Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about MTA

A line of cars belonging to regular toll cheats that the MTA seized on Wednesday. Photo: Dave Colon

Big Catch: MTA Nabs Almost $1M from Toll Evaders in One Day

By Dave Colon | Feb 10, 2023 | No Comments

The MTA announced confiscated cars belonging to 36 "persistent" toll scofflaws at its bridges and tunnels on Wednesday, including a whopping 28 at the Whitestone Bridge alone.

MTA Chair Janno Lieber said a fare hike could be avoided if the state adds $350 million a year in funding. File photo: Marc A. Hermann/MTA

MTA Could Nix Fare Hikes with Just $350M More Per Year, Lieber Says

By Kevin Duggan | Feb 6, 2023 | No Comments

The MTA could avert plans to hike subway and bus fares to nearly $3 if lawmakers come up with another $350 million in annual funding, its chairperson and CEO Janno Lieber said Monday.

London calling — congestion pricing is working.

Latest Data Show (Again!) That London’s Congestion Pricing is Working

By Charles Komanoff | Feb 6, 2023 | No Comments

Friday, Feb. 17 will mark two decades since London inaugurated congestion charging — and the latest data continue to show that it's been an unqualified success.

Assembly Member Zohran Mamdani, who won the race up the steps and therefore gets the spotlight treatment for the story art. Photo: Dave Colon

ON THEIR MARKS: Legislators Demand More from Hochul’s MTA Budget Proposal

By Dave Colon | Feb 5, 2023 | No Comments

On your mark, get set, go ... tell the governor to do better.

Gov. Hochul talks up her Fiscal Year 2024 budget. Photo: Dave Colon

Gov. Hochul Fills Cash-Strapped MTA’s Fiscal Hole … With Casino Money

By Dave Colon | Feb 2, 2023 | No Comments

It's a story that will likely be repeated all over the country as cash-strapped transit systems have to figure out what to do as federal Covid relief money dries up ... and riders have not fully returned.

MTA Chairman and CEO Janno Lieber wants Mayor Adams to build more bus lanes. Photo: Dave Colon

MTA Boss: City Must Meet Its ‘Commitment’ to Bus Lanes This Year

By Dave Colon | Jan 31, 2023 | No Comments

A promise made has to be a promise kept.

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