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.
As you may know by now our Executive Director Bill Henderson is retiring. During his last MTA board meeting, in…
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.
New York City has been abuzz over the new Fast Forward Plan! There has been much hullabaloo over the dramatic…
NYCTRC Supports the Staten Island Express Bus Redesign In 2015, NYC Transit began an immense project to reimagine the bus…
MNRCC Protests Cancellation of Pascack Valley Line Trains
The Pascack Valley Line of Metro-North Railroad (MNR) is operated by New Jersey Transit (NJ Transit).
What is the cost of congestion that for public transit riders?
The MTA is the City’s lifeline, the circulatory system of economic activity for the greater New York Area. While the…
This is a time where political action is crucial and time is running out to approve congestion pricing. As such,…
Better enforcement of traffic violations, reduced congestion from both FHV and personal vehicles, and better funding will all contribute to a better environment in which buses can operate. Bus ridership, service, and speed have been on a steady decline and it is time for action to be taken in order to address these issues.