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Who Is the MTA Board? Not Anyone Most Transit Riders Would Recognize…
Board members are predominantly suburban, white, and wealthy, a Reinvent Albany study finds.
August 1, 2019
Secret MTA Reorganization Plan is Actually Quite Public, MTA Chair Says
The MTA's secretive reorganization process has and will continue to be forward-facing, MTA Chairman Pat Foye said on Thursday morning.
July 11, 2019
Op-Ed: Gov. Cuomo’s Plan for New LIRR Station for Islanders is a Boondoggle
The state's plan for a new LIRR station at Belmont Park raises many questions, many of which are asked in this op-ed by a respected transit analyst.
July 9, 2019
The Rumor Mill: Separating Fact from Fiction in Andrew Cuomo’s Bid to Sideline Andy Byford
As the MTA hurtles towards a huge reorganization, no one knows what the next phase of the MTA will actually look like, or who will get to run what.
July 4, 2019
Transit Advocates to Cuomo: Don’t Keep Us in the Dark
Dear Governor, can you make sure you fix the MTA right?
June 18, 2019
Op-Ed: The ‘Customer’ Is Always Right — Except When Being Called ‘Customer’
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?
June 18, 2019
To Fix the Bronx Bus Network, Byford Needs More Enforcement
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.
June 17, 2019
Meet State Senator Jessica Ramos — Fighting for Safety and Against de Blasio’s E-Bike Crackdown
A new State Senator weighs in on e-bikes, car culture and improving transit. After all, this is "New York fucking City," she says.
May 13, 2019
MTA Says Buses Are The Best Bet on 14th St. During the L Slowdown — But Busway Remains In Flux
DOT began installing the busway before Governor Cuomo canceled the full L shutdown — now its future is uncertain.
April 23, 2019
Robbin’ Hoods! Brooklyn Pols Would Swipe Money From MTA And Give It To Verrazzano Drivers
More gifts for drivers — from four supposedly progressive leaders in Southern Brooklyn.
April 16, 2019
