transit Archives - Page 9 of 10

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Hoping to explain the rash of subway delays, the media often rely on a study funded by two corporations that later took contracts with the MTA to work on the…

ByMoshe Adler 0Comments

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May 2017

Government Podcasts

Max & Murphy: Is a Healthy Discussion of NYC’s Transit Crisis Finally on Track?

‘You knew it had become a full-blown issue when Mayor de Blasio and Gov. Andrew Cuomo began sniping at one another through the press over whose fault it all was.’

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

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May 2017

Uncategorized

Your Chance to Comment on Our Region’s $496B Transit To-Do List

A regional roadmap for federal transportation funding forecasts that by 2045, the metro area will see a million more transit trips every day and a doubling in the amount of…

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

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Apr 2017

Economy Housing and Homelessness

How to Deal with the Coming L-pocalypse? One Idea is to Ban Cars from 14th Street

The city needs to come up with a plan to deal with the looming shutdown of the L train. One idea gaining steam would be a transit no-brainer and a…

ByNeil deMause 7Comments

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Feb 2017

In Depth Investigations

Figuring Out When the Bus is Coming is Easier, but far From Easy, for Bronx Straphangers

New York City transit has tried new methods for letting passengers know when to expect buses to arrive. But a series of observations in the Bronx this fall shows that…

ByAbdoul-Bahsit Alassane

ByJarrett Murphy 3Comments

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Sep 2016

Economy

Slow, Late or Crowded, Buses are the Jugular of the Bronx

A team of reporters spent a day on the buses of the Bronx to see to see an underappreciated part of the city’s strained transit system in action.

ByAnnie Nova 5Comments

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Aug 2016

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De Blasio Ferry Could Face Cost Challenges, but Offer New Resiliency

The mayor’s citywide ferry plan could face challenges dealing with operating costs and the development of a market, but supporters say its value to the city includes offering a more…

ByRoshan Abraham 3Comments

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Jun 2016

Economy

Ideas for Handling L-Train Shutdown Range from Fun to Far-Out

Thinkers are dreaming up engineering solutions to ease the impact or cultural events to capitalize on it, while businesses eye ferries and bus service as potential gap-fillers. See images of…

ByRoshan Abraham 1Comment

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Jun 2016

Uncategorized

MoveNY Plan Picks Up Senate Supporters, Edges Forward

The MoveNY Fair Plan now exists in proposed form in both the state Senate and Assembly. Advocates hope the MTA’s cash crunch will convince more lawmakers to sign on in…

ByRoshan Abraham 0Comments

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Jan 2016

Economy