MTA: Improved Subway Service Boosts Our Pitch for Congestion Pricing
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The subways are getting better, which mutes the voice of some lawmakers who argue that the MTA can't be trusted with congestion pricing revenue.
Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Transit Data
Ford’s Chariot Vans Are Mostly Empty
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Ford's Chariot van service — which has been hyped as a key addition to the urban transit network, but is little more than $4 bus rides along set routes in areas already well served by existing service — is proving to be a big, expensive failure.
Is Bus Service Getting Better or Worse? New MTA Dashboard Makes It Easier to Track.
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The dashboard includes important indicators of citywide service quality, but riders can't look up the specific routes they take.
Will the MTA Put Better Transit Data to Work for Riders?
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The Montreal-based app Transit is based on an unorthodox assumption: trip planning limited to directions from Point A to Point B doesn’t actually fit the needs of most riders, who travel the same route every day. “[The idea] we started with at Transit was to give the information of the next bus at the stop [where […]
MTA Will Start Using Common-Sense Metrics to Show Subway Riders How Their Trains Perform
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Starting Wednesday, transit riders will be able to see for themselves how their subway lines are performing, when the MTA launches an online dashboard showing how much time riders lose due to trains that are off-schedule.
Real-Time Westchester Bus Info Mysteriously Appears on Google Maps
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Riders of Westchester County's "Bee Line" bus service are still waiting for bus tracking apps, but maybe not for long.