The MTA Does More for the US than The US Does for the MTA
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Ask not what the MTA can do for your country — ask what you can do for the MTA.
Recent Streetsblog USA posts about NYC Transit
Protests Expose Structural Racism in Transit Policing
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Even after COVID-19, the governor and MTA doubled down on hiring more cops for the subway. Will a popular movement open a debate about the control of public space?
Op-Ed: Public Transit Doesn’t Need Tech Billionaires
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No matter what certain governors think, public transit doesn't need another billionaire disruptor with big ideas and a slide deck.
Protecting Transit During COVID Crisis — And Beyond It
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The virus has exposed widespread failures in how we protect our essential workforce. Here's the actions agencies must take now and after the pandemic subsides.
Transit Freefall Could Mean Massive Debt, Cuts
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It's the latest evidence that the MTA is going to need a huge infusion of public cash from the Trump administration.
Every City Should Try This Innovative Way To Fund Transit
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When the city builds a train line or a bus route, adjacent property values sky rocket. Why shouldn't the public benefit from that phenomenon — and use that money to expand transit more?