Policy
Policy
MTA to start enforcing $50 mask fines
The penalty was put in place last year, but officials now say they plan to ramp up enforcement.
Transportation
Policy
The MTA isn’t budging on ending shared Access-A-Ride trips
Users want solo rides to resume because of the pandemic, but the MTA claims a driver shortage makes that impossible.
Transportation
Politics
The mad dash for a new MTA leader
Cuomo didn’t get the restructuring he wanted, a rare transit loss for the governor.
Transportation
Policy
Where subway performance stands at the end of the MTA emergency
A look at key performance indicators at the beginning and end of the MTA’s four-year state of emergency.
New York State
Opinion
MTA leadership should be on the same page
The MTA needs clear lines of authority to address immediate challenges.
MTA
Politics
The end of the un-scientific subway shutdown
Growing scientific research suggested disinfecting trains had little effect on spread of the coronavirus. Cuomo did it for a year anyway.
MTA
Policy
PATH and NYC’s subway air is unsurprisingly toxic
A new study has found that the city’s underground subway air quality is full of hazardous air particles that could cause asthma, lung cancer and heart disease.
MTA
Personality
A conversation with Quemuel Arroyo, the MTA’s first chief accessibility officer
He’s just as sick of inaccessible subway stations as you are.
Transportation
Politics
Why are the NYC subways still closed overnight?
Calls to reopen the subways for 24/7 service are growing after nearly a year of closures.
Transportation
Policy
Can the MTA get back on track without derailing New York’s recovery?
NY’s recovery depends on trimming MTA’s operating budget while maintaining efficient service.
MTA
Politics
Insiders don’t expect overnight subway access to come back next year
Poll: Nearly two-thirds say 24/7 service will be a thing of the past
Transportation
Policy
Why the MTA has Georgia on its mind
A Senate win in Georgia could mean more funding for the MTA
New York City
Politics
City schools shut down and the MTA proposes a doomsday budget
Rounding up the week’s political news.
MTA
Opinion
MTA should cut waste to spare riders
The MTA plans devastating service slashes to avoid confronting the root of its fiscal problems.
MTA
Politics
The MTA’s doomsday scenario and NYC reexamines chokehold law
Rounding up the week’s political news.
New York City
Policy
Carmageddon is nigh
If commuters all take to their cars – or even just stay home – the MTA is doomed.
Transportation
Policy
MTA wants startups to help solve its coronavirus problem
The authority issues a new “challenge” for tech companies to keep transit safe.
MTA
Policy