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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

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

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

Streetsblog NYC |Buses

Report: City Needs to Do Lots of Legwork to be Hospitable to Electric Buses

It's not just plug-and-play. Officials need to do more work to secure the pollution-free transit future.

Dave Colon

December 4, 2020

Streetsblog NYC |MTA

Senate ‘Skinny’ COVID Bill Leaves Mass Transit Starving

A bipartisan group of U.S. senators revealed a coronavirus compromise bill on Tuesday morning that provides less than half of what transit agencies need, an offer that advocates and transit agencies greeted with like being given a lump of coal on Christmas.

Dave Colon

December 1, 2020

Streetsblog NYC |Equity

OPINION: To Save the Subway, Tax the Ultra-Wealthy

New York needs to make the billionaires who disproportionately benefit from government to pay their fair share, a lawmaker argues.

Dan Quart

November 26, 2020

Streetsblog NYC |Congestion Pricing

Congestion Pricing Can Still Happen in 2021 — But There Are a Lot of ‘Ifs,’ Including President Biden

Advocates are hopeful that incoming President Biden will fast-track congestion pricing so that they can still start in 2021. But how would such a thing happen? Here's our latest deep dive into the issue.

Dave Colon

November 19, 2020

Streetsblog NYC |Federal Transit Administration

President Trump’s ‘Anarchist’ Declaration Could Cost Transit Funds to Three Big Cities

The president threatened to cut funding to those cities — and, apparently, his agencies have gotten the memo.

Julianne Cuba

October 14, 2020

Streetsblog NYC |MTA

OPINION: Five Cheap Ways To Improve the Subway

The MTA could help fix its bottom line by caging tips from other subways around the world.

Connor Harris

August 31, 2020

Streetsblog NYC |Buses

NYC Riders Return To Buses — But Speeds Are Dropping

Riders are getting back on the bus, but speeds are also dropping to pre-pandemic levels because of an increase in both riders and traffic, new MTA data show.

Dave Colon

July 21, 2020

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