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It's Official: MTA Lays Off Station Agents (am New York, Jul 30, 2010)

MTA Cuts Service, Lays Off Employees (Daily News, Jul 29, 2010)

Federal Appeals Court Blocks Bloomberg Plan for Hybrid Taxis (NY Times, Jul 28, 2010)

MTA to Propose New Fare Hikes (NY Post, Jul 28, 2010)

Commuter Trains' Arrival Records are Wrong (NY Times, Jul 27, 2010)

MTA Considering $15 Unlimited Card Hike (Daily News, Jul 27, 2010)

Advocates Try to Save Tax Breaks For Commuters (Daily News, Jul 26, 2010)

MTA Workers Earn Overtime on Vacation (am New York, Jul 16, 2010)

Smartcards Take off for Cabs (am New York, Jul 15, 2010)

MTA Fare Hike Plan Would Include Boost in Cost of Single Ride (Daily News, Jul 14, 2010)

Sheridan Expressway Removal Gains Momentum (NY Times, Jul 13, 2010)

MTA Eyes 90-Trip Limit on Unlimited Cards (Daily News, Jul 13, 2010)

Subway Riders May Face Increased Fees (Crain's, Jul 11, 2010)

City Gets Boost from Feds for Bus-Only Lanes (NY Post, Jul 9, 2010)

Bus Lanes Get Aid Support (Wall Street Journal, Jul 9, 2010)

Pedestrian Plan for 34th Street Gets $18 Million Grant (Daily News, Jul 9, 2010)

Train Crews Dish About the Job (am New York, Jul 7, 2010)

MTA Layoff Stuns Soldier Serving in Iraq (Daily News, Jul 7, 2010)

PATH System to Get $200 Million Upgrade (Staten Island Advance, Jul 5, 2010)

MTA Seeks to Revolutionize the City Bus (New York Magazine, Jul 5, 2010)

NY Comptroller: MTA Wasting Millions (Associated Press, Jul 2, 2010)

City may Revive Second Station on 7 Train Extension (NY Post, Jul 1, 2010)

City Bullish on Wall Street Taxi Sharing (NY Post, Jun 30, 2010)

Tour Buses to Inundate Lower Manhattan (am New York, Jun 30, 2010)

MTA to Borrow $600 Million (Crain's, Jun 30, 2010)

Senate Bill Delays MTA Layoff Plans (Daily News, Jun 30, 2010)

Commuters Say their Trip has Worsened (NY Post, Jun 30, 2010)

Bikers Shut Out at South Beach (Staten Island Advance, Jun 30, 2010)

Riders Scramble as Transit Cuts Take Effect (NY Post, Jun 29, 2010)

Taxi Assault Bill Moves Forward (NY Post, Jun 26, 2010)

Signage Not Helping with Service Cuts (am New York, Jun 24, 2010)

Another Tax Shortfall for MTA Budget (Crain's, Jun 24, 2010)

MTA Proposal Would Save 700 Jobs (Daily News, Jun 24, 2010)

Bloomberg Announces Plan to Test Commuter Vans (NY Times, Jun 23, 2010)

More Subway and Bus Cuts (NY Times, Jun 20, 2010)

State Close to Saving Student MetroCards (am New York, Jun 18, 2010)

Extension of Q Line on Track (Crain's, Jun 15, 2010)

City Cracks Down on Bad Taxi Drivers (am New York, Jun 10, 2010)

MTA Says Layoffs Still Needed (NY Post, Jun 10, 2010)

Judge Rules Token Booths to Reopen (am New York, Jun 9, 2010)

Residents: Atlantic Yards Traffic is Nightmare (Daily News, Jun 9, 2010)

Faster Buses Coming to the East Side (NY Times, Jun 7, 2010)

New York and its Ferries (NY Times, Jun 6, 2010)

Staten Island Riders Stranded by Cuts (Staten Island Advance, Jun 6, 2010)

MTA Unveils Late Clock (NY Post, Jun 5, 2010)

MTA Must Hold Hearings on Station Layoffs (WNYC, Jun 5, 2010)

Push for Statistics on Subway Crime by Route (Daily News, Jun 3, 2010)

Brooklyn Bridge Set for $500 Million Fix-Up (Daily News, Jun 3, 2010)

Over 8,000 MTA Employees Make Over $100,000 (NY Times, Jun 3, 2010)

MTA Looks for Alternatives to Layoffs (Daily News, Jun 2, 2010)

Livery Cabs Not Friendly to Disabled (NY Post, Jun 2, 2010)

Council Bill Would Counter Crackdown on Double Parking (NY Post, Jun 1, 2010)

More Manhattan, Less Staten Island in New Subway Map (NY Times, May 28, 2010)

Subway Camera Funds in Limbo (am New York, May 26, 2010)

Bus Driver Takes Five Months Off for Spitting (Daily News, May 26, 2010)

Spit Carries High Cost for MTA (NY Times, May 25, 2010)

22,000 Cab Drivers Overcharged Riders, Commission Says (Daily News, May 25, 2010)

Bus with Loyal Riders Gets Cut (NY Times, May 23, 2010)

MTA Calls Much of Overtime Unjustifiable (Crain's, May 21, 2010)

Times Square Plazas Slow Bus Trips (NY Times, May 21, 2010)

Health Commissioner Now Bikes to Work (Daily News, May 20, 2010)

MTA Problems With Vetting Subcontractors (NY Times, May 20, 2010)

40 Percent of Street Lights Out on City Highways (NY Post, May 19, 2010)

Lawmaker Targets Cabbie, Doorman Shakedown (NY Post, May 18, 2010)

City to Study Red Hook Trolley (NY Post, May 18, 2010)

New Subway Cameras Don't Record (Daily News, May 17, 2010)

Bronx River Parkway Crash Leaves Two Officers Dead (Daily News, May 16, 2010)

White House: Transit Security Funds Actually Up (Crain's, May 14, 2010)

Drivers Actually Win Out in MTA's Latest Budget Cuts (am New York, May 14, 2010)

MTA May Close Lines Through Weekdays (Daily News, May 14, 2010)

Comptrollers Question Repairs During Subway Closures (NY Post, May 14, 2010)

Hundreds of Transit Clerks Laid Off (Daily News, May 12, 2010)

Department of Transportation Looks for Investor For Goethals Bridge (Staten Island Advance, May 12, 2010)

Cab Fare Boost Falls Short (NY Post, May 11, 2010)

No Engine Alarms Sounded Before Ferry Crash (Associated Press, May 10, 2010)

Passengers Said They Had Little Warning of Ferry Crash (Daily News, May 9, 2010)

Ferry Crash Will Spark Lawsuits Against City (Daily News, May 9, 2010)

MTA to Go Ahead with Layoffs Despite Court Ruling (Daily News, May 9, 2010)

'Wrong-Way' Garbage Trucks Subject of Complaints (NY Post, May 8, 2010)

Transit Cuts Announced (NY Times, May 7, 2010)

MTA Set to Announce More Job Cuts (Daily News, May 6, 2010)

MTA Plans More Layoffs (NY Times, Apr 29, 2010)

Cuts to Student Metrocards Could Limit School Choice (City Limits, Apr 29, 2010)

Nearly Half Dislike Taxi TVs (NY Post, Apr 28, 2010)

Quinn to Push for 7 Line Extension in Washington (Wall Street Journal, Apr 27, 2010)

Subway Ridership Up and Down Depending on Stop (NY Times, Apr 26, 2010)

Population Boom Clogs Staten Island Roads (Staten Island Advance, Apr 26, 2010)

Plan to Make 34th Street More Pedestrian Friendly (NY Times, Apr 23, 2010)

Black Cabs Gouge Wheelchair Users (am New York, Apr 22, 2010)

Ash Cloud Could Cost City $250 Million (Associated Press, Apr 20, 2010)

MTA to Cut 611 Bus Stops (NY Post, Apr 19, 2010)

Undercovers Now Have to Ask to Park (Daily News, Apr 15, 2010)

Tour Buses Called Too Loud (NY Post, Apr 14, 2010)

G Train Shortened Early (am New York, Apr 14, 2010)

Shooshing City Bus Tours (NY Post, Apr 13, 2010)

Borough President Calls DOT Commissioner a Bike "Zealot" (Daily News, Apr 13, 2010)

MTA Slashes Half of 2010 Projects (am New York, Apr 9, 2010)

Misspending on MTA Cameras (am New York, Apr 8, 2010)

Staten Island Bus Drivers Took Sick Day Before Storm (Daily News, Apr 8, 2010)

Neglected MTA Property in Brooklyn (am New York, Apr 7, 2010)

7 Train Extension Going Over Budget (Daily News, Apr 7, 2010)

City Wants to Expand Pedestrian Mall Program (NY Post, Apr 6, 2010)

Yassky Wants Cab Industry to Serve All Parts of City (City Room, Apr 5, 2010)

City Releases Taxi Hailing Phone Application (am New York, Apr 2, 2010)

MTA Rejects Working Families Party's Ads (Daily News, Mar 31, 2010)

MTA Scrambles to Find Cash (NY Post, Mar 26, 2010)

Transit Riders Feeling Service Cuts (Daily News, Mar 26, 2010)

Massive Taxi Fraud Scheme Was Mostly a Slip of the Finger (NY Times, Mar 23, 2010)

MTA Committee Approves Revised Service Cuts (NY 1, Mar 23, 2010)

JetBlue to Stay in New York -- and Expand at JFK (Crain's, Mar 23, 2010)

Budget Crunch Shelves MTA Icons (NY Post, Mar 22, 2010)

Say Goodbye to the V (NY Times, Mar 21, 2010)

Parking Grace Period Goes into Effect (1010 WINS, Mar 21, 2010)

Taxi Scammers to Get Fined (NY Post, Mar 21, 2010)

Architect Chosen for Moynihan Station (Crain's, Mar 19, 2010)

Taxi Agency Missed Pattern of Fraud (NY Times, Mar 18, 2010)

MTA Postpones Student MetroCard Vote (NY 1, Mar 18, 2010)

Bus Fare Beaters Cost $8 Million (Daily News, Mar 18, 2010)

Cabs Equipped with New Fare Setting Alert (NY 1, Mar 18, 2010)

Exposing the Taxi Scam (NY Post, Mar 17, 2010)

Some Scammed Cab Riders to get Money Back (Associated Press, Mar 16, 2010)

Fare Beaters Cost MTA Millions (Daily News, Mar 16, 2010)

Hundreds of Subway Security Cameras Don't Work (am New York, Mar 14, 2010)

Cabs Gouged Riders out of Millions (NY Times, Mar 14, 2010)

City Figures on Street Repairs Full of Holes (NY Post, Mar 14, 2010)

Bloomberg Names Yassky to Head Taxi Commission (Crain's, Mar 13, 2010)

Port Authority Might Raise Fares (Daily News, Mar 12, 2010)

MTA Shakes Up its Board (am New York, Mar 11, 2010)

Riders Find Subway Intercoms Hard to Find and Hard to Use (am New York, Mar 9, 2010)

MTA Hearings Get Rowdy (NY Times, Mar 5, 2010)

Design Input Sought for Pedestrian Plazas (NY 1, Mar 4, 2010)

Transportation Department Plans More Pedestrian Malls (City Hall, Mar 2, 2010)

Runway Closure Could Ripple Airport (Associated Press, Mar 1, 2010)

Rash of Subway Suicides (Daily News, Feb 26, 2010)

MTA Dumps Major Advertising Contract (Crain's, Feb 25, 2010)

MTA Could Trade Layoffs for Pay Freeze (am New York, Feb 24, 2010)

City to Put Rockaway Ferry in Dry Dock (Daily News, Feb 24, 2010)

MTA to Layoff Station Agents (NY Times, Feb 23, 2010)

MTA Ridership Down (NY 1, Feb 22, 2010)

Taxi Commission Announces Group Rides (NY Post, Feb 21, 2010)

