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5 Years Ago: The Dawn of COVID Panic and Worse: Riding the NYC Subway
Almost exactly 5 years ago–before COVID was all over the place–I decided that it was OK to ride the NYC Subway. Some of us wore masks, some didn't, but everything seemed fine. Let's stroll down memory ...
In Rebuttal to Trump Official, M.T.A. Says Subway Is Getting Safer
In response to the transportation secretary’s disparagement of the subway system, transit officials said that felonies were ...
MTA presses Trump administration to kick in money for upgrades
The MTA rebutted recent remarks by U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, who has threatened to withhold funds unless it ...
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Queens residents get first look at MTA’s Interborough Express plan
The MTA held an open house in Queens, where residents got a closer look at the plan to transform a 14-mile stretch of ...
MTA greenlights $250M for consultants to expand Second Avenue subway — at expected cost of $4.3B per mile to build
The MTA’s spending is like a runaway train. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s board rubber-stamped nearly $250 ...
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MTA report finds agency savings of $3 billion in C&D’s first five years
The MTA’s Construction & Development team report showed improved efficiencies and better management has helped the agency to ...
How Trump can tame the insatiable MTA money monster
The spending showdown presents a golden opportunity to finally rein in the MTA’s insatiable appetite for uncontrolled ...
MTA's congestion pricing collected $52M last month
The MTA is on pace to bring in $500 million by the end of the year, unless the Trump administration can end it.
Sound Transit board unites around Dow Constantine in CEO vote
Local-government officials on the transit board say hiring Constantine, a longtime King County executive, provides the best ...