Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about MTA

Friday’s Headlines: Requiem for a Little Angel, Plus Some Janno News

By Streetsblog Editorial Board | Feb 24, 2023 | No Comments

The big story this weekend will be on Sunday, when friends and family members gather at an Astoria playground to remember Dolma Naadhun, the 7-year-old girl killed a week earlier by a reckless driver. Plus a bit of anger from Janno Leiber. And other news.

MTA Chairman and CEO Janno Lieber, thinking about a world where he doesn't keep getting asked question about congestion pricing delays. Photo: Dave Colon

MTA Pushes Congestion Pricing Back to Second Quarter of 2024

By Dave Colon | Feb 24, 2023 | No Comments

The MTA quietly pushed back its implementation of congestion pricing by another few months, a move that the agency said would cost it quarter of a billion dollars in expected revenue in 2024.

Just walking onto the bus: Cheaper than you might have thought? Photo: Kevin Duggan

Independent Budget Office: Fare-Free Buses Would Cost $652M

By Dave Colon | Feb 23, 2023 | No Comments

The city's independent budget wonks have entered the free buses fray with an analysis of their very own — estimating the cost of eliminating bus fares to be lower than either supporters or skeptics of the proposal have suggested.

The MTA's redesign of the Bronx bus network is paying off for riders, according to officials. Photo: MTA

Boogie Up: Bronx Bus Speeds And Ridership Jump After Network Redesign

By Dave Colon | Feb 22, 2023 | No Comments

Bronx buses moved faster — and increased ridership — after the MTA's route redesign, even as average bus speeds remained flat citywide.

All-door boarding at Rockaway Boulevard. You still can't do this on almost every bus. Photo: David Meyer

MTA’s All-Door Boarding Pilot Still Nixed For Some Reason

By Dave Colon | Feb 21, 2023 | No Comments

"[MTA leadership] is stuck, and because the policies aren't catching up with the reality and what's best, in a sense, they're choking the system," says a transit union boss.

Mayor Adams isn't keen on Gov. Hochul asking for $500 million to close the MTA's budget gap. Photos: Kevin Duggan/Dave Colon

Adams To Albany: Someone Fund The MTA; Albany To Adams: Someone Fund The MTA

By Dave Colon and Kevin Duggan | Feb 16, 2023 | No Comments

The fight to fill the MTA's fiscal hole is entering the dreaded Punt Zone, where elected officials from the governor and the State Legislature to the mayor all unite to say someone else has got to solve their problem.

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