Station Rehabs Overbudget, Behind Schedule (am New York, Feb 19, 2010)

Subway Station Cleaning Shifts Unfilled (am New York, Feb 18, 2010)

Moynihan Station Gets $83 Million in Stimulus Cash (Crain's, Feb 17, 2010)

Push to Add Stop to No.7 Subway Extension (NY Times, Feb 17, 2010)

MTA Tests a New, Cheap Way to Alert Riders of Arriving Trains (Daily News, Feb 16, 2010)

Vandalism Takes Toll on City's Parking Meters (NY Post, Feb 13, 2010)

Cab Commissioner Won't Seek Another Term (NY Post, Feb 12, 2010)

Traffic Experiment to Be Permanent (NY Times, Feb 12, 2010)

Bloomberg Offers to Help Replace Toyota Prius Taxis (1010 WINS, Feb 10, 2010)

Prospect Circle Makes Way for Bikes, Walkers (NY Times, Feb 10, 2010)

Paterson Proposes Hike in City Payroll Tax to Help MTA (Crain's, Feb 9, 2010)

Mayor Questions Free Ride for Retirees (Daily News, Feb 7, 2010)

Local Leaders: MTA Can Take Action To Prevent Service Cuts (NY 1, Feb 5, 2010)

Bloomberg: MTA Will Hike Fares if Budget Gap Goes Unfilled (NY Post, Feb 5, 2010)

New Fare Warning by MTA (NY Post, Feb 5, 2010)

Comptroller DiNapoli Rides MTA Hard on Runaway Overtime Tab (Daily News, Feb 5, 2010)

MTA Sells Delayed Bonds (Businessweek, Feb 5, 2010)

Phone App Shows Subway on Camera Display (Daily News, Feb 5, 2010)

MTA Poised to Move Forward With Bond Sale After Rating Cut (Bloomberg, Feb 4, 2010)

Moody’s Cuts New York MTA Rating After Tax Drops (Businessweek, Feb 4, 2010)

Beyond Doomsday: MTA Hit with $400 Million Budget Hole (am New York, Feb 4, 2010)

Leaks a Common Subway Problem (am New York, Feb 4, 2010)

Pedestrian Deaths Down on Closed Broadway (NY Post, Feb 4, 2010)

MTA Paid Millions to Shoddy Contractors, Report Finds (am New York, Feb 3, 2010)

No Stimulus Money for NYC Transportation. (Crain's, Jan 31, 2010)

City Streets Safer, Just Not for Pedestrians (Daily News, Jan 28, 2010)

Panel Warns of Hudson Tunnel Delay (NY Times, Jan 28, 2010)

D Train Deafening for Nearby Businesses (am New York, Jan 27, 2010)

MTA Short on Security System Cash (NY Times, Jan 27, 2010)

City Deaf to Car Alarm Complaints (NY Post, Jan 24, 2010)

MTA Announced Revised Service Cuts (NY Times, Jan 23, 2010)

$104 Million in Additional MTA Cuts (StreetsBlog, Jan 20, 2010)

Paterson Budget Offers $25 Million Toward Student MetroCards (Daily News, Jan 20, 2010)

Study Finds New York Bridges and Roads in Need of Repair (Crain's, Jan 15, 2010)

Walder Vows to Unclog Bus Routes, Upgrade Subways (Daily News, Jan 15, 2010)

MTA to Test Eliminating Tollbooths for E-ZPass (NY Times, Jan 15, 2010)

MTA Ridership Hammered by Recession (NY Post, Jan 15, 2010)

MTA Unveils Open Data Policy (StreetsBlog, Jan 15, 2010)

MTA Unveils New Web Site (am New York, Jan 14, 2010)

MTA Hires SmartCard Czar (NY Post, Jan 14, 2010)

MTA to Spare Three Bus Routes (NY 1, Jan 13, 2010)

Transit Advocates Call for Shifting Some Capital Funds to Cover Operating Costs (WNYC, Jan 13, 2010)

State Pledges to Save Student MetroCards (am New York, Jan 8, 2010)

Walder Takes Aim at Bus Lane Blockers (NY 1, Jan 8, 2010)

Cab Sharing Plan Hits Delays (NY Post, Jan 2, 2010)

MTA Testing Countdown Clocks Along 6 Train (NY Post, Dec 24, 2009)

Public Representatives on MTA Board to be Ousted (am New York, Dec 24, 2009)

New Contest for Design of Uniform Taxicab (Daily News, Dec 18, 2009)

New Web Site Creates Forum for Cab Complaints (NY 1, Dec 17, 2009)

MTA Approves 2010 Doomsday Budget (Associated Press, Dec 17, 2009)

Cuts to Strand Thousands in Bronx (NY Post, Dec 17, 2009)

MTA Approves Major Service Cuts (NY Post, Dec 17, 2009)

MTA Cuts Greatly Impact Access-A-Ride (Daily News, Dec 17, 2009)

Statehouse Slashed Contribution to Student MetroCards (Daily News, Dec 17, 2009)

MTA Approves Doomsday Budget (NY Times, Dec 17, 2009)

State Could Save Student Metrocards (Daily News, Dec 16, 2009)

Rage Builds Over Transit Cuts (am New York, Dec 16, 2009)

Move to Cut Student Farecards Could Help MTA (NY Times, Dec 16, 2009)
Some transit advocates acknowledged that proposing to eliminate free student farecards could be the best chance for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, which is facing a nearly $400 million budget shortfall, to eke out additional money from the city and state.

MTA Board to Vote on Cuts (WABC, Dec 16, 2009)
The MTA board will vote on a new budget plan that includes costly system-wide service cuts. Meanwhile, several protests were held Tuesday as people have their say about the drastic cuts to bus and subway service.

Panel Holds Off on Bus Contract (Daily News, Dec 15, 2009)

MTA Committee Approves Slashed Service (NY Post, Dec 15, 2009)

Albany Won't Save Cash Strapped MTA (Daily News, Dec 14, 2009)

Drastic MTA Cuts Expected (NY Times, Dec 14, 2009)

Parents Protest MTA Plan to Ax Student Passes (Daily News, Dec 13, 2009)

Port Authority Approves $6.3 Billion Budget (Associated Press, Dec 11, 2009)

Accidents Decrease on RFK, Increase on Verrazano (NY Post, Dec 10, 2009)

New Hybrid Buses Suffer Malfunctions (am New York, Dec 10, 2009)

Service Cuts May Not Fill MTA Budget Gap (am New York, Dec 9, 2009)

Parking 'Grace Period' Vetoed by Mayor (NY Post, Dec 9, 2009)

MTA Faces Revenue Shortfall (NY Times, Dec 8, 2009)

Survey Finds Manhattan Bike Lanes Regularly Blocked (Daily News, Dec 3, 2009)

Riders Not Paying for Select Bus Service (am New York, Dec 3, 2009)

Report Faults Plan for Handling Subway Emergencies (NY Times, Dec 2, 2009)

Three City Bridges 'Worst of Worst' (NY Post, Dec 2, 2009)

Thanksgiving Day Parade Won't March on Broadway (NY Post, Nov 25, 2009)

Police Crackdown on Pedicabs (NY Post, Nov 24, 2009)

Sexual Abuse on Subway Rises (NY Post, Nov 20, 2009)

Shared Cab Ride Program Moves Forward (Daily News, Nov 20, 2009)

Bridges and Tunnels May Soon Stop Taking Cash (Daily News, Nov 19, 2009)

MTA: No Fare Hikes, Service Cuts in 2010 (NY Post, Nov 19, 2009)

MTA Plans Quicker Buses on 1st and 2nd Ave. (Daily News, Nov 18, 2009)

FAA to Divide Airspace Over the Hudson (NY 1, Nov 17, 2009)

An Act of Grace for City Drivers (Gotham Gazette, Nov 17, 2009)

Council Set to Ease Parking Rules Despite Bloomberg's Opposition (am New York, Nov 16, 2009)

Paterson Might Drop Plan Requiring New License Plates (NY Times, Nov 15, 2009)

Influx of Tour Buses Bothers Residents (am New York, Nov 12, 2009)

Quinn Postponed Vote for Bloomberg (NY Post, Nov 12, 2009)

Walking in New York Can be Deadly According to Study (NY Post, Nov 10, 2009)

Commuting by Bike Continues to Increase (Daily News, Nov 10, 2009)

Credit Cards Good for Cab Business (NY Times, Nov 8, 2009)

Parking Wars Heat Up (Staten Island Advance, Nov 8, 2009)

Bloomberg Asks for Patience on MTA Proposal (NY Times, Nov 6, 2009)

Advocates: City Bus Rides as Long as Trip to Philadelphia (am New York, Nov 6, 2009)

Paterson Urges Action on Drunk Driving Bill (Daily News, Nov 6, 2009)

Possible Third Fare Hike Coming (NY Post, Nov 6, 2009)

New Transit Boss is Old Hand (Daily News, Nov 5, 2009)

East River Ferry Service Could be Halted, Again (NY Times, Nov 4, 2009)

New Cab Tax Begins (am New York, Oct 30, 2009)

Accidents and Injuries Increase on Buses (NY Post, Oct 27, 2009)

Transportation Authority Wants to Import Advisors (NY Times, Oct 23, 2009)

MTA Weighs Lower Fares During Off-Peak Hours (NY Times, Oct 22, 2009)

Albany: Schools to be Reimbursed for MTA Taxes (NY Post, Oct 22, 2009)

New Report Blasts MTA Mega-Projects (NY Post, Oct 21, 2009)

Options for the MTA After Budget Cuts (NY Times, Oct 19, 2009)

Police to Target Gabbing Cabbies (NY Post, Oct 17, 2009)

Taxi Commission Cracks Down on Chatty Cabbies (Daily News, Oct 16, 2009)

Transit 'Day of Outrage' Little Noticed (NY Times, Oct 15, 2009)

Riders, MTA Brace for 'Day of Outrage' Stoppages (Daily News, Oct 14, 2009)

Bus Drivers' Threat to Hit 'Breaks' (NY Post, Oct 14, 2009)

Light Rail Proposal for 42nd Street (NY Times, Oct 14, 2009)

Lawsuit Alleges MTA Gave Ratner 'Sweetheart Deal' (NY Post, Oct 14, 2009)

City Using Video Footage to Nab Taxis in Bus Lanes (Daily News, Oct 14, 2009)

Station Agent Cuts Leave Riders Lost (NY Times, Oct 9, 2009)

Paterson Rejects Extra Funding for MTA (NY Post, Oct 9, 2009)

Council Tries to Restrict Transportation Commissioner (NY Observer, Oct 8, 2009)

Diesel Spills to Remain Under Bus Depots for Decades (AM New York, Oct 7, 2009)

MTA Chief’s First Day (NY Times, Oct 6, 2009)

MTA's Lawyers Cost $1M (NY Post, Oct 6, 2009)

New MTA Head Brings British Perspective (Daily News, Oct 5, 2009)
Fresh from London, the new MTA chief eyes 'distinctly different customer experience' for New Yorkers.

More Subway Departure Time Displays Coming Soon (NY Times, Oct 2, 2009)

City Hall's Cars By Day, Yours By Night (NY Times, Oct 1, 2009)

MTA Easing Strict Approach to Outside Web Developers (NY Times, Sep 28, 2009)

Cop in Charge of Parking Placards is Booted (NY Post, Sep 28, 2009)

City Begins Licensing of Foot-Powered Taxi Industry (Associated Press, Sep 28, 2009)

MTA Board Approves $28 Billion Capital Plan (Newsday, Sep 24, 2009)

Thompson: MTA Slow to Repair Stations (AM New York, Sep 24, 2009)

City Cracks Down on Pedicabs (NY Post, Sep 22, 2009)

Subways Pick Up Green Energy Funds (NY 1, Sep 22, 2009)

Council Passes Cleaner School Bus Bill (Crain's, Sep 18, 2009)

On Sunday, Station Agents Begin Leaving (AM New York, Sep 18, 2009)

Pilot in Crash May Have Misheard Tower (NY Times, Sep 17, 2009)

MTA Approves New Chief's Salary and Severance Package (Daily News, Sep 17, 2009)

One MTA Moneymaker: Unused Metro Cards (AM New York, Sep 16, 2009)

In-house Maintenance may be under-used by MTA (NY Post, Sep 14, 2009)
The MTA missed out on on millions of dollars of potential cost savings when it contracted out several services that might have been cheaper to do in-house, according to an audit obtained by The Post. These contracts included three real-estate management contracts worth $14.2 million, a $1.6 million tree-trimming job, a $1.5 million contract for roadway sweeping and an $890,000 job for bus-engine repair.

