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Driving, cycling and bus usage have all rebounded somewhat since the first two months of the pandemic, but subway and commuter rail ridership remain low.

ByJeanmarie Evelly 4Comments

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Oct 2019

Government

City’s Half-Priced MetroCard Program Continues to Expand, But Frustrations Persist

More than 150,000 residents meet the requirements for the current eligibility criteria, officials say. Of those, 76,021 have enrolled so far, and the city has been conducting outreach in the…

ByJeanmarie Evelly 1Comment

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Aug 2019

Opinion

Opinion: Four MTA Mistakes No One Talks About

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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Jun 2019

Government

MTA to Keep Offering Discounted LIRR Rides to Atlantic Terminal

Transit advocates hope to see the LIRR model of in-city dicounts expanded to other outer borough areas, including those served by Metro-North.

ByJeanmarie Evelly 5Comments

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Jun 2019

Government

Call to Study New Transit Line Linking Bronx, Queens and Brooklyn

Has the time come for a 20-year-old idea to give outer-borough residents a path to work or home that doesn’t involve a subway through Manhattan?

ByJeanmarie Evelly 22Comments

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May 2019

Government

Commuters with Disabilities Sue MTA to Install Elevators During Subway Station Renovations

The lawsuit accuses the MTA of violating the Americans with Disabilities Acts by renovating subway stations without adding elevators.

ByJeanmarie Evelly 2Comments

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Apr 2019

Justice Opinion

Opinion: A Subway Ban Amounts to Exile for Sex Offenders

‘An all-out ban on access to public transportation would create enormous barriers to successful reentry and rehabilitation.’

ByEmily Ponder-Williams 0Comments

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Apr 2019

Government

New MTA Plan to Put Disabled Riders in Taxis is Off to a Rocky Start, Users Say

In an effort to improve the AAR program, the MTA began offering e-hail services to users in 2016, allowing them to reserve trips in taxis or for-hire vehicles instead of…

ByJeanmarie Evelly 8Comments

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Mar 2019

Government Podcasts

Max & Murphy: Corey Johnson Defends His Plan to Put NYC in Charge of NYC Transit

‘I want to have substantive conversation about that with the governor and with the state legislature, and not have it just be dismissed out of hand.’

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

Fear of Traffic and Crashes as NYers Skip Subway for Cars and Bikes

City’s Half-Priced MetroCard Program Continues to Expand, But Frustrations Persist

Opinion: Four MTA Mistakes No One Talks About

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

MTA to Keep Offering Discounted LIRR Rides to Atlantic Terminal

Call to Study New Transit Line Linking Bronx, Queens and Brooklyn

Commuters with Disabilities Sue MTA to Install Elevators During Subway Station Renovations

Opinion: A Subway Ban Amounts to Exile for Sex Offenders

New MTA Plan to Put Disabled Riders in Taxis is Off to a Rocky Start, Users Say

Max & Murphy: Corey Johnson Defends His Plan to Put NYC in Charge of NYC Transit

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