoting dense land use patterns, the MTA is making a major dent in the […]

Ghost of Congestion Pricing Lingers at RPA’s 2010 Regional Assembly

By Ben Fried | Apr 16, 2010 | 20 Comments

Even when there’s no breaking news at the RPA’s regional assembly, the annual get-together at the Waldorf Astoria is a good time to gauge the collective mood of the people who run the region’s transportation systems and think about planning for New York City’s future. How often do you get the heads of the MTA, […]

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