PCAC’s 2026 Legislative Agenda
Rider Representation Package: Rider Representation Act — S.1148/A.1162 (Gounardes/Dinowitz) Empowers representatives of NYC Transit, LIRR, and Metro-North riders with voting MTA Board seats; creates a…
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Universal Affordable Transit for New York
Universal Affordable Transit for New York First launched in 2019, Fair Fares offers half-fare subway, bus, and paratransit rides to…
The Pokey, Schleppie, and Mazel Awards for NYC Bus Service
Acknowledgements This report was written by Megan Ahearn and Natasha Elder with the New York Public Interest Research Group (NYPIRG)…
OMNY Survey Results Are In!
Earlier this summer, PCAC launched a survey to hear from riders about how the MTA’s transition to OMNY is going…
BRT for the Boroughs: How the MTA & City Hall can transform your bus ride
Bus rapid transit (BRT) is a concept unfamiliar to most New Yorkers used to riding the nation’s slowest buses. Yet…
Riding with Housing Affordability: A Transit-Oriented Addendum to the Charter Revision Commission Preliminary Report
Image Credit: Parking Reform Network/NYC Department of City Planning Introduction Even as funding for the MTA’s 2025-29 Capital Plan becomes…
What Expanding Fair Fares Means to Riders
Mapping transit affordability for 415,000 New Yorkers Fair Fares is a crucial lifeline of affordability for over 360,000 New Yorkers…
Take Your Pick Albany: Evaluating the Dozens of Options for Funding the MTA’s 2025-29 Capital Plan
Riders got coal this past Christmas Eve when legislative leaders rejected the MTA’s 2025-29 Capital Plan, citing funding concerns. Primarily…
Rider-First Fare Payment
Authored by Jack Connors, PCAC Research and Communications Associate With congestion pricing slated to begin in early 2025, the time…
The Track to Better Transit is Laid with City of Yes
Header Image: NYC Department of City Planning // Artist: Alfred Twu Authored by Benjy Ross, PCAC Intern An Analysis of…