Looking Forward This Earth Day
The MTA and its three operating agencies help avoid 17 million metric tons in CO2 emissions annually by providing transit…
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The MTA’s Transformation Plan and the Need for Staff Retention
At July’s MTA Committee and Board meetings I testified about the MTA’s Transformation Plan as it relates to staff retention,…
MTA Transformation without the Facts
The acceptance of Congestion Pricing this spring by the New York State Legislature and its inclusion in the state’s budget…
Atlantic Ticket is Extended!
The New York City Transit Riders Council’s (NYCTRC) Freedom Ticket proposal to lower city commuter rail fares spawned the popular…
Lex/59 St station: Something needs to give!
The popularity of the city-run subway literally brought down Manhattan’s once-popular elevated train tracks in the 1940s and 50s, with…
LIC Needs Fast Forward!
Queensboro Plaza, perched high above Long Island City (LIC), provides access to the heavily traveled N, W, and 7 lines.…
Talking to Albany, let’s hope they are listening!
On Wednesday, January 30th, MTA leadership traveled to Albany to testify at the Joint Legislative Public Hearing on the 2019-2020…
L Train Miracle Cure? Call us Cynical: Fix the Tunnels For Good, Not Just For Now!!
The revamped L train project may seem like a miracle cure on the surface, but what about underground, and why just months out? Riders get it: the tunnels need to be fixed for the next hundred years, not the next hundred months. Closing a tunnel on nights and weekends is still a closure, but will just mean more time for less work.
The MTA and Funding: Will we ever have enough?
As you may know by now our Executive Director Bill Henderson is retiring. During his last MTA board meeting, in…
Fast Forward to Accessibility for NYC Transit
Achieving system accessibility, will require dedicated funds for the Fast Forward Plan. One way of reliably directing funding to a specified purpose is through voter-approved State bonds. A State bond has the advantage of not increasing pressure on the MTA’s future finances. Voters need to have a well-developed understanding of what is at stake this fall and to support those candidates willing to support secure dedicated transit funding and State-backed transit bonds.