I would like to thank the railroad crews for working throughout the weekend in the rain and wind to get folks where they needed to go during and following the nor’easter. You keep New York moving!

This past week, the Governor, MTA, and Majority Leader Stewart-Cousins announced a Metro-North Resilience Project on the Hudson Line. We are thankful for the proactive approach to addressing the challenges that extreme weather events pose to transportation. The $270 million investment will provide funding to protect the most vulnerable portions of the rail line from Spuyten Duyvil to Hastings-on-Hudson.

With school starting, we are reminded that most families with students who take the LIRR alone to school must assume the costs as there are no eligible transfers or discounts available. We encourage the MTA to consider other avenues to reduce this financial burden. PCAC will continue to advocate for a more flexible fare policy that would also allow for transfers between the railroads and subways and buses within the five boroughs.

We also encourage the MTA to continue to improve its communication with riders. Particularly when there are outages or services changes, whether planned or unplanned. The MTA should look at ways to add the railroads to the request for information that’s going out for improved communication to subway riders.

We will continue to monitor ridership as we anticipate additional increases with fall activities and hope the railroads are able to meet the demand that the fall brings for Metro-North and the Long Island Rail Road. I encourage people to take advantage of the additional Leaf Peeper trains on the Hudson line and enjoy the fall views on both sides of the Hudson.

Thank you for your continued collaboration and we look forward to improving rider access and affordability on the railroads.

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Last week, we released an encouraging report on the changing commuting patterns on the subway post-congestion pricing. Using travel data from the MTA’s open data program, we found that subway ridership grew by 7.7% in 2025, double the 3.7% growth seen in 2024, showing a strong bounce back a year after slowing post-pandemic growth.  

The report found that system-wide discretionary rides on the weekend grew by 9.4%, showing that weekend ridership growth continued to outpace weekday ridership, especially outside Manhattan. 

We identified 39 stations that saw ridership grow more than 20% in 2025, that is something to celebrate. Additionally, the Bedford Ave L station saw 555,760 more rides on the weekends in 2025, more than any other in the system.  

The data is clear: Congestion Pricing is working! We hope the agency will continue to support the ever-increasing number of frequent riders through enhanced fare incentives and programs that continue to make transit the most affordable way to get around our city and region. 

Also of note, PCAC testified last week at City Council Budget hearings about the long overdue expansion of the Fair Fares program and the need for NYC DOT to meet the legal mandates of the Streets Plan and to make it easier for the MTA to achieve faster and more reliable bus service. PCAC has also strongly opposed any efforts to dismantle or create unworkable loopholes in the MTA’s ACE program, and released a memo against one such effort to the state legislature last week. We believe ACE is essential as it increases bus speeds by 5% and reduces collisions by 20%. 

Thank you for your time. 

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