MTA Statement On Capital Program Deferrals
The MTA has issued a statement on their capital program deferrals. The MTA has a limited allocation of capital funds, and it is required to keep its spending within this budget. A nationwide run-up in construction costs has dramatically increased the price of many critical MTA projects. To stay within the overall capital budget, the […]
NYPIRG Straphangers Campaign Releases Bus Report
B68 turning around in the Mermaid Bus Loop in Brooklyn. Resized photo courtesy of Eye On Transit This morning the NYPIRG Straphangers Campaign released a bus report highlighting what they feel is a lack of adequate bus service to match growing bus ridership. Here is their report: The NYPIRG Straphangers Campaign today released an analysis […]
A New Extreme Commuter
As you know by now, I am a big fan of the AMNY Extreme Commuter series which highlights the extreme commutes which some tri-state residents go through to get to & from work. AMNY’s Marlene Naanes has posted a report about the latest extreme commuter who travels from Queens to Connecticut. Here is Marlene’s report […]
Speaking Of Subway Floods
Within the last hour, I just wrote an entry about an amendment that the MTA drafted which would include projects aimed at stopping floods in & around subway stations. One of my complaints was not seeing any mention of this work being done along the Queens Boulevard corridor. Maybe they have work planned for the […]
Sorry Eric, Try Again!
Earlier today, Benjamin Sarlin of the New York Sun had a report about an idea City Council Member Eric Gioia had for the MTA which would help them not raise fares next year. Here is his report courtesy of the New York Sun: The Metropolitan Transportation Authority should sell the roof over its head before […]
