The Bush administration’s 2009 federal budget released earlier this week includes significant new funding for New York City region transit. $211 million is slated for
Last week, the MTA announced that it would remove the toll barriers on the Brooklyn-bound side of the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge. The toll booths have not
Yesterday morning, the Transportation Committee of the NYC Council convened a hearing to discuss what the MTA plans to do with the results of its
During his campaign for governor of New York, Eliot Spitzer repeatedly and infamously declared that “on day one, everything changes.” On transportation, Spitzer talked about
The MTA Board approved a fare hike this morning, despite calls from advocates, elected leaders, and a few MTA board members to postpone the hike
This year NJ Transit, Westchester County, and the MTA raised fares, approved a fare hike, and are about to approve a fare hike, respectively. As
At the Cooper Union presentation of the five proposals to develop the Hudson Yards area, none of the developers mentioned anything about the number of
The MTA announced a fare and toll proposal this morning (press release here) that would raise the price of monthly unlimited ride Metrocards by $5,
On Monday the MTA and the Empire State Transportation Alliance are hosting an unprecedented “webinar,” an Internet-based forum about the MTA’s financial situation, fare and
Last night Cooper Union’s Great Hall played host to the five developers and architectural teams bidding for the rights to build over the MTA’s Hudson