E-ZPass fines will soon double (NY Post, Sep 12, 2009)
Fines will soon double for motorists who blast through E-ZPass lanes at Port Authority crossings between New York and New Jersey with no payment tags or with insufficient funds in their accounts.

New Ferry Fleet Subject to Breakdowns, Officials Say (NY Post, Sep 11, 2009)

New MTA Chief Promises 'New Team' (Daily News, Sep 11, 2009)
Jay Walder, the new MTA chairman approved by the state Senate in Albany Thursday, vowed to shake up the authority.

MTA Asks Judge to Kill Transit Workers Contract (Daily News, Sep 10, 2009)

Study to Examine Penn Station Rail Link (NY 1, Sep 9, 2009)

MTA to Begin Pulling Subway 'Customer Assistants' (NY Post, Sep 9, 2009)

Tenants Facing Eviction for Subway Find Choices Limited (NY Times, Sep 8, 2009)

Cost for Fulton Street Transit Hub Continues to Rise (NY Post, Sep 8, 2009)

City Seeks to Expand Ferry Service (AM New York, Sep 8, 2009)

MTA Chief Nominee Would Not Pursue Congestion Pricing (NY Post, Sep 4, 2009)

Red Hook Trolley Idea Gets a Congressional Supporter (Brooklyn Daily Eagle, Sep 4, 2009)

Federal Aviation Administration Plans Changes in Hudson River Flight Rules (NY Times, Sep 3, 2009)

Following Ceiling Collapse, MTA Increases Station Inspections (AM New York, Sep 2, 2009)

A Compromise For the Michael Jackson Subway Station (NY Times, Aug 31, 2009)

Schumer Offers Proposals For Hudson Air Traffic (NY Times, Aug 31, 2009)

Transit Security Cut Back (NY Post, Aug 31, 2009)

Police Towing Spree Targets Chinatown Buses (AM New York, Aug 26, 2009)

Safety in City Airspace Discussed at Council Hearing (NY 1, Aug 26, 2009)

MTA Wants a Cut from Mobile Phone Applications (AM New York, Aug 25, 2009)

Between the Hydrant and the Fire: Parking with Impunity (NY Post, Aug 24, 2009)

Transit Official Says Bloomberg Approved Raises (NY Times, Aug 21, 2009)

Several Station Ceilings Water Damaged (NY Post, Aug 20, 2009)

Study: Second Avenue Subway Work Causes Shops to Fold (AM New York, Aug 19, 2009)

Second Avenue Subway Threatens Local Businesses (NY Post, Aug 19, 2009)

Ceiling Collapse Disrupts Service on Number 1 Train (NY 1, Aug 18, 2009)

Governors Island Wasted Money on Useless Ferry, Report Says (NY Post, Aug 18, 2009)

Bike Ridership increases by 35% in a year, Changing Street Dynamics (Daily News, Aug 17, 2009)
The number of city bike riders jumped by 35% in a year — making some wonder if New York is big enough for 8 million people, a couple of million cars and about 185,000 cyclists. The City has added 200 miles of bike lanes in three years, adding bike racks and shelters and pushing employers to provide bike parking.

Man falls 30 feet down hole in Tribeca sidewalk and Survives (Associated Press, Aug 17, 2009)

Chinatown Bus Company One of City's Top Parking Scofflaws (AM New York, Aug 14, 2009)

Paterson Calls for Tougher Penalties on Driving Drunk with Kids (Daily News, Aug 14, 2009)

Transit Agencies Slow to Spend Stimulus Cash, Report Finds (NY Post, Aug 14, 2009)

FAA Suspends Two Employees in Wake of Fatal Hudson River Crash (NY 1, Aug 14, 2009)

Deadly Accident Prompts Renewed Criticism of Helicopters (Downtown Express, Aug 14, 2009)

Two Operators on Trains for Now (NY Times, Aug 12, 2009)

Bus Shelters Displaying Bus Arrival Times (AM New York, Aug 12, 2009)

MTA $10 Billion Short on Construction Plan (Daily News, Aug 11, 2009)

Collision Revives Debate Over Whether Copter Tours Are Worth the Cost (NY Times, Aug 11, 2009)

Officials Demand Tighter Control, or Even a Ban, of Hudson Air Traffic (NY Times, Aug 11, 2009)

National Transportation Safety Board says FAA Failed to Act on 'Scores of Recommendations' on Shared Air Space (Daily News, Aug 11, 2009)

Pilot in Crash Ignored Approval to Fly in Higher Air Space (NY Post, Aug 11, 2009)

New York Behind in Spending Stimulus (Newsday, Aug 9, 2009)

Nine Killed in Collision (NY Post, Aug 9, 2009)

Crash Over Hudson Kills Nine (NY Times, Aug 9, 2009)

Regulations Eyed After Crash (NY Times, Aug 9, 2009)

Italian Tourists Vacation Ends in Tragedy (NY Times, Aug 9, 2009)

Bodies Recovered After Crash (Daily News, Aug 9, 2009)

Merits and Flaws Seen in Free Crosstown Bus Plan (NY Times, Aug 6, 2009)

NYPD Tow Quota Fueling Rise in Impounds (NY Post, Aug 4, 2009)

Mayor Advocates Free Rides (NY Post, Aug 4, 2009)

Cabbies Still Chatting (NY Times, Aug 4, 2009)
City taxi drivers are not allowed to use cell phones on the job -- not even hands free ones -- but that doesn't stop them.

Towing by City Police Increases (NY Post, Aug 3, 2009)

Staten Island Ferry to Receive Stimulus Funds (Staten Island Advance, Aug 3, 2009)

Schumer Urges FAA to Tackle Airline Delays (Newsday, Aug 3, 2009)

City to Pay MTA Millions in Tolls (Daily News, Jul 31, 2009)

Transit Head Nominee Gets Possible $850,000 Parachute (Daily News, Jul 30, 2009)

MTA Projects a Balanced Budget Through 2011 (NY Times, Jul 30, 2009)

Transit Authority to Test Cameras on Trains (NY Times, Jul 29, 2009)

Council Takes Up Bike Parking Bill (NY Post, Jul 29, 2009)

Executive Salaries Rise Sharply at Port Authority (NY Post, Jul 26, 2009)

Area Roads Among Worst in Country (NY Times, Jul 26, 2009)

B Express in Brooklyn to Terminate for Two Years (AM New York, Jul 24, 2009)

Second Avenue Subway Project Endangers Businesses (NY Post, Jul 23, 2009)

Bloomberg Caught Idling SUV (Crain's, Jul 23, 2009)

Bloomberg Offers Support for Freight Tunnel (NY Observer, Jul 23, 2009)

2nd Avenue Subway Delayed Again (NY Post, Jul 22, 2009)

MTA Says Contractor Liable for Throgs Neck Fire (Newsday, Jul 22, 2009)

Traffic Falls on Bridges, Tunnels (NY Post, Jul 21, 2009)
For the 19th month in a row, traffic on the MTA's nine toll bridges and tunnels has decreased, plunging from 837,537 cars every day since October 2007 to 799,890 this past May, the agency's latest figures show.

Senate Approves Texting Ban for Drivers (NY Post, Jul 17, 2009)

To Improve the MTA, Its Leader Must Tame Albany (NY Times, Jul 16, 2009)

Plan Paints 25 Year Transportation Vision (AM New York, Jul 16, 2009)

New Lanes Planned for Staten Island Expressway (Staten Island Advance, Jul 16, 2009)

Report Calls 7 Train City's Best (Metro, Jul 16, 2009)

Pedestrian Accidents Up; Vehicle Tickets Down (NY Post, Jul 15, 2009)

Jay Walder Nominated to Head MTA (NY Times, Jul 15, 2009)
Jay Walder, 50, was nominated on Tuesday as chairman of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, the nation’s biggest transit agency, which was on the brink of financial collapse just two months ago.

New MTA Chief Faces Underfunded Capital Plan (Crain's, Jul 15, 2009)
Jay Walder was introduced Tuesday as the new chairman and chief executive of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and quickly identified his top concern: the agency’s five-year capital plan only has funding for two years.

MTA, Cops Cut Subway Graffiti 46 Percent (Daily News, Jul 14, 2009)

Road Rage Leaves Bronx Dad Dead (NY Post, Jul 13, 2009)

MTA, Port Authority Eye Higher Tech EZ Passes (NY Post, Jul 12, 2009)

7 Train to Be Computerized (NY Post, Jul 10, 2009)

Drivers in New York Rush Hour Wasted 380 Million Hours (Newsday, Jul 10, 2009)

City Adds 200 Miles of Bike Lanes in Three Years (Associated Press, Jul 9, 2009)

G Train Platforms Lack Public Address Systems (AM New York, Jul 9, 2009)

Broadway’s Car-Free Zones: This Space for Rent (NY Times, Jul 9, 2009)

City Commissioner's Work Trips Paid for By Advocacy Groups (NY Times, Jul 7, 2009)

Bike Parking Bill Sabotaged, Opponent Alleges (NY Post, Jul 6, 2009)

Subway Causes Hearing Loss, Study Says (NY Post, Jul 5, 2009)

G Line Extended to Park Slope (NY Post, Jul 3, 2009)

MTA Corks Flooding Sites, Fearing 2007 Repeat (Daily News, Jul 2, 2009)

Staten Island Ferry Slams Into Dock (Associated Press, Jul 2, 2009)

Mta Flushed $250M Down the Drain: Liu (zWire, Jul 2, 2009)

MTA Splurging on Medical Perks for Execs (NY Post, Jul 1, 2009)
The MTA is blowing nearly $600,000 over five years on medical-exam perks for its top officials -- a move critics say is a waste of the cash-strapped agency's money.

Officials Want Tougher Pedicab Law (NY Post, Jun 30, 2009)

Car-Free, Summer Streets Come Back (NY Times, Jun 30, 2009)

Subway Riders Say Fare Hikes Unfair (Daily News, Jun 29, 2009)

MTA Needs $600 Million to Keep Going (Daily News, Jun 26, 2009)

Study Finds Subway Cars Are Cleaner (NY 1, Jun 26, 2009)

Port Authority Official Lauds Airport Plan (Newsday, Jun 26, 2009)

New York's Subway Riders Cover Major Share of System's Cost (AM New York, Jun 24, 2009)

MTA Sells Naming Rights to Brooklyn Subway Station (NY Times, Jun 24, 2009)

Atlantic Yards Developer Can Delay Payments to MTA (Crain's, Jun 24, 2009)

Judge Blocks City's Penalty for Nonhybrid Cab Owners (NY Times, Jun 23, 2009)

MTA Gives Atlantic Yards Developer a Break (NY Post, Jun 23, 2009)

MTA Curbs Subway Station Cleaning (AM New York, Jun 21, 2009)
Because of budget constraints, the MTA has curtailed station cleaning, with Transit officials acknowledging they are down by about 100 workers.

