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Free buses start on Sunday
A pilot program to test the feasibility of fareless buses is set to start Sept. 24.
Policy
Meta, TikTok and more take down thousands of subway surfing videos
Eric Adams has blamed social media for a lot. Now those platforms are stepping up to discourage subway surfing.
MTA
Congestion pricing still has skeptics in the City Council
Many elected officials acknowledge the benefits of congestion pricing, but still have questions about the MTA’s implementation of the historic program.
Editor's Note
Editor’s note: MTA fare enforcement team’s expansion rightly goes easy on riders
New Yorkers who beat the farebox because they have no choice deserve a warning.
Editor's Note
Editor’s Note: Dick Ravitch deserves recognition at the new Penn Station
The reconstructed transit hub should include a train hall named after the former Metropolitan Transportation Authority chair and giant of public service
Policy
State comptroller says MTA should be able to manage debt with state funding
A new report by Thomas DiNapoli found the financially-strained agency should be able to get on track with state funding and a higher payroll mobility tax in the budget.
Editor's Note
Editor’s Note: Friends of the MTA are a welcome support for New York’s subways
The volunteer program will prove rewarding for its volunteers and the stations they support.
MTA
Bronx to state leaders: Fix the MTA
As borough officials rallied in support of free buses, MTA officials warned of the agency’s dire fiscal circumstances
MTA
Can Hochul help the MTA avoid its impending financial crisis?
Experts agree the governor and state lawmakers need to step in to provide aid to the transportation agency heading into the next legislative session.
MTA
MTA in need of new funding source, DiNapoli says
Filling massive operating budget deficits will require more than finding cost efficiency savings, a new report from the state comptroller said.
Policy
MTA to install ‘Big Brother’ security cameras in all New York City subway cars
Gov. Kathy Hochul and the MTA are optimistic new measures will prevent subway crime and give riders an added sense of security.
Policy
MTA to start enforcing $50 mask fines
The penalty was put in place last year, but officials now say they plan to ramp up enforcement.
Transportation
The MTA isn’t budging on ending shared Access-A-Ride trips
Users want solo rides to resume because of the pandemic, but the MTA claims a driver shortage makes that impossible.
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Transportation
The mad dash for a new MTA leader
Cuomo didn’t get the restructuring he wanted, a rare transit loss for the governor.
Transportation
Where subway performance stands at the end of the MTA emergency
A look at key performance indicators at the beginning and end of the MTA’s four-year state of emergency.
New York State
MTA leadership should be on the same page
The MTA needs clear lines of authority to address immediate challenges.
MTA
The end of the un-scientific subway shutdown
Growing scientific research suggested disinfecting trains had little effect on spread of the coronavirus. Cuomo did it for a year anyway.
MTA
PATH and NYC’s subway air is unsurprisingly toxic
A new study has found that the city’s underground subway air quality is full of hazardous air particles that could cause asthma, lung cancer and heart disease.
MTA
A conversation with Quemuel Arroyo, the MTA’s first chief accessibility officer
He’s just as sick of inaccessible subway stations as you are.
Transportation
