Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Andy Byford

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Op-Ed: The ‘Customer’ Is Always Right — Except When Being Called ‘Customer’

By Eric Schewe | Jun 18, 2019 | 11 Comments

Criticizing this language may seem nitpicky. But the words symbolize the political tensions at the MTA and in the city and state at large — what gets built, who pays for it and, at the end of the day, who is it all for anyway?

Andy Byford and a friend — in happier times. Photo: Marc A. Hermann / MTA New York City Transit

To Fix the Bronx Bus Network, Byford Needs More Enforcement

By Julianne Cuba | Jun 17, 2019 | 11 Comments

The transportation officials who are in the process of overhauling the entire Bronx bus network warn that simply redrawing colored lines on a map won’t improve service unless the city and state do more to keep cars out of bus lanes.

Attendees at the second of eight Queens bus network redesign workshops got information about the MTA effort, and were allowed to submit recommendations. Photo: Clarence Eckerson Jr.

How Should the MTA Fix the Queens Bus Network? (No, Really, We’re Asking You)

By Streetsblog | May 15, 2019 | 3 Comments

Join Streetfilms auteur Clarence Eckerson Jr. as he takes you inside a recent bus network redesign workshop.

New York's 14th Street (left) could resemble Toronto's King Street (right).

Andy Byford Was A Hidden Hand in Mayor’s Winning 14th Street ‘Busway’ Plan

By Gersh Kuntzman | Apr 24, 2019 | 11 Comments

The New York City Transit president was a driving force behind the plan — and, in fact, pioneered a successful version of it when he ran the transit system in Toronto.

An appeal slowed down the M14 Busway, but a ruling on Friday may jumpstart it. Photo: Google Maps

Never Stop Stopping: Removing Bus Stops Isn’t Easy — In New York City or Anywhere Else

By David Meyer | Apr 19, 2019 | 26 Comments

Buses move so slowly across our city partly because there are too many stops spaced too closely together. Andy Byford wants to change that. But he's facing opposition from "Mrs. McGillicuddy."

MTA New York City Transit employees are notorious for using agency vests to evade parking fees and penalties. Photos: David Meyer

Byford Tells MTA Workers the Obvious: Ride Transit — And Don’t Park Illegally!

By David Meyer | Apr 5, 2019 | 4 Comments

"Placing your vest on the dashboard does not exempt you from parking regulations," Byford wrote in a March 26 letter to NYC Transit staff.

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