MTA Hit with $300,000 Fine (Daily News, Jun 19, 2009)

Trifecta of Malfunctions Traps Disabled Woman in Subway (NY Post, Jun 18, 2009)

Bus Rapid Transit — Can It Make It in New York? (WNYC, Jun 18, 2009)

New Health Chief Doesn't Feel Safe Cycling in City (Daily News, Jun 18, 2009)

Bill Could Let MTA Shift Stimulus Funds (Daily News, Jun 17, 2009)

Schumer Calls for Wireless from the MTA (Associated Press, Jun 16, 2009)

City Moves to Regulate Pedicabs (NY Times, Jun 15, 2009)

Pedicab Safety Rules Were Never Put Into Effect (NY Times, Jun 12, 2009)

City to Kill at Least 2,000 Geese Near Airports (Daily News, Jun 12, 2009)

Subway Payphones not Always Reliable (AM New York, Jun 11, 2009)

Work to Start on Hudson Transit Tunnel (NY Times, Jun 7, 2009)

Plan for Cell Phone Service in Subways Delayed Indefinitely (NY 1, Jun 5, 2009)

Partners Sue MTA Chairman Over Building Deal (Crain's, Jun 2, 2009)

Ratner May Receive Generous New Terms from MTA (Brooklyn Papers, Jun 2, 2009)

Transit Officials Scale Back Plans for Atlantic Yards (NY Post, May 30, 2009)

Safety Drives Riders' Tepid Reaction to Cab-Sharing Plan (Daily News, May 29, 2009)

New Taxi Meters Would Split Fares (NY Post, May 28, 2009)

Plans Would Let Strangers Share Cab Rides (NY Times, May 28, 2009)

City to Roll Out Cab Sharing Program (AM New York, May 28, 2009)

MTA Officially Rolls Back Service Cuts (Newsday, May 28, 2009)

In the 33rd District, Candidates Speak About Street Parking Charges (Brooklyn Papers, May 28, 2009)
One of the biggest issues in Brownstone Brooklyn concerns a proposal to allow the city to charge for street parking in residential areas — and limit sales of the so-called “residential parking permits” to neighborhood residents. Here’s what candidates to replace Councilman David Yassky in the district covering Williamsburg, Greenpoint, Brooklyn Heights, Cobble Hill and a small part of Park Slope had to say.

In the 39th District, Candidates Speak About Street Parking Charges (Brooklyn Papers, May 28, 2009)
One of the biggest issues in Brownstone Brooklyn concerns a proposal to allow the city to charge for street parking in residential areas — and limit sales of the so-called “residential parking permits” to neighborhood residents. Here’s what candidates to replace Councilman Bill DeBlasio in the district covering Park Slope, Carroll Gardens, Cobble Hill and Windsor Terrace think.

Broadway Closing Gets Mixed Reviews (AM New York, May 27, 2009)

Personal-Injury Lawsuits Cost MTA Tens of Millions (NY Post, May 26, 2009)
About 2,750 personal-injury claims are filed every year, from people taking a simple spill while on MTA property to bone-headed buffoons who try -- and fail -- to outrun subway trains, said Martin Schnabel, NYC Transit's chief lawyer.

MTA Will Get New Sensor-Exit Buses Next January (Newsday, May 26, 2009)
When the bus stops, sensors will notice a passenger approaching the rear door and automatically open it.

Car Free Times Square (Daily News, May 25, 2009)
Beginning Monday, the iconic thoroughfare is officially closed to motor vehicles in two key sections of midtown - Herald Square and Times Square. Broadway is now a pedestrian mall from 47th to 42nd Sts. and from 35th to 33rd Sts.

New Online Driving Test for New Yorkers (Associated Press, May 24, 2009)

Pilots Fear Birds from Planned Trash Transfer Site (NY Post, May 22, 2009)

A Colombian Model for the MTA? (WNYC, May 22, 2009)

Survey: New York Has Nation's Worst Drivers (NY 1, May 21, 2009)

Delivery Date for Transit Hub Is Set for 2014 (AM New York, May 21, 2009)

G Train Extension (Brooklyn Papers, May 21, 2009)

Janette Sadik-Khan Takes on Cars in the City (New York Magazine, May 20, 2009)

City Issues Street Design Manual (NY Times, May 20, 2009)
The Bloomberg administration has issued the city’s first street design manual in an effort to make over the utilitarian 1970s-style streetscape that dominates the city.

MTA Wants More Conductorless Trains (Daily News, May 18, 2009)

Subway Ridership Hurt by Economy (NY Post, May 18, 2009)

Cycling on the Upswing in New York City (NY Post, May 15, 2009)

Driver Shortage Slows MTA Busses (AM New York, May 15, 2009)
AMNY reports that 230 bus driver positions are unfilled, a number that has tripled since January when there were just 75 open positions.

Streetcars for Brooklyn: Transit Blogger Proposes a Revival (Brooklyn Daily Eagle, May 14, 2009)

Bike Activists Bring Permit Dispute to Court (NY Post, May 13, 2009)

Top Pick for MTA Chief Derailed (NY Post, May 13, 2009)

Legislators Call for Long Island to Secede (Newsday, May 13, 2009)

Critics Question Taxi Surcharge (NY 1, May 13, 2009)

Subway and Bus Riders Will Pay More, but Less Than They Feared (NY Times, May 12, 2009)

MTA Approves Fare Hikes (Daily News, May 12, 2009)

Fare Hikes on Track (NY Post, May 12, 2009)

Decades-Long Project to Repair BQE Begins Tomorrow (Brooklyn Papers, May 12, 2009)

Feds Stall Another Navy Airplane's Flight Over Manhattan (Newsday, May 12, 2009)

Sander Resigns from MTA in Shakeup (Associated Press, May 8, 2009)

Sander Steps Down from MTA (Daily News, May 8, 2009)

MTA Chief Resigns After Fare Deal (NY Times, May 8, 2009)

MTA Boss Quits (NY Post, May 8, 2009)

MTA Rescue Passes, but Impact Is Questioned (NY Times, May 7, 2009)

Legislators Pass MTA Bailout (Daily News, May 7, 2009)

MTA Rescue Plan Elicits Muted Applause (Crain's, May 7, 2009)

Fare Deal Approved (NY Post, May 7, 2009)

Albany Amok: Whose Bailout Is This, Anyway? (NY Observer, May 7, 2009)

Anger Lingers Among Foes of MTA’s Bailout (Metro, May 7, 2009)

DOT Plans More Bike Lanes in Williamsburg (AM New York, May 6, 2009)
The Department of Transit started shopping around a new bike lane design to community leaders in Williamsburg last week. The proposal puts a buffer of parked cars between a two-way bike lane and cars moving in one direction up Kent Avenue, according to those who attended the meeting.

$2.26 Billion MTA Deal Brokered with $.25 Fare Hike and $89 Monthly Cards (, May 6, 2009)

GOP: Transit Bailout to Cost Upstate, Long Island (Associated Press, May 6, 2009)

Paterson, Lawmakers Vow to Address Property Taxes (Associated Press, May 6, 2009)

Senate Democrats Reach Tentative Deal on MTA (Daily News, May 5, 2009)

Bailout Plan Gains Two Essential Votes (NY Times, May 5, 2009)

Pols on Board With MTA Deal (NY Post, May 5, 2009)

Taxi Drivers to Face New Tests (NY Post, May 5, 2009)

Metro-North Loosnes Bike Ban (Associated Press, May 5, 2009)

Few Drunk Drivers Go to Jail (Associated Press, May 3, 2009)

Paterson Demands Vote on MTA Bailout (NY Times, May 3, 2009)

MTA Plan Is Said to Relieve Cost on School Districts (NY Times, May 1, 2009)

Governor's MTA Plan Revealed (NY Post, May 1, 2009)

The Mayor's Race: Focus on Transportation (Our Town, May 1, 2009)
An MTA fare hike may be only weeks away, and the mayoral election is six months away. As we count down to both, dreading one and perhaps looking forward to the other, this paper decided to kick off its monthly coverage of the mayor’s race with a look at transportation issues.

Paterson Holding a Last-Ditch MTA Proposal (Associated Press, Apr 30, 2009)

24 Hour Subways 'Doomed' (NY Post, Apr 30, 2009)

Second MTA Fare Hike Looms this Year (Daily News, Apr 30, 2009)

New Cuts Could Doom Late-Night Subway Service (NY Times, Apr 30, 2009)

MTA Sends Layoff Notices (NY Post, Apr 29, 2009)

MTA Negotiations Stall in Albany (NY Times, Apr 28, 2009)

Governor Balks at Taxi Surcharge (NY Post, Apr 28, 2009)

MTA Rescue Negotiation Breaks Down (NY Post, Apr 27, 2009)

Transit Union Slams MTA's Planned Pay-Raise Cut (Crain's, Apr 27, 2009)

Paterson Dismisses Senate MTA Plan (Politicker, Apr 27, 2009)

Bloomberg Among Many Opposed To New MTA Bailout Plan (NY 1, Apr 24, 2009)

Weiner Outraged Over Parking Meter Rate Hike (The Forum, Apr 24, 2009)
Drivers who park at metered spots along local shopping strips will have to shell out a little more change to avoid a ticket, now that the city has reduced the amount of time a quarter gets you from a half hour to twenty minutes. "Queens shoppers are being nickel-and-dimed at the expense of small businesses," said Rep. Anthony Weiner on Thursday. "We want to help local neighborhood stores, not drive shoppers away."

Bailout Vote Due in Albany (NY Post, Apr 23, 2009)

Economy Derails Subway Ridership (NY Post, Apr 23, 2009)

Years Later, City Installs School-Bus Tracking System (AM New York, Apr 23, 2009)

MTA Freeze on Hiring as Crisis Grows (Daily News, Apr 23, 2009)

Taxi Industry Puzzled by Logistics of $1 MTA Taxi Surcharge (Crain's, Apr 22, 2009)
Taxi industry leaders were baffled at how a key piece of the latest MTA-bailout compromise plan—a $1 per taxi ride surcharge that accounts for nearly $200 million of the $1.7 billion proposal—would be collected by government officials.

MTA Plan Derailed Again, this time by Suburban Democrats (, Apr 22, 2009)

Senate Democrats Offer Another Plan (NY Times, Apr 21, 2009)

Taxi Surcharge is Part of New Plan (Daily News, Apr 21, 2009)

Commuters Feed Alert Service (AM New York, Apr 21, 2009)

Breakdowns Plague Escalators at Herald Square Subway Station (AM New York, Apr 20, 2009)

Mayor Does Little to Rally GOP Support for MTA Bailout (NY Times, Apr 20, 2009)
While the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s rapidly crumbling finances give the rescue effort a special urgency, Mayor Bloomberg has yet to make a concerted push to win Republican backing for the measure, even as fare increases and service reductions would presumably affect many city voters.

Stimulus Money to Upgrade Subway Stations (NY Post, Apr 19, 2009)

Beyond the Last Stop: Inside 'the Shop' at 240th Street (Riverdale Press, Apr 17, 2009)

Bridging the Cycling Gap Between Greenpoint and Queens (Greenpoint Star, Apr 17, 2009)

Compromise Is Offered to Bridge Toll Opponents (NY Times, Apr 16, 2009)

Tolls Revived in MTA Rescue Bid (NY Post, Apr 16, 2009)

Staten Island's Sen. Lanza Draws Ire of Transit Advocates (Staten Island Advance, Apr 16, 2009)

Warnings Weren't Heard in Subway Incident (Daily News, Apr 15, 2009)

Taxi Commission Considers Taxicard (NY Post, Apr 14, 2009)

NY Transportation Head Resigns (Associated Press, Apr 14, 2009)

Disabled Mets Fans Decry Stadium Subway Stop (Staten Island Advance, Apr 14, 2009)

More Transit Cuts Looming (NY Post, Apr 14, 2009)

Funding Shortfall for MTA May Mean More Cuts (NY Times, Apr 14, 2009)

Transit Technology High Gets a New Car (AM New York, Apr 14, 2009)

MTA Plan May Hinge on Highways (NY Times, Apr 13, 2009)

Staten Island Politician Wants Verrazano Toll Eliminated (Staten Island Advance, Apr 10, 2009)

Thanksgiving Parade to be Moved (Crain's, Apr 10, 2009)

MTA Details Schedule for Steeps Service Cuts (Daily News, Apr 8, 2009)

Paterson Presses for MTA Rescue (WNYC, Apr 8, 2009)

City to Get More Traffic Cameras (Associated Press, Apr 7, 2009)

Details Emerge on MTA Service Cuts (NY 1, Apr 7, 2009)

Politicians not in Office Keep Official Looking License Plates (Daily News, Apr 7, 2009)

Riders Left Miles Away from Stations (Daily News, Apr 5, 2009)

New Trains Roll Out on the F (AM New York, Apr 3, 2009)

Paterson Issues Ultimatum to Lawmakers Over Bailout Plan (Daily News, Apr 3, 2009)

MTA Deal Falls Through Ahead Of Weekend Break (NY 1, Apr 3, 2009)

Paterson Blasts Senate on Stalled MTA Talks (Daily News, Apr 2, 2009)

Debate and a Senator’s Trip to the Hospital Delay Votes on the Budget (NY Times, Apr 2, 2009)

Albany Considers Taxi Surcharge (Daily News, Apr 1, 2009)
Cab passengers could be paying 50 cents more per ride, according to one version of the MTA bailout plan being discussed.

