Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about MTA

The Department of Transportation under Mayor Eric Adams (left) and Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez (right) expects it will struggle to hit the targets for new bus lanes set by the Adams campaign and by the city's Streets Plan, sources told Streetsblog.

DOT Expects to Miss Targets for New Bus Lanes, Sources Say

By Jesse Coburn | Dec 12, 2022 | No Comments

The dim outlook on new lanes is bad news for the city’s more-than-one-million daily bus riders, whose commutes inch along at just 8 miles per hour on average across the city.

The Triboro Bridge pedestrian path, which cyclists aren't allowed to use per MTA rules. Photo: Google Street View/Samuel Baumel

MTA Wants Proof of Demand to Turn Bridge Lanes into Bike Paths

By Kevin Duggan | Oct 27, 2022 | No Comments

Um, it’s currently illegal or impossible to bike over existing MTA bridges, so how can cyclists demonstrate demand?

Just walking onto the bus: Cheaper than you might have thought? Photo: Kevin Duggan

EXCLUSIVE: Fair Fares to Roll Out on OMNY Next Year But Enrollment Still Lags

By Kevin Duggan | Oct 26, 2022 | No Comments

The city's Fair Fares program providing half-priced MetroCards to low-income New Yorkers will transition to the MTA's OMNY payment system next year, Streetsblog has learned.

A car with an obscured license plate is towed by the MTA on a sunny day.

ANALYSIS: $50 Million Is Just The Tip of the MTA’s Toll Evasion Iceberg

By Julianne Cuba and Christopher Robbins | Aug 31, 2022 | No Comments

According to a Streetsblog analysis, the MTA lost a whopping $144 million to toll scofflaws last year.

By 2055, the people in this picture will finally get what they have long deserved. Photo: Trent Reeves/MTA

Thursday’s Headlines: A Historic Deal that Will Take Years Edition

By Streetsblog | Jun 23, 2022 | No Comments

The MTA reached an historic settlement with disability advocates. And by "historic," we mean it — it'll take another 32 years to make the subway system accessible. Plus other news.

Look at that neighborhood character! Residents are pushing back against an affordable housing development proposed for this MTA parking lot at the corner of 54th Street and Ninth Avenue in Hell's Kitchen. Photo: Julianne Cuba

Hells Kitchen Residents Oppose Housing for HIV/AIDS Survivors Slated for MTA Parking Lot

By Julianne Cuba | Jun 8, 2022 | No Comments

The city wants to pave a parking lot to put up housing for seniors living with HIV. Some Hells Kitchen residents are pushing back against this project in their back yard.

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