MTA Archives — Page 8 of 11

OPINION: Andrew Cuomo Wanted to Be Robert Moses (And That Was Terrible)

Which Robert Moses was Andrew Cuomo? The master builder ... or the one everyone ultimately just wanted to see leave? We believe the latter.

Ben Kabak

August 24, 2021

OPINION: Andrew Cuomo Wanted to Be Robert Moses (And That Was Terrible)

Streetsblog NYC |Andrew Cuomo

After Cuomo: What the MTA Should Immediately Do Once Andrew is Gone

Andrew Cuomo — the governor who never saw an MTA budget he didn't want to raid or a splashy but expensive project he didn't want to push — will soon be gone. So what kind of governor should Kathy Hochul be?

Dave Colon

August 10, 2021

Streetsblog NYC |Air Quality

OPINION: What New Yorkers Can Learn From Seoul

The subway and streets of the Korean capital hold many lessons for Gotham.

Philip Plotch

July 28, 2021

Streetsblog NYC |Andrew Cuomo

Into the Leadership Void: Who’s in Charge of the MTA?

Gov. Cuomo's bid to split the top job stalled — although the agency continues to push it. Will we be saying hello to an interim chairman?

Dave Colon

July 19, 2021

Streetsblog NYC |Congestion Pricing

What Is The MTA Assessing In Its Congestion Pricing Environmental Assessment?

The goal of the next step in the approval of congestion pricing is to get a FONSI ("Ayyyyyy").

Dave Colon

April 13, 2021

Streetsblog NYC |Congestion Pricing

This Is Happening: Feds Let MTA Do Simpler Environmental Review of Congestion Pricing

The Era of No Malarkey has come to New York public transportation.

Dave Colon

March 30, 2021

Streetsblog NYC |Accessibility

OPINION: New York Needs a ‘Disability’ Agenda

The status quo of inaccessibility must be done away with immediately, says one Council candidate from the Upper East Side.

Rebecca Lamorte

March 10, 2021

Streetsblog NYC |Federal Transit Administration

‘Dear Colleague’: Biden Throws Trump Under the Bus and Supports Transit Funding, Gateway

"The Biden administration is following the law — and only after a Trump administration is that premise so newsworthy," said Sen. Chuck Schumer.

Gersh Kuntzman

February 16, 2021

Streetsblog NYC |Andrew Cuomo

The MTA’s Fare Hike Has Been Postponed, But The Fight Over Revenue Is Just Starting

There's gonna be a showdown.

Dave Colon

January 20, 2021

Streetsblog NYC |Bus Rapid Transit

A Fairer, Safer City? Here’s the Agenda from Top Transportation Advocacy Groups

Transit and safe streets are the foundation for climbing out of the coronavirus pandemic because street safety and transit improvements "can boost mobility, access, safety, and resiliency," a coalition of groups argue.

Dave Colon

December 8, 2020

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