Bridge Tolls off the Table (WNYC, Apr 1, 2009)
The word from Governor Paterson is that there will be no bridge tolls on the Harlem and East River bridges in any MTA bailout.

MTA Rescue off the Rails Over Payroll Tax (Daily News, Apr 1, 2009)
The Daily News reports that a plan to rescue straphangers from fare hikes and service cuts suddenly veered off track Tuesday night, with some Senate Democrats balking at the employer-paid payroll tax part of the plan.

Taxi Surcharge Off the Table (NY 1, Apr 1, 2009)
NY1 reports that a tentative deal to rescue the MTA through a 50-cent surcharge on all taxi fares fell through late Tuesday night.

Legislators Optimistic On MTA Deal (NY Times, Mar 31, 2009)

MTA Workers Face April Job Cuts (Daily News, Mar 31, 2009)

Pedestrian Malls Could Interfere With Parade (NY Times, Mar 30, 2009)
From Felix the Cat in 1927 to Bolt the dog in 2008, the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade has adapted, over the years, to changing times and cartoon fashions.

MTA Plan from Albany Could Come Soon (Daily News, Mar 29, 2009)

Over 1,000 MTA Workers May be Laid Off (Daily News, Mar 27, 2009)

Incentives Enacted for Hybrids in Cabs (Associated Press, Mar 27, 2009)

MTA Bonds May be Downgraded (Daily News, Mar 27, 2009)

MTA Passes 'Doomsday' Budget (, Mar 26, 2009)
After a fiery hearing Wednesday, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority voted 12 to 1 to approve subway, bus and commuter train fare hikes from 25 percent to 30 percent and impose severe service cuts, including elimination of two subway lines and 21 local bus routes.

Senators Derailed Rescue Plan (Daily News, Mar 26, 2009)
Nearly every major figure in the city - politicians, labor leaders, community activists - support the so-called Ravitch plan to minimize a fare hike and stave off service cuts by charging motorists who cross into Manhattan. The unfortunate exception is the "Gang of Three," a trio of state senators from the city: Carl (Cars) Kruger of Brooklyn, along with Ruben (Road Rally) Diaz Sr. and Pedro (Escalade) Espada, both of the Bronx.

Massive Fare Hikes Can Be Stopped (Daily News, Mar 26, 2009)
There's still time for state officials in Albany to rescue riders facing painful service cuts and sky-high fare hikes, the MTA brass said Wednesday. "We really have the month of April before people get impacted," Metropolitan Transportation Authority CEO Elliot Sander said.

MTA Votes on Doomsday Budget Today (NY 1, Mar 25, 2009)

Commuters Brace for Fare Hike Vote (Newsday, Mar 25, 2009)

Second Avenue Subway Scaled Down (AM New York, Mar 25, 2009)

Taxi Commission: Credit Cards Help Drivers (NY Times, Mar 25, 2009)

MTA Poised to Raise Fares (NY Times, Mar 24, 2009)

Transit Attacks Rats (AM New York, Mar 24, 2009)

Disabled Could Get Cab Credit Card (NY Post, Mar 24, 2009)
Paratransit riders may soon get a credit card they can use only with city-approved yellow cabs and black cars, Mayor Bloomberg said yesterday.

MTA Set to Raise Fares (WNYC, Mar 23, 2009)

Bloomberg Stays Clear of MTA Furor (Daily News, Mar 22, 2009)
With the state government hotly debating whether to bail out the Metropolitan Transportation Authority or let fares soar, Mayor Michael Bloomberg remains on the sidelines -- and given his track record in Albany that may well be a wise move.

More Millions for 7 Train Extension (AM New York, Mar 20, 2009)

Math Appears Faulty in Senate M.T.A. Plan (NY Times, Mar 20, 2009)

M.T.A. Plan May be Sidetracked as Smith Calls Budget Priority (Daily News, Mar 20, 2009)

Decisions Made Nine Years Ago Put M.T.A. in Current Fix (Newsday, Mar 20, 2009)

Little Progress Seen in Albany on M.T.A. Bailout (Newsday, Mar 20, 2009)

M.T.A. Doomsday Budget Details: Single ride $2.50, Unlimited $103 (Daily News, Mar 19, 2009)

Transit Chief on Way Out (NY Post, Mar 18, 2009)

Paterson Rejects Senate MTA Plan (NY Times, Mar 18, 2009)

Comptroller:Motorcycle Group Fleeced State (Crain's, Mar 18, 2009)

Parking Judge to be Reassigned (NY Times, Mar 18, 2009)

Senate To Release Own Transit Plan (NY Times, Mar 17, 2009)

Watered Down Plan for MTA from Senate Expected (Daily News, Mar 17, 2009)

Light Rail Detailed on Staten Island (Staten Island Advance, Mar 17, 2009)

Station Opening Comes With Water Main Break (Bloomberg, Mar 17, 2009)

City to Investigate Cab Companies (NY Post, Mar 17, 2009)

NY Waterway Might Declare Bankruptcy (Crain's, Mar 15, 2009)

MTA Situation Dire (Daily News, Mar 14, 2009)

Fare Hikes Loom Unless State Comes to the Rescue (Daily News, Mar 13, 2009)

Transit Rescue Plan Author Opposes Stopgap Measure (NY Times, Mar 13, 2009)

Bus Routes in Danger (NY Post, Mar 13, 2009)

State Senate Stalls Over M.T.A. Rescue Plan (NY 1, Mar 13, 2009)

Monserrate Yanks Support for Tolls (NY Post, Mar 13, 2009)

East New York Has Longest Commute in City (NY Post, Mar 12, 2009)

Drastic M.T.A. Hikes Fair Game Again (Daily News, Mar 12, 2009)

Severe Leaks Plague New Subway Station (AM New York, Mar 11, 2009)

MTA Rescue Plan Stalls (City Room, Mar 11, 2009)
A financial rescue plan for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority stalled in the State Senate on Tuesday, as the chamber’s majority leader, Malcolm Smith, cast doubt on whether the legislature in fact must meet a March 25 deadline for passing the measure.

Tolls Opponents Propose Alternatives (Politicker, Mar 11, 2009)
State senators opposed to the MTA rescue package, particularly bridge tolls, say missing the March 25 deadline will give them more time to bandy about other random ideas.

Some See Bridge Tolls as a Good Start (Politicker, Mar 11, 2009)
While the fate of the plan to put a tolls on city bridges that are now free remains in doubt, environmentalists, transit advocates and others hope the imposition of tolls could be a catalyzing event that will break down existing barriers to other politically risky measures involving traffic congestion, air pollution and raising money for investment in mass transit.

Bloomberg to Name Projects that Will Get Stimulus Money (NY Post, Mar 11, 2009)

New Station Prone to Leaks (AM New York, Mar 10, 2009)

Governor's Train Is Not A Speedy Project (NY Post, Mar 10, 2009)

Weiner Talks of Tolling Non-Residents (NY Post, Mar 10, 2009)
Mayoral hopeful Rep. Anthony Weiner wants the MTA's financial crisis to take the biggest toll on out-of-towners.

East River Bridge Tolls Won't Be a Slam Dunk (NY Post, Mar 9, 2009)
With five democratic senators holding out, State Senate Majority Leader Malcolm Smith has his work cut out for him if he wants to get bridge toll initiatives passed.

GPS Alerts Drivers to Red LIght Cameras (NY Post, Mar 8, 2009)

Albany's 'Gang Of Three' Oppose Ravitch Plan (NY 1, Mar 6, 2009)

Transit Audit Finds Unclaimed Savings (AM New York, Mar 5, 2009)

Smith Wants MTA Audit (NY Post, Mar 3, 2009)

Credibility of MTA Could Deter Bailout (Daily News, Mar 3, 2009)

NYC Property May Be Seized For New Penn Station Tunnel (NY Post, Mar 2, 2009)

Opposition To Silver Toll Plan Mounts (Daily News, Mar 2, 2009)

Silver's Plan to Add Bridge Tolls Praised (Newsday, Feb 27, 2009)

Deal for Bridge Tolls All but 'Done' (NY Post, Feb 27, 2009)

Silver’s Bridge Toll Plan Divides Brooklyn (Brooklyn Papers, Feb 27, 2009)

Silver Leans Toward Okaying Tolls to Cross East River (Daily News, Feb 27, 2009)

Weekend Subway Tie-Ups Nearly Double in a Year (AM New York, Feb 27, 2009)

Cross Bronx Expressway Worst in Nation (NY Post, Feb 26, 2009)

Bloomberg Expected to Close Parts of Broadway to Traffic (NY Post, Feb 26, 2009)

Mayor Plans to Close Parts of Broadway to Traffic (NY Times, Feb 26, 2009)

Silver Proposes Tolls on East and Harlem River Bridges (NY Times, Feb 26, 2009)

Automated L Train Tests the Tracks (Daily News, Feb 25, 2009)
Fully automated trains were tested on the L line this past Tuesday. The $326 million upgrade replaces an antiquated signals and communications network that required trains be spaced farther apart as they moved though different zones on the line. Computerization should allow trains to run closer together, enabling NYC Transit to provide more frequent service, officials said.

MTA Revenues Plummet (NY Times, Feb 24, 2009)
Falling tax and fare revenues that have been depressed further by the ailing economy could increase the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s budget deficit this year by $650 million, according to a new estimate made public on Monday. If the doomsday forecast is borne out, the authority’s deficit this year could grow to nearly $2 billion, forcing even more cutbacks.

Bailout Won't Prevent Cut in Weekend Subway Service (Daily News, Feb 24, 2009)
NYC Transit revealed Monday that gaps between weekend trains on 10 lines will increase from eight minutes or nine minutes to 10 minutes this June - bailout or no bailout. NYC Transit President Howard Roberts said the adjustment wasn't triggered by the need to save money but to better manage train traffic through the maze of construction.

City Gets Ready to Drill for Subway Expansion (Bloomberg, Feb 20, 2009)

MTA Plan for Revenue Draws Host of Critics (NY Times, Feb 20, 2009)

City Agrees to Change Taxi Policy (AM New York, Feb 20, 2009)

NYC Transit Payouts to Litigants up 40 Percent Since '04 (Daily News, Feb 19, 2009)

Queens Residents Waiting for the G (Daily News, Feb 18, 2009)

Cost of Battery Park Ferry Terminal Triples (NY Post, Feb 16, 2009)

Resistance Is Building to Payroll Tax in Rescue Plan for MTA (NY Times, Feb 13, 2009)

Queens Council Candidates Talk About Transit (Queens Chronicle, Feb 13, 2009)

Toro, Bike Lane Advocate, Back as Community Board Committee Chair (Brooklyn Papers, Feb 12, 2009)

Bill Would Protect Livery Cab Passengers (AM New York, Feb 11, 2009)
The City Council is expected to pass legislation today that will require the posting of a livery cab “bill of rights” in the 40,000 private cars for hire that troll city streets. The 11 rules of conduct largely mirror those in yellow cabs, instructing riders to complain about drivers who yap on their cell phones, overcharge or blast their stereos.

