New York City’s system depends on revenue from fares, but it could take years for riders to fully return to subways, trains and buses. Source: New York Times
Posts published in “Transit Systems”
Biden Stimulus Package Helps Mass Transit Avoid Doomsday Cuts
By Gotham Rex on March 16, 2021
President Biden’s sweeping stimulus package includes the largest single infusion of federal aid that public transportation has ever received, allowing agencies to scrap plans for draconian cuts. Source: New York Times
N.Y.C. Staves Off Cuts to Public Transit, Despite Dire Warnings
By Gotham Rex on February 18, 2021
Transit officials are expected to announce on Thursday that they will not slash bus or subway service through 2022. Source: New York Times
5 Things N.Y.C. Wants From Biden to Transform Transportation
By Gotham Rex on February 10, 2021
Transit agencies pummeled by the pandemic are pushing the new administration to fund projects stalled in the Trump years. Source: New York Times
An Overnight Refuge for Homeless New Yorkers, Lost to the Pandemic
By Gotham Rex on February 8, 2021
The city’s homeless population has faced a particularly brutal winter as coronavirus restrictions have kept the subway and other indoor public spaces closed. Source: New York Times
What You Need to Know About the NYC Snowstorm Today
By Gotham Rex on February 1, 2021
In all, 18 inches could accumulate, and wind gusts could reach 50 miles per hour. Officials advise that people stay inside and avoid travel. Source: New York Times
New Yorkers Can’t Find Parking. For Bikes.
By Gotham Rex on January 27, 2021
The uptick in cycling during the pandemic has shined a light on the problem. Source: New York Times
The Plan to Rebuild the Port Authority Bus Terminal
By Gotham Rex on January 22, 2021
The proposed changes could take a decade, but officials hope to transform the loathed building into a 21st-century transit hub. Source: New York Times
‘Notorious’ Port Authority Bus Terminal May Get a $10 Billion Overhaul
By Gotham Rex on January 21, 2021
After years of study and debate, there is finally a proposal to rebuild the Midtown Manhattan eyesore from the ground up. Source: New York Times
N.Y.C. Is Days Away From Running Out of Covid Vaccines
By Gotham Rex on January 20, 2021
“We will have literally nothing left to give as of Friday,” Mayor Bill de Blasio said. The next shipment is expected on Tuesday. Source: New York Times
M.T.A. Budget Cuts: Agency Could Avoid Doomsday Scenario
By Gotham Rex on December 16, 2020
New York’s transportation agency is expected to pass a stopgap budget that omits the draconian cuts transit officials have threatened in recent months. Source: New York Times
Public Transit Faces Huge Service Cuts Across U.S.
By Gotham Rex on December 6, 2020
Reeling from the pandemic, transit agencies are grappling with drastic reductions in ridership and pleading for help from Washington. Source: New York Times
MTA Worker Accused of Overtime Fraud Made $461,000 in One Year
By Gotham Rex on December 3, 2020
Five transit employees put in claims for ‘almost physically impossible’ shifts, a prosecutor said. That allowed them to outearn even New York’s governor. Source: New York Times
What the M.T.A.’s ‘Doomsday’ Cuts Would Actually Look Like
By Gotham Rex on November 25, 2020
The New York transit agency has threatened to slash subway and bus service by 40 percent if it doesn’t receive federal aid. What could really happen is a bit more complicated. Source: New York Times
Arthur Imperatore, Founder of a Critical Ferry Service, Dies at 95
By Gotham Rex on November 21, 2020
He steered New York Waterway through financial straits. He also reveled in moments of glory, notably when his boats rode to the rescue on Sept. 11, 2001. Source: New York Times