Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about MTA

The Not-So-Great MTA Debate

By Ben Fried | Aug 30, 2018 | 1 Comment

Andrew Cuomo and Cynthia Nixon managed to put on the most important televised discussion of the MTA among candidates for statewide office in recent memory.

New York City Transit President Andy Byford holds up a copy of his $37 billion "Fast Forward" plan to fix the subways and buses. Photo: David Meyer

Three Ways the MTA’s Finances Are Severely Screwed

By David Meyer | Aug 24, 2018 | 16 Comments

The MTA may be cash-strapped, but it has even deeper problems than that.

Select Bus Service -- pictured here on the Bx6 in the Bronx -- is getting tossed aside while the MTA works on its bus action plan. Photo: TransitCenter

Supposedly Cash-Strapped MTA Halts Expansion of Select Bus Service

By David Meyer | Aug 15, 2018 | 29 Comments

It's another battle between the state and the city, with the MTA temporarily suspending new SBS routes.

Extreme bus bunching is still a problem on so many lines. Photo: Travis Eby/Twitter

How the MTA Plans to Harness New Technology to Eliminate Bus Bunching

By David Meyer | Aug 13, 2018 | 13 Comments

The MTA is putting serious resources into combatting uneven bus service, hiring more dispatchers and putting displays in every bus that help drivers even out gaps in service.

MTA's Andy Byford and DOT's Polly Trottenberg have already briefed reporters about the coming L train shutdown. Photo: David Meyer

Five Still-Unanswered Questions That Are the Key to the L Shutdown Plan

By David Meyer | Aug 6, 2018 | No Comments

The DOT and MTA proposal is full of possible weak points that could be its downfall.

Will the redesign help this? File photo: Angela Stach

Eyes on the Street: On Sunday, the Rockaway-Bound SBS is Really Crowded

By Gersh Kuntzman | Aug 5, 2018 | 3 Comments

These people are being punished for the crime of not owning a car.

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