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New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority
One of the most hopeful days for public transit in New York City in...well, a year.
Urbanize New York
News of a potential economic stimulus package in Congress is followed by news that two of the nation's most prominent transit systems are reducing cuts proposed to address plummeting revenues.
Spectrum News
A vague threat, present since the beginning of the pandemic, is now much more defined in New York City, as transit riders get an idea of what pandemic austerity looks like for the city's mobility. Congress can still save transit agencies.
New York Daily News
There's a new chapter, and maybe an end, for the "Great Subway Map Debate."
Curbed
A new report on the finances of the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) makes a desperate plea for assistance from the federal government.
lohud
The new normal might be fleeting on buses in New York City, but it's already different than the normal routine during the early months of the pandemic.
StreetsBlog NYC
The New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority has faced budget crunches before, but never one like the budget crisis caused by the pandemic.
The New York Times
Bad news for one of the most innovative transportation planning schemes in the country, with long-term impacts on planning and construction in New York City.
New York Daily News
The last of the ten economic regions in the Empire State opened for Phase One on June 8. Transportation planners fear massive traffic congestion as residents and workers may abandon the subway due to concerns about being infected by the coronavirus.
The New York Times
Sarah Feinberg took over as the interim president of New York City Transit on March 2, 2020. In May 2020, Feinberg rides the subway to a deserted office to begin the work of bringing public transit back from an unprecedented crisis.
Intelligencer - New York Magazine
The NYC Subway Sounds app is a great tool for dealing with nostalgia for the old ways of life.
The Verge
A noticeable increase in subway ridership has been taking place on subway trains in New York City, but not enough to call it a comeback, yet.
StreetsBlog NYC
With ridership down to 10,000 people per night, and numerous homeless people taking up residence on the subway, New York will no longer run overnight subway service for the foreseeable future.
Gothamist
A perhaps surprising measure of success has been achieved by the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority.
Curbed New York
There is little evidence that the New York Subway is spreading the coronavirus, according to analysis by Alon Levy.
Pedestrian Observations
Two of the most transit rich regions in the United States have sounded alarms about the need for federal relief as transit ridership plummets as workers stay home or avoid public transit. The APTA is supporting the cause.
Government Technology
The Andy Byford era is over, and an interim president by the name of Sarah Feinberg is running the New York MTA's buses and trains.
Gothamist
The growth in transit rips in the United States over the course of the second and third quarters of 2019 can be traced to growth in two key cities.
CityLab
The New York MTA currently operates ten all-electric buses, including its first all-electric articulated bus.
Smart Cities Dive
An interactive feature reveals the origins and design choices of the New York Subway map.
The New York Times
