Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about MTA

Assembly corporations and authorities chair Jeff Dinowitz. Photo: David Meyer

45 Assembly Members Demand a Bus Turnaround Plan From Joe Lhota

By David Meyer | Aug 22, 2017 | 12 Comments

In a letter to Lhota today, Assembly corporations and authorities chair Jeff Dinowitz and 44 of his colleagues demand a "comprehensive plan" to fix the bus system "within six months."

Scene of the crash that killed Bella Krementsova. Video still: WNBC

MTA Bus Driver Who Killed Woman in Manhattan Has License Revoked, Is Fined $750

By Brad Aaron | Aug 18, 2017 | 4 Comments

Roger Weckworth hit Bella Krementsova with a QM7 bus in the Financial District in 2016. This week he pled guilty to violating her right of way.

New buses are nice, but without improvements like all-door boarding and transit signal priority, they don't make service faster or more reliable. Photo: Flickr/NY Governor's Office

MTA and DOT Aren’t Acting Fast Enough to Turn Around NYC Bus Service

By David Meyer | Aug 14, 2017 | 6 Comments

The slower New York City bus service becomes, the faster the MTA and DOT should act to improve speeds and reliability. But neither agency has responded to the decline of bus service with the urgency the situation demands, according to a report card that transit advocates released this morning.

The governor broke ground on new facilities for Delta Airlines at LaGuardia Airport, which he called "a pillar of New York's transportation network." Photo: governor's office/Flickr

Council Members Grill MTA Execs on Transit Costs While Cuomo Breaks Ground for Delta

By David Meyer | Aug 8, 2017 | 2 Comments

Compared to its international peers, the MTA's capital construction costs are nothing short of outrageous. So with Governor Cuomo asking for more money from New York City to fix the subways, it's understandable that City Council members want to know whether they'll be getting good bang for their buck. But at a hearing earlier today, MTA Managing Director Ronnie Hakim couldn't explain the MTA's cost problem, let alone how to fix it.

Let’s Hear More About All the Money Cuomo Wastes on Not Fixing the Subways

By Ben Fried | Aug 7, 2017 | 5 Comments

De Blasio's proposal for a millionaires tax to fund transit may or may not win him some short-term political points, but it's definitely muddling the message that voters need to hear: Governor Cuomo runs the subways and should pay for fixing them.

De Blasio Should Drive a Hard Bargain With Cuomo on Transit, Not Cede to All His Demands

By Ben Fried | Jul 26, 2017 | 8 Comments

If you think transit riders would be well-served by de Blasio meekly going along with Cuomo's demands, look at what happened the last time the two struck a bargain on transit.

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