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New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority
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
MTA reassured disoriented New Yorkers that it's flooding subway entrances on purpose, to test barriers that it hopes will guard the system against another Sandy.
Quartz
Two jokes in one: The Onion reports a totally fake news story about New York builds a super expensive fake subway station just to bust fare evaders.
The Onion
Capital investments are paying off in increased ridership, according to new data from the New York MTA.
Curbed New York
The agency could see an influx of capital funds from congestion pricing, but cuts to bus and rail service to make up for budget shortfalls would result in long-term setbacks to the system.
Crain's New York Business
There are some very large contingencies still left to resolve (like funding from the federal government) but revenues generated from congestion pricing are allowing for new levels of transit infrastructure spending.
Politico
A rational consumer might have anticipated the anxieties brought on by such small, expensive portable devices. Now the public is paying the price in the.
Gothamist
The New York City MTA has changed the story, twice, about its plans for little used WiFi service on the city buses.
The City
The MTA board approved a new restructuring plan despite not hearing any words of support from the public.
Politico
Some trains are running faster in New York City. The New York Times created a series of infographics to show which lines have sped up, and by how much.
The New York Times
With cordon pricing coming to Manhattan in 2021, New Jersey motorists who pay up to $15 in bridge or tunnel tolls don't want to have to pay another $10 to $14 to drive into the Central District Business tolling zone, but exemptions come with a price.
The New York Times
Finally, congestion pricing, as applied to city cordons, not highways, will be coming to the U.S., thanks to a budget deal approved by the New York State Legislature early Sunday morning. Tolls below 60th Street should begin by Jan. 1, 2021.
amNew York
New York State Budget Director Robert Mujica penned a Sunday op-ed for the Daily News on the benefits of congestion pricing. On Tuesday, Gov. Cuomo broke the news on WNYC that he and Mayor de Blasio agreed on tolling the central business district.
New York Daily News
Local and state leadership finally agreed on a plan to fix the city of New York's struggling transit system.
Bloomberg
For many people with mobility challenges, just getting to an accessible subway station in New York is an impossibility.
The New York Times
The tech is part of a public-private partnership meant to improve connectivity to Waze and other navigation apps from underground.
The Verge
The federal government has signed off on the plan for Phase 2 of the Second Avenue Subway.
Patch
Both cities have aging transit systems in need of major repairs. Chicago’s approach has helped turn the system around while New York is still grappling with its issues.
The New York Times
