As the MTA filled in key details Thursday on a plan to toll motorists driving into the core of Manhattan as a way to fund mass transit improvements, a member of the panel that shaped the congestion pricing proposal resigned in protest. Labor leader John Samuelsen yanked his name off the congestion pricing recommendations issued […]
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Posted inAccessibility
Express Bus Lift Problems Leave Wheelchair Users Stuck
New Yorkers who rely on wheelchairs to get around say they often steer clear of MTA express buses for fear of being unable to board or exit due to faulty hydraulic lifts or drivers unclear on how to operate them. Since March, 78-year-old Jean Ryan has twice needed firefighters to carry her 400-pound motorized wheelchair […]
Posted inMTA
4/5/6 Beats A/C/E: Lettered Subway Lines Hit Reliability Dip
Reliability among subway cars on the lettered lines is steadily slipping, MTA data shows — even after the transit agency recently retired its most breakdown-prone trains, which carried riders for more than half a century. An analysis by THE CITY of transit agency numbers posted to the state’s open data dashboard reveals that Mean Distance […]
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Crew Shortages Slowing Subway Service — With Workers Pinning Blame on Assaults
A new rise in staffing shortfalls is taking a toll on subway service, MTA records show — even after the transit agency’s two-year hiring spree to bring onboard more than 2,000 new train operators and conductors. The number of monthly subway delays pinned on crew shortages has been climbing steadily since the start of 2023, […]
Posted inWeather
State Comptroller Report Faults MTA for Lack of Climate Change Plans
On Friday morning, historic rains doused New York City and crippled the subway system. That afternoon, a little-noticed 39-page audit called on transit officials to do better.
Posted inBuses
Transit Chief’s Bronx Jeer as City Hall Nixes Fordham Road Revamp
The Adams administration killed the plan to create bus-only lanes along one of the city’s slowest mass-transit thoroughfares in the face of local business and political opposition.
Posted inAccessibility
Mobility-Impaired New Yorkers Blast MTA’s Proposed Changes to E-Hail Program
While increasing the number of participants, the agency plans to raise costs and cap subsidies: “It very much feels like I’m being punished for using paratransit,” one commuter testified.
Posted inAccessibility
MTA Expands Paratransit E-Hail Pilot, But Boosts Price and Caps Number of Rides
Access-A-Ride users enjoy the freedom that e-hailing an accessible vehicle brings, but the pilot program’s budget can accommodate only a fraction of those interested.
Posted inTransit
MTA Gets Rolling on Hunt for Pee-Sniffing Tech for Subway Elevators
The agency says it’s borrowing “good ideas” from transit systems around the country — but some of them have already gone in a different direction.
Posted inSubway
Working on Broken Glass: Shattered Screens Everywhere Belie Official MTA Stats
Cracked windows and LCD displays are the number two vandalism issue underground after graffiti, but the agency is mum on costs and its data doesn’t seem to reflect what New Yorkers are seeing around them.