Neil deMause urges Mayor Bloomberg to find a dedicated source of revenue for the MTA. The agency can no longer rely on the volatile tax revenues, and the city, he argues, isn’t ponying up nearly enough money to keep the trains running. Well said. [Metro New York]
While services are facing the budget cut, the MTA is hoping to bring some more stations up to date. According to the Daily News’ Pete Donohue, the transportation agency has filed a draft amendment to its capital plan that “includes funds to upgrade communications in 44 subway stations, repair some of the worst station stairwells [...]
The 7th Ave. station along the Culver line in Brooklyn has seen better days. (Photo by Benjamin Kabak)
A state of good repair. The MTA tosses that phrase around a lot these days, but no one really knows what it means.
New Jersey Transit defines it as follows: “‘State of Good Repair” is achieved when the [...]
Before I jump into the service advisories for the weekend, I wanted to remind you all of the importance of June 30. After Monday, all One-Day Unlimited Ride Metrocards purchased prior to the fare hike will expire.
For those who stockpiled MetroCards, this month was the drop-dead point. Thirty-day cards had to be activated by [...]
Bus Rapid Transit proponents were pretty outraged when Assembly Rep. David Gantt killed any effective BRT enforcement measures. Today, ten days after our rage has subsided, Streetsblog revisits the issue with a stellar piece that explores how Gantt bent the rules and shunted aside the democratic process to a kill a bill he knew little [...]
Following up on yesterday’s item about Rep. Jerry Nadler’s (D-N.Y) promises to deliver federal funds for the MTA, the House voted to approve a bill authorizing $1.7 billion for public transit systems. Ostensibly, the money is earmarked for lowering fares and expanding operations as commuters the high cost of driving for public transit. This is [...]
At the end of last week, when New York City Transit announced that some service increases were heading our way in July, one line was noticeably absent from the list. That line was, of course, the IND Crosstown train, better known as the G train.
In fact, in writing about the service changes, Times transit [...]
Update 11:26 p.m.: A long time ago, all the way back in August of 2005, the MTA unveiled plans to install security cameras in subway stations as part of its counterterrorism efforts. The cameras were supposed to be installed and fully operation within three years which would put this project’s completion date in, oh, [...]
Ephemeral New York investigates the history behind the Clinton Hall door on the downtown platform at Astor Place.
It’s no secret these days that the MTA is in financial trouble. While the word bankruptcy hasn’t been tossed around yet, with the agency facing a few billion dollars in debt, we’re probably not too far away from that point. But an unlikely source of funds — in the form of pork — may [...]
