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Ride New Orleans: Setting the Transit Agenda

By Clarence Eckerson Jr. | Feb 5, 2018 | No Comments

Ride New Orleans formed in 2009 out of a growing sense that the average New Orleanian wasn't being prioritized by the RTA. In just a few short years, the group is already setting the transit agenda.

Healthcare workers tend to live beyond the central neighborhoods served well by the subway system. Map: Center for an Urban Future

Healthcare Workers Bear the Brunt of NYC’s Transit Failures

By David Meyer | Jan 31, 2018 | 1 Comment

An informal survey by the union representing NYC's healthcare workers found that transit was the number two source of stress for industry employees, behind only "the death of a family member."

In David Weprin's Eastern Queens district, just 4.2 percent of commuters would pay a congestion fee. Chart: TSTC

Get the Facts About Congestion Pricing in Your District Right Here

By Ben Fried | Jan 30, 2018 | 15 Comments

Bookmark these factsheets from the Tri-State Transportation Campaign to share with your State Senate and Assembly reps.

"Flexible bollards" at Sixth Avenue aim to keep motorists out of the way of buses. Photo: David Meyer

NYC Bus Drivers Want to Get Cars Out of the Way of Transit

By Ben Fried | Jan 26, 2018 | 16 Comments

The improvements that would speed up trips for NYC bus riders are largely the same changes that would make bus drivers' jobs less stressful and aggravating, according to a survey released today by TWU Local 100.

The board room at 2 Broadway. Photo: MTA/Flickr

The MTA Board Standing Up for Riders? It Could Happen.

By Ben Fried | Jan 24, 2018 | 1 Comment

The board often acts as a rubber stamp, but the action at today's meeting hints at the more muscular oversight role it can and should play.

Fees to drive into the congestion zone would take effect in 2020, according to the timetable laid out by the Fix NYC commission. Map: HNTB/Fix NYC

What You Need to Know About the Congestion Pricing Plan From Cuomo’s Fix NYC Panel

By Ben Fried | Jan 19, 2018 | 85 Comments

The centerpiece is a cordon zone in Manhattan below 60th Street where drivers would pay for the use of scarce street space. Here's an overview of how it would all come together.

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