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Bronx Reps Pledge Support for Transit at Town Hall Meeting

By Noah Kazis | Feb 17, 2012 | 1 Comment

Assembly members Marcos Crespo and Vanessa Gibson pledged their support for transit improvements at a town hall meeting in Soundview last night, starting with a campaign for more rush hour service on the Bx27, Bx36, and Bx41 buses. The meeting, the third hosted by T.A.’s Rider Rebellion campaign, gave elected officials a chance to present […]

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Why the House Transportation Bill Hits Bus Riders Especially Hard

By Ben Goldman | Feb 10, 2012 | No Comments

When the House Ways and Means Committee voted to divert all gas tax revenue away from transit projects, severing transit’s only dedicated source of federal funds, they were essentially throwing transit riders under the bus. While the House’s official stance is that their proposal still somehow guarantees funding for transit, it really does anything but. “It’s […]

When Cops and Placard Holders Set the Tone for Transportation Coverage

By Ben Fried | Feb 3, 2012 | 24 Comments

Today’s Jim Dwyer column in the New York Times is a nice little encapsulation of everything that can go wrong when NYC’s press corps turns its attention to matters of transportation. The slug for the story on the metro section homepage reads: “New York often resorts to revenue-raising expedients like a lucrative new campaign to […]

Albany 2012: Transit Funds, Traffic Cams Top Transportation Agenda

By Noah Kazis | Feb 2, 2012 | 1 Comment

Many of Albany’s biggest transportation issues this year — the bloated and transit-free Tappan Zee, the unfunded MTA capital plan — will be decided by Governor Cuomo. But transportation advocates also have a slate of bills they hope to see make it through the legislature. Last year, the complete streets bill passed after a few […]

Real-Time Bus Info Launches for All of Staten Island

By Noah Kazis | Jan 11, 2012 | 3 Comments

Real-time bus information, previously only available on two routes, is now live for every bus in the borough of Staten Island. On an average weekday, that means 127,000 local and express bus riders will be able to find out exactly how far away their bus is. “This means more time at home with your family, […]

After the Service Cuts: Riders Cram on to Overburdened, Unreliable B61

By Ben Fried | Dec 5, 2011 | 7 Comments

Toward the end of a press conference at the corner of Fourth Avenue and 9th Street this morning, Council Member Brad Lander remarked that not a single B61 bus came by during the 15-minute event. This was only fitting, since Lander was unveiling a new report from his office that found most rush hour B61 […]

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