MTA Misspells Stop (Daily News, Feb 10, 2009)

MTA Eyes Bus Arrival Screens (NY Post, Feb 5, 2009)

Stimulus Bill Brings Windfall to a Troubled Transit Project (WNYC, Feb 5, 2009)

More Riders Upset at MTA Over Proposed Rate Hikes (Daily News, Feb 3, 2009)

Brooklyn Leaders Urge MTA to Sell Empty Building (Brooklyn Daily Eagle, Feb 2, 2009)

Talks to Continue on Hudson Yards Contract (Associated Press, Feb 2, 2009)

MTA Bus Tracking Will Have to Wait (NY 1, Jan 30, 2009)
The Metropolitan Transportation Agency has once again dropped plans to implement GPS bus tracking that could tell riders (or hopeful riders standing on a corner) whether and when their bus is coming.

Pricey Stadium Stations (Metro, Jan 29, 2009)

MTA Board Fairs Badly At Hearing (NY Post, Jan 29, 2009)

Stated Meeting: Shutting Engines At Schools (Gotham Gazette, Jan 29, 2009)

Local Stimulus Fund Candidates (NY Observer, Jan 29, 2009)

Platform Gap Delays Station Opening (Daily News, Jan 28, 2009)

Free Parking Perk Still Applies for Borough Presidents (Daily News, Jan 26, 2009)
Mayor Bloomberg yanked free parking spots from a handful of elected officials last year - but borough presidents, the city controller and other pols still enjoy the perk, the Daily News found.

Albany Rolling Toward MTA Bailout Tax (Daily News, Jan 23, 2009)

Deal or No Deal Time on West Side Yards (NY Observer, Jan 22, 2009)

Atlantic Yards Looks to Slash Transit Upgrade (NY Post, Jan 22, 2009)

MTA Chief Makes Case for More Funds (Crain's, Jan 22, 2009)

City Not Plowing Bridges' Bike Lanes (NY Post, Jan 21, 2009)

US Airways Jet Had Previous Engine Problems (Newsday, Jan 20, 2009)

Birds Are Constant Threat at City's Airports (NY Post, Jan 16, 2009)

Avella Wants City to Prepare for Oil Shortages (Greenpoint Star, Jan 16, 2009)
A Queens politician will introduce legislation to create an Energy Volatility Task Force, which will examine how fluctuations in the price of oil could affect New York City. Councilmember Tony Avella announced the legislation on the steps of City Hall Tuesday afternoon with members of Sierra Club NYC.

Second Hudson Rail Tunnel Clears Key Federal Hurdle (NY Times, Jan 15, 2009)

Riders Rail Against MTA (NY Post, Jan 15, 2009)

Riders Give Subway Lines a 'C' (NY Post, Jan 13, 2009)

The Latest Effort to Map New York's Subways (New Yorker, Jan 13, 2009)

Bill Would Ease Credit for Cabs (NY Post, Jan 13, 2009)
City Councilmember David Weprin has proposed a bill he said could reduce the 5 percent surcharge cabdrivers pay on their daily debit- and credit-card revenues. Instead, Weprin said, drivers should be able to directly negotiate lower terms with any bank or credit-card issuer.

Police Abuse Parking Placards (NY Post, Jan 12, 2009)
Mayor Bloomberg's crackdown on motorists who abuse official parking placards has snared a slew of detectives and investigators who work for the city's prosecutors, The Post has learned.

Proposal Calls for Parking Grace Period (NY Times, Jan 12, 2009)
Several City Council members announced on Sunday that a bill had been introduced that would create a five-minute grace period before drivers are issued summonses for parking violations like expired meters and alternate-side parking rules.

Port Authority To Release Inspection Records (NY 1, Jan 9, 2009)

Storage for Bicycles Sought (NY Post, Jan 9, 2009)

March Memorializes Pedestrians Killed in Traffic (Brooklyn Daily Eagle, Jan 9, 2009)

New Ferry to Connect Brooklyn to Governor's Island (NY Post, Jan 8, 2009)

Community Board Committee Chair Booted Over Bikes? (Brooklyn Papers, Jan 8, 2009)

MTA Strike Sidestepped (NY 1, Jan 7, 2009)
A strike has been taken off the table in this year's contract negotiations between the Transport Workers Union and the Metropolitan Transportation Authority. The current contract will expire in 8 days, and the Union and the MTA have agreed to settle disputes through arbitration.

City Starts 'Pothole Blitz' (City Room, Jan 6, 2009)

City May Revive Summer Streets (NY Post, Jan 3, 2009)
The Department of Transportation is considering bringing back the Summer Streets Program, which drew tens of thousands of people to walk, bike, and shop along a seven-mile stretch of Park Avenue that was closed to cars for three consecutive Saturdays.

City Will Cut Parking Fine -- If You Ask (NY Times, Jan 2, 2009)
Any driver who challenges a parking ticket — in person, in writing or online — is offered a substantial, guaranteed reduction for most fines, under a program the city quietly introduced in 2005.

Downtown Projects Stuck in the Station (Downtown Express, Dec 31, 2008)

Advocates and Officials Seek MTA Bailout from Albany (Daily News, Dec 31, 2008)

Parking Still a Trial Even Without Rules (NY Times, Dec 31, 2008)
When the city suspended alternate-side parking regulations in Park Slope for two months last summer, residents feared the worst for their already crowded streets. As it turns out, however, outsiders did not dump their cars in the Brooklyn neighborhood, and the likelihood of easily finding a parking spot did not change — it remained fairly impossible.

Federal Stimulus Could Help Shrink State’s Budget Gap (NY Times, Dec 29, 2008)

Obama Plan Could Help the MTA (Daily News, Dec 29, 2008)

Federal Transit Stimulus Planned (NY Post, Dec 29, 2008)

Transit-Related Relief for Mayor's Strongholds (NY Post, Dec 29, 2008)
Two of Mayor Michael Bloomberg's crucial voting bases got some transit-related relief this month, just as his controversial campaign for a third term heats up.

A Rail Link to Manhattan or Jersey? It's Fun to Dream (Staten Island Advance, Dec 29, 2008)
Under-harbor tunnel seems like the best -- and the most unlikely -- commuting solution for Staten Island.

MTA Took $500 Million Hit in Wall St. Meltdown (Daily News, Dec 24, 2008)

MTA Details Possible Fare Hikes (, Dec 23, 2008)
Proposals being considered by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority could raise the base subway and bus fare as high as $3, the 30-day MetroCard to $105 and bridge and tunnel tolls to $7 next year.

Economy Brings Too Many Drivers, Not Enough Cabs (Associated Press, Dec 22, 2008)

Bloomberg Criticizes Express Bus Rates (Staten Island Advance, Dec 21, 2008)
Mayor Mike Bloomberg said today that New York City remains opposed to disproportionate fare hikes by the MTA for express bus riders

City Considers Partitions For Bus Drivers (NY 1, Dec 19, 2008)

Economic Downturn Results In Less Rail Freight in Area (Brooklyn Daily Eagle, Dec 19, 2008)

City Says Broadway Bus Bulbs Seem to Work (Downtown Express, Dec 19, 2008)

Photo Evidence Necessary for Parking Tickets? (NY Post, Dec 19, 2008)
Councilmember Jimmy Vacca said traffic agents should have picture evidence of some of the tickets they write. He proposed a law last week that would outfit all traffic agents with a camera phone-like device that both writes up and photographs violations. Chicago already has outfitted its ticket agents with similar devices.

MTA Approves Cuts but Seeks Help (NY Times, Dec 18, 2008)

MTA Adopts Budget; Fare Hikes, Service Cuts Planned (Newsday, Dec 18, 2008)

MTA Approves Doomsday Plan (NY Post, Dec 18, 2008)

'Bike Clowns' Rally for Williamsburg Bike Lanes (Brooklyn Daily Eagle, Dec 18, 2008)

Train to Link New York and Atlantic City (Newsday, Dec 17, 2008)

Many Subway Deaths Linked to Drinking, Study Finds (NY Post, Dec 17, 2008)

Council Holds Hearing on Plan to Finance Subways (NY 1, Dec 17, 2008)

Cop Charged With Assault After Shoving Biker (Daily News, Dec 16, 2008)

Express Busses to Get the Same Fare Hike (NY Post, Dec 16, 2008)

Feds To Increase Train Service (AM New York, Dec 16, 2008)

MTA Cuts Could Shutter Stations (Daily News, Dec 14, 2008)

Population Grew But Traffic Didn't (NY Times, Dec 14, 2008)

Port Authority Plans No Cuts in Tough Economy (Associated Press, Dec 12, 2008)

Fare Hikes? How About Free Buses, Plan Asks (Downtown Express, Dec 12, 2008)

Politicians Back Hasids in Bike Lane Fight (Brooklyn Papers, Dec 11, 2008)

Ravitch: Make Bridge Tolls 'Flexible' (Daily News, Dec 11, 2008)
Former MTA boss Richard Ravitch, who crafted the pending transit bailout plan that includes tolling free bridges, said Wednesday that not everyone should have to pay. "Clearly there has to be some flexibility," said the former Metropolitan Transportation Authority chairman. Ravitch made his comments at a state Assembly hearing in Manhattan conducted by Richard Brodsky.

Will Ravitch Plan Ravage the City? (NY Post, Dec 9, 2008)
Taxpayers could be footing more of the MTA's proposed bailout package than originally expected, according to NY Post analysis.

Bronx Businesses Bemoan Express Bus (Daily News, Dec 9, 2008)
Community leaders and Fordham Road businesses say that new express bus service, which largely speeds past their commercial strip, has been bad for business.

Mayor Wants to Limit Express Bus Cuts (Daily News, Dec 8, 2008)
Mayor Bloomberg has told the MTA board members he appoints to look for ways to save express bus riders from sweeping planned fare hikes and service cuts, sources said.

Mayor Gets Hit on Tolls (NY Post, Dec 8, 2008)
Comptroller Bill Thompson yesterday blasted Mayor Bloomberg for ducking the politically sensitive issue of tolling the free East River bridges.

Obstacles Abound For Tolling Bridges (NY Times, Dec 7, 2008)
The report by a state commission charged with finding ways to raise badly needed money for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority made it sound quite simple: The authority, it said, "should be authorized to acquire the East River and Harlem River bridges from New York City, and it should be empowered to impose an electronic cashless system of tolls."

Bloomberg Quiet On this Traffic Plan (Daily News, Dec 7, 2008)
Remember the 1983 movie "WarGames"? Impudent whiz kid hacks into a defense computer system run by grumpy old men and almost starts World War III. The computer's wise response at the end of the film: "A strange game. The only winning move is not to play."

Commission Chair Defends MTA Report (Daily News, Dec 7, 2008)

Mixed Reviews on Transit Plan (NY Times, Dec 5, 2008)

Port Authority Presents Green Policies (Queens Chronicle, Dec 5, 2008)

Port Authority Gets No Bids on Bond Offering (Bloomberg, Dec 4, 2008)

Advocates Scale Back Car-Free Prospect Park Push (Brooklyn Papers, Dec 4, 2008)

Governor Welcomes MTA Tax and Toll Plan (NY Post, Dec 4, 2008)

Paterson: Panel to Suggest Much Smaller Fare Hike (Daily News, Dec 4, 2008)

Paterson Voices Support for MTA Rescue Plan (NY Times, Dec 4, 2008)

MTA To Continue Rolling Out New Cars (NY Post, Dec 2, 2008)

Who Will Champion the MTA? (NY Times, Nov 30, 2008)
In his report to the governor this week, former Metropolitan Transportation Authority chairman Richard Ravitch is expected to call for a tax on corporate payrolls in the region, tolls on the bridges across the East and Harlem rivers and an increase in fares on the subway, bus and commuter railroads to help fund the subway, bus and commuter rail system. But will he find a champion to press for the laws and other changes needed to make his ideas a reality?

