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It’s widely recognized that the MTA needs big ideas and comprehensive improvements. But sometimes it’s the little things that make a commute pleasant or purgatorial.

BySheldon Burke 2Comments

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Jul 2019

Government Podcasts

Max & Murphy: Leading Advocate for Transit Sizes Up MTA’s Progress

John Raskin talked about the big problem that unites all of the other challenges facing the subway, buses and commuter trains: The lack of accountability in the transit system as…

ByJarrett Murphy 1Comment

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Jul 2019

Government

Ban of Repeat Offenders from Subway ‘Hugely Problematic,’ Advocates Say

Gov. Andrew Cuomo released a statement at the end of June in support of a transit ban for serial offenders, calling it a ‘common sense issue.’

ByJeanmarie Evelly 3Comments

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Jul 2019

Uncategorized

City Limits Honored for Coverage of the NYC Bus System

Our 2018 ‘Can Buses Be Better?’ focused attention on the surface transit that rolled in the shadows of the subway crisis.

ByJarrett Murphy 1Comment

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May 2019

Uncategorized

In Win for Disabled Commuters, City Will Allow Access-a-Ride Vans to Use Bus Lanes

Starting May 30, wheelchair-accessible AAR vans with four or more passengers will able to utilize dedicated bus lanes, an effort to speed up trips on the oft-criticized service.

ByJeanmarie Evelly 1Comment

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Jan 2019

Government

State of the City’s Transit: Mayor Pledges New Ferry Routes and Faster Buses

The mayor vowed to undertake efforts to speed up buses by 25 percent, or an average speed of 9.25 miles an hour, by the end of 2020.

ByJeanmarie Evelly 0Comments

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Dec 2018

Economy

Dollar Van Drivers: City Should Let Us Help During L-pocalypse

‘We are a licensed commuter van service and you’re trying to tell us you’re going to shut us out of the city?’ one driver complains. ‘They’re leaving the room for…

BySokhna Fall

BySandra Gonzalez DeJesus

ByJeanmarie Evelly 4Comments

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Dec 2018

Government

Mayor’s Senior-Friendly Initiatives Undercut by Poor Bus Service, New Report Says

A new book released by the transit advocacy group Riders Alliance on Thursday details the experiences of Bronx seniors as they traverse the bus system.

ByJeanmarie Evelly 1Comment

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Nov 2018

Podcasts

Max & Murphy: Is 2019 the Year NYC Fixes its Transit Mess?

A decade after it died without a vote in Albany, congestion pricing is likely to become reality in New York City in 2019. It will be both a milestone and…

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

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Nov 2018

Opinion

CityViews: Mayor de Blasio Should Make 2019 the Year of the Bus Rider

De Blasio, who has championed housing rights, public education, and access to services for New Yorkers of any immigration status, now needs to tackle the inequity of two million daily…

ByDanny Pearlstein 1Comment

Opinion: Four MTA Mistakes No One Talks About

Max & Murphy: Leading Advocate for Transit Sizes Up MTA’s Progress

Ban of Repeat Offenders from Subway ‘Hugely Problematic,’ Advocates Say

City Limits Honored for Coverage of the NYC Bus System

In Win for Disabled Commuters, City Will Allow Access-a-Ride Vans to Use Bus Lanes

State of the City’s Transit: Mayor Pledges New Ferry Routes and Faster Buses

Dollar Van Drivers: City Should Let Us Help During L-pocalypse

Mayor’s Senior-Friendly Initiatives Undercut by Poor Bus Service, New Report Says

Max & Murphy: Is 2019 the Year NYC Fixes its Transit Mess?

CityViews: Mayor de Blasio Should Make 2019 the Year of the Bus Rider

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