COVID Budget Cuts Will Make City Less Safe and Dirtier By Gersh Kuntzman | Apr 7, 2020 | No Comments Goodbye Green Wave. So long better bus service. Adios clean streets. Oh and look out for that falling tree branch!
Two Queens Op-Eds: Keep MTA Buses Fare-Free After the Pandemic… By Jessica González-Rojas | Apr 2, 2020 | No Comments For one candidate, an emergency measure for social distancing presents an opportunity for improving air quality and social equity.
Op-Ed: For a Safe, Healthy City, We Need an Auto-Free Zone in Manhattan By George Haikalis and Roxanne Warren | Apr 1, 2020 | No Comments COVID-19 underscores that closing streets to traffic and enhancing amenities in the crowded core will be vital to the survival of urban America.
Experts: Senate Bill’s $25B for Transit Won’t Be Enough By Eve Kessler | Mar 25, 2020 | No Comments Yet Congress must do much more to stave off long-term damage, officials and advocates say.
MTA Announces Service Cuts In Response To Coronavirus-Related Ridership Drop By Dave Colon | Mar 24, 2020 | No Comments Service cutbacks are coming to the subway, buses, and commuter rail services after weeks of declining ridership due to the coronavirus pandemic.
MTA Leads Multiple Agencies in Demanding $25B from Congress By Gersh Kuntzman | Mar 23, 2020 | No Comments The leaders of 10 transit systems — from coast to coast — are begging Washington for "at least" $25 billion in emergency funding as they battle the twin symptoms of the coronavirus: freefalling ridership and additional costs.