The city needs to come up with a plan to deal with the looming shutdown of the L train. One idea gaining steam would be a transit no-brainer and a political power-lift.
New York City transit has tried new methods for letting passengers know when to expect buses to arrive. But a series of observations in the Bronx this fall shows that those methods still leave people hanging.
A team of reporters spent a day on the buses of the Bronx to see to see an underappreciated part of the city’s strained transit system in action.
The mayor’s citywide ferry plan could face challenges dealing with operating costs and the development of a market, but supporters say its value to the city includes offering a more of transit that will work even if the lights are out.
Thinkers are dreaming up engineering solutions to ease the impact or cultural events to capitalize on it, while businesses eye ferries and bus service as potential gap-fillers. See images of some ideas.
The MoveNY Fair Plan now exists in proposed form in both the state Senate and Assembly. Advocates hope the MTA’s cash crunch will convince more lawmakers to sign on in the next session.
Some New Yorkers feel they are gaining ground, others that they are slipping behind. But a new poll finds that most believe they are standing still.
Unlike its counterparts in other cities, Citi Bike is privately financed. But amid a push for it to serve more neighborhoods, and with city law requiring the company to publicize its finances soon, some believe a move toward partial public funding is likely.
The argument over whether the city should pick up a larger piece of the MTA’s capital plan has largely been about what a fair share is. There also needs to be a conversation over how the city would pay it.
A new book looks closely at the long debate over what to do about the key Hudson River crossing. Read an interview with the author.
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