Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Transit

Trump Moves to Immediately Gut Transit Expansion and TIGER Funding

By Angie Schmitt | Mar 30, 2017 | No Comments

Waiting for fiscal year 2018 isn't fast enough for the Trump administration to cut transit funding. The White House wants to slash transit expansion and TIGER grants immediately.

Will the MTA take advantage of its real-time data to reduce bus bunching? Photo: David Meyer

De Blasio’s Congestion Plan Will Tackle Deliveries and (Maybe) Parking

By David Meyer | Mar 28, 2017 | 10 Comments

There was a little bit of everything at today's City Council transportation hearing -- and we have the highlights for you right here.

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Nashville Is Ready to Embrace Transit

By Angie Schmitt | Mar 27, 2017 | No Comments

Regional planners have put together a $6 billion transit expansion plan that calls for four light rail lines, three bus rapid transit routes, a commuter rail connection, and more. And it looks like a referendum in Nashville would fare well.

Riders Alliance member Monica Martinez speaks alongside elected officials yesterday. Photo: David Meyer

As Fares Rise, Advocates Press City Hall for MetroCard Relief for Low-Income New Yorkers

By David Meyer | Mar 20, 2017 | 13 Comments

As MTA fares went up yesterday, straphangers and elected officials rallied outside Atlantic Terminal yesterday to bring them down for low-income New Yorkers. The "Fair Fares" coalition is calling on Mayor de Blasio to fund half-priced MetroCards for the 800,000 New Yorkers living below the federal poverty line.

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Why Is Transit Ridership Falling?

By Angie Schmitt | Mar 20, 2017 | No Comments

Transit ridership took a turn for the worse in 2016. In all but a handful of cities, fewer people rode trains and buses, and it’s not just a one-year blip, either. In many American cities, the drop in transit ridership is an established trend. The big question is why.

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Think of Trump’s Budget as an Attack on Cities

By Angie Schmitt | Mar 17, 2017 | No Comments

Yesterday Donald Trump released a budget outline that calls for severe cuts to transit. The budget threatens dozens of transit projects cities have been planning for years and which, in many cases, voters have approved by large margins. Meanwhile, no such cuts are planned for federal highway funding.

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