Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Federal Transit Administration

What Will ‘Mayor Pete’ Mean for the U.S. DOT?

By Kea Wilson | Dec 15, 2020 | No Comments

Former South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg has been tapped to be Secretary of Transportation. Whatever you think, remember that this guy is one of the few politicians who acknowledges the "many ways we subsidize driving." So there's that.

President Trump's retaliation against New York City, Portland, and Seattle could threaten those city's public transportation and Covid-19 recovery.

President Trump’s ‘Anarchist’ Declaration Could Cost Transit Funds to New York, Others

By Julianne Cuba | Oct 14, 2020 | No Comments

The president threatened to cut funding to those cities — and, apparently, his agencies have gotten the memo.

There are lots of ways to help the country's transportation system — but it all boils down to ending the hegemony of car drivers, argues a new report.

Report: We Really Need to Divert Money from Drivers to Transit Users

By Gersh Kuntzman | Sep 10, 2020 | No Comments

The federal government needs an entirely different way of funding transportation — one that would finally allocate billions of dollars that currently subsidize and encourage driving to fund and expand transit, a new report argues.

Six candidates to succeed Jose Serrano in Congress representing The Bronx are (clockwise from top left): Michael Blake, Ruben Diaz Sr., Ydanis Rodriguez, Ritchie Torres, Melissa Mark-Viverito and Samelys Lopez.

Decision 2020: Who Should Represent the South Bronx in Congress?

By Eve Kessler | Jun 9, 2020 | No Comments

Streetsblog asked the leading contenders to weigh in on the Bronx's pressing transportation issues. Here is what they said.

Damn, you're telling me scenes like this have almost bankrupted the MTA? Photo: Kate Hinds

Report: MTA Will Need ANOTHER $4-8 Billion in Fed Funding

By Gersh Kuntzman | Apr 15, 2020 | No Comments

Um, about that $3.7 billion...

New York's economy would be paralyzed if the 110-year-old Gateway Tunnel were to collapse.

Feds Must Fix Hudson River Tunnel Before Catastrophic Failure Cripples New York

By Julianne Cuba | Feb 27, 2019 | 23 Comments

The Regional Plan Association estimates that a failure of the tunnel would cost billions to the New York region and send home values plummeting.

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