Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Transit

Crowds on dangerous Flushing Main Street. The City Council is considering a rezoning that would add more cars to the area. Photo: Steven Vago

Opinion: Mayor de Blasio Must Stay Course on Flushing Busway

By Mel Gagarin | Jul 22, 2020 | No Comments

A proposed busway on car-choked Main Street is drawing opposition from business owners. But it would help transit riders, pedestrians and — ultimately — merchants.

A rider waits for a train with a bike during rush hour at Penn Station — a common occurrence now. Photo: The LIRR Today

Opinion: Time To Ditch Commuter Railroads’ Outdated Bike Policy

By The Long Island Rail Road Today | Jul 16, 2020 | No Comments

The pandemic provides the perfect opportunity to fix the cumbersome rules of the Long Island Rail Road and Metro-North.

Congestion Pricing May Not Go Anywhere Unless Biden Wins, Mayor Says

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jul 14, 2020 | No Comments

Doomsday, meet Election Day.

Those were the days. Council Speaker Corey Johnson and advocates celebrated the adoption of Fair Fares in 2018. The budget adopted last week cuts the popular program drastically. Photo: John McCarten/NYC Council

Opinion: De Blasio’s Unbalanced Budget

By Benjamin Kabak | Jul 9, 2020 | No Comments

Cuts to worthy transportation programs — while sparing the bloated NYC Ferry — make a mockery of the mayor's stated goal of uniting the "Two New Yorks."

Any else have an idea of how to fix this?

DE BLASIO HAS PUNTED: So How Will The Next Mayor Fix the Brooklyn Bridge?

By Dave Colon | Jul 6, 2020 | No Comments

Streetsblog asked five candidates who are running, or expected to run, for mayor what they would do about the overcrowded conditions if elected.

Advocates want this finished by the end of July. Photo: Marc A. Hermann / MTA New York City Transit

Advocates Demand 24/7 Subway for Phase 4

By Dave Colon | Jul 1, 2020 | No Comments

Rider advocates took a page out of Gov. Cuomo's book Tuesday afternoon.

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