Transit

People carry bags up stairs at a subway station without an elevator.

Due in October, MTA’s Next Big-Build Roap on Shaky Ground

June 28, 2024, 5:44 p.m.June 29, 2024, 5:13 a.m.

Gov. Kathy Hochul’s decision to slow down congestion pricing could take the wind out of the state transit agency’s 2025-2029 capital plan, which is to be revealed this fall.

Protesters outside of the MTA Board meeting in Lower Manhattan, June 26, 2024.

Transit

MTA Board Votes to Confirm Hochul’s Congestion Pricing Pause, Scales Back Future Plans

June 26, 2024, 1:25 p.m.June 27, 2024, 2:15 p.m.

Major projects that sought to improve the quality of transit in New York City are being “put to the back burner” as a result of the governor’s U-turn on Manhattan tolling.

Morning commuters deal with delays on the R line in Brooklyn.

Transit

Red Signals Ahead for First MTA Board Meeting Since Hochul Derailed Toll Plan

June 24, 2024, 5:00 a.m.June 21, 2024, 4:29 p.m.

The of experts and advisors that ostensibly oversees the state transit agency was blindsided by the governor’s move to pause congestion pricing. They meet Wednesday to “make sure the wheels don’t fall off.”

Congestion pricing proponents ed a rally with Comptroller Brad lander outside the Municipal Building.

Traffic

Officials, Advocates Float Legal Action Over Congestion Pricing Pause

June 12, 2024, 4:34 p.m.June 12, 2024, 5:05 p.m.

Environmentalists, disability rights advocates, businesses and even the city comptroller on Wednesday ed forces to put the governor on notice.

MTA head Janno Lieber announces an agreement with accessibility advocates to expand elevator access at more stations.

Transit

Congestion Pricing Cash Crunch Could Give MTA an Out on Pact to Make Subway Stations Accessible

June 11, 2024, 5:30 p.m.Feb. 25, 2025, 8:44 a.m.

A landmark 2022 legal settlement was hailed as the start of making nearly every subway station ADA-compliant. But that same agreement lets the MTA lower its spending when funds fall short.

Transit

Hochul’s Congestion Pricing Pause Leaves MTA’s Grand Ambitions in Shambles

June 6, 2024, 6:34 p.m.June 7, 2024, 9:18 a.m.

From the Second Avenue Subway to signal overhauls to legally mandated accessibility upgrades, without money from the new Manhattan tolls — and no viable ‘Plan B’ — the entire system may be stalled.

MTA transit president Richard Davey speaks at a rally for improved paratransit ahead of a City Council hearing on Access-a-Ride, Feb. 24, 2023.

MTA

NYC Transit Chief Richard Davey Set to Depart Just Two Years Into Role

May 29, 2024, 1:35 p.m.June 4, 2024, 8:45 a.m.

The departure leaves the MTA once again searching for a new leader of a sprawling transit system that’s struggled to keep a president for more than two years.

A Staten Island express bus moves through Lower Manhattan.

Transit

MTA Blames Canceled Express Bus Trips on Driver Shortages

May 16, 2024, 6:26 p.m.May 16, 2024, 7:03 p.m.

While more than 95% of scheduled trips do take place, according to the agency, 80% of those that do not result from not having enough operators.

An express bus pulls out of the Hugh L. Carey Tunnel in Lower Manhattan.

MTA

New Jersey Buses to Boost NYC Express Bus Service for Congestion Pricing, Even as State Sues

May 14, 2024, 4:55 a.m.May 13, 2024, 4:29 p.m.

Extra runs on six bus lines linking Staten Island and Brooklyn to Manhattan aim to get New Yorkers out of their cars as a $15-per-car-ride fee looms.

Gov. Kathy Hochul signs the “Sammy’s Law” bill at M.S. 51 in Park Slope, where Sammy Cohen Eckstein attended school, May 9, 2024.

Streets

The Two Ways ‘Sammy’s Law’ Could Change Your Local Speed Limits

May 9, 2024, 5:15 p.m.May 10, 2024, 10:42 a.m.

A state law that goes into effect in June will give New York City more power to regulate its own speed limits. But there are a few paths to get there.

Transit

Due in October, MTA’s Next Big-Build Roap on Shaky Ground

MTA Board Votes to Confirm Hochul’s Congestion Pricing Pause, Scales Back Future Plans

Red Signals Ahead for First MTA Board Meeting Since Hochul Derailed Toll Plan

Officials, Advocates Float Legal Action Over Congestion Pricing Pause

Congestion Pricing Cash Crunch Could Give MTA an Out on Pact to Make Subway Stations Accessible

Hochul’s Congestion Pricing Pause Leaves MTA’s Grand Ambitions in Shambles

NYC Transit Chief Richard Davey Set to Depart Just Two Years Into Role

MTA Blames Canceled Express Bus Trips on Driver Shortages

New Jersey Buses to Boost NYC Express Bus Service for Congestion Pricing, Even as State Sues

The Two Ways ‘Sammy’s Law’ Could Change Your Local Speed Limits

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