New York MTA

A sweeping new subway improvement plan is on the table in New York City. The "Fast Forward" plan will modernize the subway's signal system, improve wheelchair accessibility, and "restructure the inner workings of the department."

May 23, 2018 - The New York Times

The price tag for one of the country's largest active transportation projects now totals $11.1 billion.

April 15, 2018 - NBC 4

An investigative report digs into the causes of delays on the New York subway and finds that the official company line might not square with reality.

March 14, 2018 - The Village Voice

Six winners in three categories—signaling, subway cars, and communications—have won the MTA's unique crowd-sourcing exercise.

March 12, 2018 - The Architect's Newspaper

It's great that the New York MTA is overhauling its fare system and doing away with the MetroCard, but there's so much more potential to realize.

March 1, 2018 - AM New York

Bus transit has been hemorrhaging riders in New York City, and the MTA is readying a plan to address some of the problems.

February 23, 2018 - AM New York

The New York subway might lead the nation in terms of reach and ridership, but it still lags behind other rail systems in the country on one critical point: access to people with special needs.

February 11, 2018 - Crain's New York Business

A new report from the Regional Plan Association identifies the nature of the problem with the New York MTA's construction costs, and recommends 11 possible solutions.

February 7, 2018 - The New York Times

Over 1,600 new subway cars may be ordered, a minimum of 200 with open gangways, by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority. The first 500 will be purchased from the Japanese company, Kawasaki, to be assembled in Yonkers and Lincoln, Nebraska.

January 26, 2018 - The New York Times

Motorists and truckers would pay tolls to drive south of 60th Street in Manhattan while passengers in taxis and ride-hailing vehicles would pay a surcharge under a plan released Friday by the Fix NYC panel convened by Gov. Cuomo in October.

January 22, 2018 - The New York Times

The headline on the New York Times when the "Genius Transit Challenges was announced: "M.T.A. Asks Transit Fans, ‘Who Wants to Be a Subway-Saving Millionaire?’" Now it looks like the winner will already be a millionaire.

December 27, 2017 - The Architect's Newspaper

Cold hard cash is becoming a relic of the past for navigating the nation's transportation system.

October 3, 2017 - New York Post

The New York Times has a potential damning report about shortcuts taken by the New York MTA, under the leadership of Governor Andrew Cuomo, to deliver the Second Avenue Subway on its scheduled opening date at the beginning of the year.

September 22, 2017 - The New York Times

Earlier this summer, the governor of New York promised an ambitious plan to fix the MTA subway system. Now, at the end of the promised timeline for that plan, critics are saying that the city is left with more of the same.

August 31, 2017 - Politico New York

Mayor Bill de Blasio is looking for new ways to fund transit improvements and access.

August 7, 2017 - The New York Times

Three "genius" citizen planners will be awarded $1 million in return for the best and brightest ideas for improving the New York subway.

July 7, 2017 - The New York Times

Public transit has always been a good place to catch up on some pleasure reading, but now the New York MTA and the New York Public Library have taken their synergy to new levels.

June 9, 2017 - The Architect's Newspaper

Staten Island is getting what appears to be the biggest trend in transit planning: a bus system makeover.

June 2, 2017 - Staten Island Advance

Long Island's two major transit services, MTA's LIRR trains and the NICE bus system, are less coordinated than they could be. This has a big impact on ease of movement for low-income residents.

June 1, 2017 - StreetsBlog NYC

Two class action lawsuits take New York’s inaccessible metro system to task.

May 1, 2017 - New York Times