City Issues More Parking Tickets (NY Post, Nov 28, 2008)

Security on Subways, Rail Lines Increased for Weekend (Newsday, Nov 27, 2008)

Panel to Call for Taxes and Tolls to Aid MTA (NY Times, Nov 27, 2008)
A state commission appointed by Gov. David Paterson and headed by Richard Ravitch, is expected next week to propose a rescue package for the financially imperiled Metropolitan Transportation Authority that includes a new tax on corporate payrolls and tolls on the East River and Harlem River bridges.

Hasids to Block Traffic to Protest Bike Lanes (Brooklyn Papers, Nov 26, 2008)

MTA Implements Text Message Alerts (Newsday, Nov 26, 2008)

New York Airports Get Low Grades (Daily News, Nov 25, 2008)

MTA Could Close Cash Lanes (NY Post, Nov 25, 2008)

LIRR Derailed Yesterday at Jamaica Station (Newsday, Nov 24, 2008)
A Long Island Rail Road train derailment that caused major damage to rails and switches at Jamaica Station Sunday will disrupt the morning rush hour.

Higher Vehicle Fees Could Help MTA (NY Times, Nov 24, 2008)
The New York City comptroller, William Thompson recommended Sunday that the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s gaping budget deficits be diminished by increasing automobile registration fees in 12 counties served by the authority’s trains and buses.

City and State Open New Traffic Monitoring Center (The Forum, Nov 21, 2008)

MTA Warns of Service Cuts and Fare Increases (NY Times, Nov 21, 2008)

MTA Pushing for 23 Percent Fare Hike (Daily News, Nov 21, 2008)

MTA Proposes 23 Percent Fare Hike, Service Cuts (Newsday, Nov 21, 2008)

Straphangers in for a Bumpy Ride (NY Post, Nov 21, 2008)

MTA's Biggest Headache: Its 5-Year Capital Plan (NY Times, Nov 20, 2008)

MTA to Eliminate M8 Crosstown Bus (Daily News, Nov 20, 2008)

Brooklyn and Queens Buses Slashed (NY Post, Nov 20, 2008)

Levy, Skelos: City Should Not Reimpose Commuter Tax (Newsday, Nov 20, 2008)

Study Finds Cyclists Often Ignore Safety Laws (Metro, Nov 20, 2008)

MTA Plans For Fare Increase and Service Cuts (NY Times, Nov 19, 2008)

Disability and Express Fares to Increase (Daily News, Nov 19, 2008)

Commuter Tax Gets Yet Another Hearing (Newsweek, Nov 18, 2008)

Subways Face Major Cuts (Daily News, Nov 18, 2008)
The list of bus and subway cuts the Metropolitan Transportation Authority will unveil at its monthly board meeting Thursday is extensive and potentially bruising, sources said. The cuts could wipe out the W line, zap the Z line and ax more than 1,500 NYC Transit jobs, the Daily News has learned.

Bloomberg to Push for Infrastructure Investment (AM New York, Nov 17, 2008)
Mayor Michael Bloomberg will be in Washington tomorrow lobbying top congressional leaders and members of President-elect Barack Obama’s transition team on how to spend federal money to shore up the economy. Bloomberg believes that, rather than earmarking dollars for specific roads, bridges and mass transit projects, the new president should set aside a pot of money for infrastructure.

MTA Suffering from Office Bloat, Auditors Say (NY Post, Nov 16, 2008)

(NY Times, Nov 15, 2008)
After a federal court ruling stalled a city initiative to make most new taxis hybrid vehicles, Mayor Michael Bloomberg will try using financial incentives to encourage taxi owners to buy the more environmentally friendly gas-and-electric cars.

CIty Plans to Continue Shrinking Streets (NY Post, Nov 14, 2008)

MTA Workers Doing Their Job? (WABC, Nov 14, 2008)

Locals Want BQE Covered Over (Brooklyn Papers, Nov 14, 2008)

Shrinking Demand for MTA Bridges and Tunnels (Daily News, Nov 13, 2008)

MTA Three Years Behind on Anti-Terror Projects (NY Post, Nov 13, 2008)

School Bus Route Cuts (NY Post, Nov 13, 2008)
For the third time in two years, the Department of Education is planning to reduce yellow-bus routes for city students, budget documents show. The reductions planned for September are a bid by officials to cut nearly $7 million a year from the transportation budget.

Bloomberg Could Support Bridge Tolls (Reuters, Nov 12, 2008)
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg on Tuesday said he could support charging tolls on free East River bridge crossings if the cash was spent on improving mass transit combined with expense cuts.

Subway Riders Could Face Huge Fare Hike (Daily News, Nov 12, 2008)
Straphangers could be slammed with a fare hike that jacks the cost of a ride to as much as $3 next year - unless there's a state bailout, a Daily News analysis reveals.

City Proposes Bike Parking Rules for New Buildings (Associated Press, Nov 11, 2008)
Officials are proposing new rules that would greatly expand bicycle parking in apartment and office buildings around the city, the latest step in a plan to make New York one of the most bike-friendly places in the nation.

Transit Workers Union Collecting Dues Again (NY Post, Nov 11, 2008)
The Union has been barred from collecting dues straight from member paychecks since their 2005 strike.

Kosciuszko Bridge Mired in Red Tape (Daily News, Nov 11, 2008)
After a year of bureaucratic delays, the $630 million project to replace the aging span has hit another snag.

Bleak MTA Budget Likely to Mean Severe Cuts (NY Times, Nov 11, 2008)

MTA Threatens More Fare Hikes, Service Cuts (NY 1, Nov 11, 2008)
Drivers are dead set against tolls.

Blight at the end of the MTA Tunnel (NY Post, Nov 11, 2008)
Commuters may be paying more cash for fewer rides next year if the MTA can't climb out of its growing budget hole.

Express Busses Likely to See Service Cuts (Daily News, Nov 11, 2008)
Metropolitan Transportation Authority officials wouldn't release details of a still-developing doomsday budget plan, but sources said bus riders - particularly on express routes - would likely see the biggest cuts.

Transit Leader Swears Off Strikes (Newsday, Nov 10, 2008)

Commission Calls For Tolls on Bridges (NY Post, Nov 10, 2008)

City to Require Indoor Bike Spots (NY Post, Nov 10, 2008)
Mayor Bloomberg's drive to get New Yorkers to bike to work will gear up today when city planners unveil a proposal requiring all new office and apartment buildings to include indoor bicycle-parking spaces for residents and workers.

New Bike Share Program Coming to New York University (AM New York, Nov 7, 2008)

Street Redesign Competition Announces Winners (Brooklyn Daily Eagle, Nov 6, 2008)

Son of Queens Crash Victim Wants Safer Streets (Daily News, Nov 4, 2008)
Vijay Aranha, whose elderly mom was struck by a car while crossing Metropolitan Ave in Forest Hills, Queens, is leading the charge to improve safety along the bustling stretch.

Gas Prices Highest in West (Newsday, Nov 3, 2008)

Mayor's Taxi Plan Fails in Court (NY Times, Nov 3, 2008)

New Bus Retirement Program Saves $600,000 in Months (Daily News, Oct 31, 2008)

Manhattan's WIlliamsburg Bridge Approach an Issue for Cyclists (The Villager, Oct 31, 2008)

Deadliest Streets Include Broadway, Third Ave. (AM New York, Oct 29, 2008)

Higher Fare Hikes Could be Expected due to Recession (NY Post, Oct 28, 2008)

Discount Buses Create Pollution and Congestion (AM New York, Oct 27, 2008)

20 Percent of Subways Run Late (NY Post, Oct 25, 2008)

Report Finds Government Top Violator on Parking (NY Times, Oct 24, 2008)

The New Waste Transfer Stations for Queens (Queens Ledger, Oct 24, 2008)

Brooklyn Subway Station to Display Real Time Train Locations (NY 1, Oct 23, 2008)

New Downtown Brooklyn Bike Lans Swamped by Cars (Brooklyn Daily Eagle, Oct 23, 2008)

MTA Commission May Not Bring A Fiscal Cure (NY Times, Oct 22, 2008)

Private Company to Run Downtown Heliport (Crain's, Oct 21, 2008)

Two Way Streets Sought (Brooklyn Papers, Oct 20, 2008)
A group of Park Slope residents is urging the city to convert the one-way speedways of Prospect Park West and Eighth Avenue into two-way streets in hopes of avoiding sometimes fatal car-bike collisions.

Ferries and Free Buses Top Transit 'Wish List' (AM New York, Oct 17, 2008)

Market Volatility Forces MTA to Revise Bond Issue (WNYC, Oct 17, 2008)

Think Tank Suggests Eliminating Crosstown Bus Fares (Daily News, Oct 17, 2008)

Council Renews Call for School Bus Tracking System (Queens Courier, Oct 17, 2008)

MTA Transit Worker Deal Hits Roadblock (Daily News, Oct 16, 2008)

Lower Manhattan Transit Center Remains in Limbo (Downtown Express, Oct 15, 2008)

Feds Go Forward with Airport Experiment (Associated Press, Oct 10, 2008)

Port Authority to Sue Feds Over Airport Plan (Crain's, Oct 10, 2008)

George Washington Bridge Bus Station to Get $152 Million Overhaul (NY Times, Oct 5, 2008)

MTA Wants to Light Up Tunnels with Ads (AM New York, Oct 3, 2008)

2006 Report Warned of Delays, Cost Overruns at Downtown Transit Hub (Newsday, Oct 1, 2008)

Clean Subways Will Cost $100 Million, According to Pilot Study (Daily News, Sep 30, 2008)

Tappan Zee Replacement Plans Aim High (NY Post, Sep 29, 2008)

MTA Budget Woes (, Sep 26, 2008)
Nearly half of the MTA's $6.4 billion budget gap-closing program is relies on additional state or city aide and more than a third of the program's savings are unspecified, according to a new report by the state comptroller, Thomas DiNapoli. The comptroller warns that the Wall Street turmoil makes it unlikely that the city or state will provide funds. The 2010-2014 capital program is underfunded by at least $15 billion, the report also notes.

Astoria Residents Rally Against Fed Ex Truck Depot (Queens Gazette, Sep 26, 2008)

City Charges MTA $12 Million a Year for Water, Cops (Daily News, Sep 26, 2008)

Broadway's New Pedestrian Access (USA Today, Sep 26, 2008)

How a Plan for Bus Fuel Grew Expensive (NY Times, Sep 25, 2008)

MTA to Give Each Line its Own Boss (AM New York, Sep 25, 2008)

MTA Board Strips Emergency Workers of Free E-ZPass (Newsday, Sep 25, 2008)
Calling it a necessary step to help bridge an expected $1-billion budget gap next year, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority narrowly voted Wednesday to revoke thousands of free E-ZPass privileges from nearly 100 public agencies.

Info On Subway Arrival Is Delayed (Daily News, Sep 24, 2008)

Google Launches MTA Trip Planner (Newsday, Sep 24, 2008)

Staten Island Ferry Costs $5.69 Per Ride (NY Post, Sep 23, 2008)
Taxpayers shelled out a record $5.69 last year for every "free" ride on the Staten Island Ferry, as soaring fuel costs drove up the annual operating tab to $112 million, according to data published in the latest Mayor's Management Report.

MTA Surveying 7 and L Train Riders (NY 1, Sep 23, 2008)

MTA Tightening its Belt (AM New York, Sep 23, 2008)
Only months after announcing two fare hikes, the MTA is asking its agencies to develop budget-tightening scenarios that could include service cuts if the economy worsens or local government does not offer more money, an official said Monday.

