Let The Sun Shine In: Here’s What Transit Watchers Want From the MTA’s New Open Data Portal
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Here's what local transit insiders want to know:
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Hochul Calls for ‘Alternatives’ to LaGuardia AirTrain — Possibly Dooming Cuomo’s Boondoggle
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"I have asked the Port Authority to thoroughly examine alternative mass transit solutions for reducing car traffic and increasing connectivity to LaGuardia Airport," Hochul said about the 1.5-mile, elevated people mover.
Report: MTA’s Barely Funded Capital Plan Badly Needs Congestion Pricing Cash
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The MTA's current rehabilitation program is being starved of funding due to the state's failure to enact congestion pricing, among other things.
After Cuomo: What the MTA Should Immediately Do Once Andrew is Gone
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Andrew Cuomo — the governor who never saw an MTA budget he didn't want to raid or a splashy but expensive project he didn't want to push — will soon be gone. So what kind of governor should Kathy Hochul be?
Will State Legislators Block Cuomo’s Unchecked MTA Power?
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Transit and transparency activists want legislators to finally overturn Executive Order 168, an edict that Gov. Cuomo issued in 2017 that declared the subway system an official disaster area, and has renewed every month for 49 consecutive months.
ANALYSIS: Andrew Yang’s Subway Plan is So Bad that It Should Disqualify Him to Run This City
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Yang's plan, or rather the hazy outlines of a plan, was pitched to New Yorkers on Wednesday. It calls for the city Department of Transportation, with its sub-$2-billion budget, to take over and run the city's subways and buses, which currently have an annual operating budget of $10 billion.