M.T.A. Seeks Contingency Plan to Cut Service if Economy Worsens (, Sep 23, 2008)
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority has begun exploring possible cuts in subway, bus and commuter rail service to shore up its budget in the face of a projected deficit next year of nearly $900 million, officials said on Monday.

Ferry Victim Reaches $18.3 Million Settlement (NY Post, Sep 18, 2008)

MTA Wants On-Duty Police, Fire to Pay Tolls (Daily News, Sep 17, 2008)

City to Use Cameras to Enforce Bus-Only Traffic Lanes (AM New York, Sep 16, 2008)

Congestion Pricing Is Popular Among Ideas To Boost MTA (NY Sun, Sep 16, 2008)
Business leaders, academics, and activists are offering up a range of suggestions — which include reviving congestion pricing, selling city bridges, and eliminating subway fares altogether — on how the Metropolitan Transportation Authority should handle its looming shortfalls.

Expert: MTA Should Buy Bridges for $1, Charge Tolls (AM New York, Sep 16, 2008)
The MTA could solve much of its financial woe by acquiring the Manhattan and Williamsburg bridges from the city for just a buck and charging tolls, a transportation expert said Monday.

Lehman Bankruptcy Brings Uncertainty to Office Market, Port Authority Plans (Real Deal, Sep 16, 2008)

Private School Parking Goes Untouched (NY Post, Sep 15, 2008)

Hasids Protest Scantly Clad Bicyclists (NY Post, Sep 12, 2008)

Crack Down On Illegal Trucks (Greenpoint Star, Sep 11, 2008)

Officials Say Green Cabs Are Safe (NY Post, Sep 11, 2008)
City officials see "no credible evidence" that new fuel-efficient taxis are unsafe - despite industry worries that they provide too little passenger space and aren't designed to take safety partitions.

Taxi Group Calls Hybrids 'Unsafe' and Files Suit (Metro, Sep 10, 2008)

Double-Decker Makes An Encore Presentation (NY Times, Sep 9, 2008)

Traffic Safety Report Long Overdue (NY Post, Sep 8, 2008)
A traffic-safety study that began more than seven years ago to monitor activity on roads around city schools is taking too long and needs new direction, a Queens lawmaker charges. The Department of Transportation in October 2001 took over a traffic and pedestrian safety program with funding in excess of $2.5 million. Since then, only 10 percent of new schools had their traffic patterns studied.

New MTA Hybrid Buses Take to the Streets (NY Times, Sep 6, 2008)
The new buses, among 850 that have been ordered, are part of a generation known as Orion VII. It has “a traffic-stopping, modern design aimed at appealing to bus customers” — not to mention hybrid-electric technology that uses much less fuel and emits fewer tailpipe gases than conventional vehicles.

Experimental Bus Route Gets Passengers' Praise (NY Times, Sep 5, 2008)

Pay-at-Curbside Bus Route Draws Raves (Daily News, Sep 5, 2008)

The Most Notorious Bus Routes (Daily News, Sep 4, 2008)

City to Crack Down on Bus Fare-Evaders (Daily News, Sep 3, 2008)

Roads Being Considered for Fresh Kills Park (Staten Island Advance, Aug 29, 2008)

Profile of Transportation Commissioner Sadik-Kahn (NY Observer, Aug 28, 2008)

Uneven Allotment of Parking Near Schools (NY Times, Aug 28, 2008)
A number of smaller schools have more parking spaces than those with larger staffs.

City Slashes Teacher Parking Permits (NY Post, Aug 27, 2008)

Bloomberg Says City Should Look at No-Car Parks (NY Sun, Aug 27, 2008)
As bicycle activists prepare to press Mayor Bloomberg to ban cars from Prospect Park, the mayor said yesterday that the city should look at the proposal and added: "It would be great if we could keep cars out of all parks."

Ban on Cars in Propsect Park Urged (NY Sun, Aug 26, 2008)
Advocates would like the city to try completely banning cars and trucks from Prospect Park for threee months next summer.

Enjoying the Danger on the Broadway Esplanade (NY Times, Aug 26, 2008)
While the new esplanade along Broadway in Midtown seems to have become an instant hit with office workers and tourists, many worry about being hit bycars and trucks.

City Creates 'Pedestrian Living Room' (New Yorker, Aug 26, 2008)
From Times Square to Herald Square, the blacktop has been decreased by a third, replaced on the eastern side with a pebbly mixture of light-colored gravel and epoxy. Tables and chairs and umbrellas will be arranged to form makeshift cafés in the middle of the street. A green bike lane separates the domesticated zones from the curb, like a moat patrolled by speeding bicycle messengers.

New York to Lose Non-Stop Airline Service to 25 Cities (NY Sun, Aug 25, 2008)

City Crew Hunts for Street Problems (Daily News, Aug 23, 2008)
Since Mayor Michael Bloomberg unveiled the Street Conditions Observation Unit last summer, inspectors have logged 45,750 offenses - and at least 55 percent of them have been addressed, officials said.

Parking Woes Trip Up Bike Riders (Metro, Aug 21, 2008)

Parents Fear Bid to Cut Bus Routes (Daily News, Aug 21, 2008)

This Station Brought to You By... (AM New York, Aug 20, 2008)
City Councilmember -- and State Senate candidate -- Joseph Addabbo has suggested the city consider increasing funding for mass transit and that the Metropolitan Transportation Authority sell corporate sponsorship of subway stations.

Despite Opposition, U.S. Government Presses Plan to Auction Airport Spots (NY Sun, Aug 20, 2008)

M.T.A.'s Idea to Help Crowding: Standing Room Only (NY Times, Aug 19, 2008)

Transit Workers: City Buses Made Us Sick (Metro, Aug 19, 2008)

With New Parking Rules, Environment Put Aside (NY Post, Aug 18, 2008)
New York is undercutting its own plan for a greener, cleaner city with a policy that requires residential developments to build off-street parking for occupants, a new report charges.

Pregnant NYC Traffic Agent Dies on Job, Child Saved (Daily News, Aug 15, 2008)

Councilman Seeks to Ban Text Messaging at Wheel (NY Times, Aug 15, 2008)
The proposal is an outgrowth of a fatal crash last summer during which the driver’s cellphone was being used to send text messages.

Council Members with Parking Spaces Spent NYC Money on MetroCards, Cabs (Daily News, Aug 15, 2008)
Three City Council members who have reserved parking spots - which Mayor Bloomberg promised to end after the Daily News exposed the perk - spent hundreds of taxpayer dollars on MetroCards and cabs last year, documents show.

Steve Behar Takes on the MTA (Daily Gotham, Aug 15, 2008)

Subway Rats Running Amok? (AM New York, Aug 14, 2008)

Bloomberg Ends Council Members' Parking Perks (Daily News, Aug 14, 2008)
Mayor Michael Bloomberg ended a sweet parking perk for a handful of City Council members. He ordered the Department of Transportation to tear down special signs reserving parking for four Council members in front of their district offices - signs he called "inappropriate."

Can City's Infrastructure Handle Floods, Intense Heat? (Associated Press, Aug 13, 2008)

City Buses Full of Commuting Women, Survey Finds (Metro, Aug 12, 2008)

Bloomberg Backs Plan for Auctions at Airports (NY Times, Aug 12, 2008)
A Bush administration plan to auction landing slots at New York airports has picked up a prominent supporter in Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg. And the mayor has also proposed discouraging flights from small communities, the opposite of the goal of the Port Authority, which runs the airports.

Clearing the Streets (Daily News, Aug 11, 2008)

The Future of the Staten Island Ferry (Staten Island Advance, Aug 11, 2008)

Bloomberg Voices Support for Runway Auction (NY Sun, Aug 11, 2008)
Mayor Bloomberg is calling on the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey to implement a Bush administration plan that would auction off landing slots at Newark, John F. Kennedy, and La Guardia airports.

Feds Fund $210 Million for East Side Access (Newsday, Aug 8, 2008)

Seven Miles of Manhattan Streets Car Free (AM New York, Aug 8, 2008)

MTA Study Confirms That Stations Are Dirty (NY Times, Aug 7, 2008)

Dirty Subway Stops Derailing Business? (AM New York, Aug 7, 2008)

Transit-Advocacy Group Issues Hall of Shame for Subway Stations (NY Post, Aug 7, 2008)

Principals Struggle To Pare Employee Parking Perks (NY Sun, Aug 7, 2008)

Subway Stations for Sale Soon? (AM New York, Aug 7, 2008)

MTA Introduces 'Green' Escalators (Metro, Aug 7, 2008)

Feds to Auction Off New York Runway Space (Associated Press, Aug 6, 2008)

Countdown Signals May Not Improve Safety (AM New York, Aug 6, 2008)

Pesky Goats Raise Questions about Bridge Security (Daily News, Aug 5, 2008)

Port Authority Threatens to Fight Bush Airport Plan (Newsday, Aug 5, 2008)

Study Shows Most Subway Cars Are Cool (NY 1, Aug 5, 2008)

Four Years of Clashes Between Police and Critical Mass Cyclists (NY Times, Aug 4, 2008)

Silver Sees Opposition to Congestion Pricing (NY Post, Aug 4, 2008)
Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver threw cold water Sunday on the idea that congestion pricing could be revived to help the Metropolitan Transportation Authority offset future fare hikes.

Subway Cars Stay Cool (Daily News, Aug 4, 2008)
More than 97 percent of all subway cars were adequately chilled by NYC Transit's standards when checked by transit workers in June and July, according to agency data.

MTA Woes Fuel Renewed Talk of Congestion Pricing (NY Times, Aug 3, 2008)
The Metropolitan Transportation Administration's worsening financial situation could revive something that seemed doomed only last spring: the plan to charge people to drive in Manhattan. The MTA sees a $900 million budget shortfall next year and faces a projected deficit of $15 billion to $20 billion in its forthcoming five-year capital plan. As a result, a commission set up to devise a plan to rescue the agency from its financial hole, is looking again at congestion pricing.

MTA to Test Standing-Room-Only Cars (Daily News, Aug 2, 2008)
In an effort to squeeze more people into subways at rush hours, New York City Transit is to test cars that would be standing room only at peak times. The cars would have flip-up seats that would be locked in an up position at crowded times, meaning everyone inside the car will have to stand.

MetroCard Glitch Identified, Refunds Promised (AM New York, Aug 1, 2008)

Bike-Friendly Businesses Honored By Advocates (NY 1, Aug 1, 2008)

Luggage Glitch Delays JFK Flights (Newsday, Jul 31, 2008)

MetroCard Machines Malfunction, Spurning Credit Cards (NY Times, Jul 30, 2008)

Subways Break Down More Often, Report Finds (AM New York, Jul 30, 2008)

MetroCard Vending Machine Problem Hits at Morning Rush (NY Times, Jul 29, 2008)

Officer Investigated for Knocking Down Cyclist (Daily News, Jul 29, 2008)

Fuel Price Hikes Squeeze Farmers at Local Markets (Associated Press, Jul 29, 2008)

State Comptroller to Audit MTA (AM New York, Jul 28, 2008)

From Disarray to Debt at the MTA (NY Times, Jul 28, 2008)

Give MTA Employees a Raise: Bloomberg (Daily News, Jul 26, 2008)
Mayor Bloomberg favors trimming MTA spending, but Friday he called for the cash-starved agency to give workers a raise.

Bus Drivers Accumulated 19,000 Hours of Unnecessary Overtime (Daily News, Jul 25, 2008)

MTA: Ridership to Fall Flat in 2009 (AM New York, Jul 25, 2008)

MTA Wants Two Fare Hikes in 18 Months (AM New York, Jul 24, 2008)

Proposed MTA Budget Has More Pain in Store (Daily News, Jul 24, 2008)

MTA Plans to Seek Second Fare Increase in 2011 (NY Times, Jul 24, 2008)

Council Members Push for Taxi Fuel Surcharge (NY Sun, Jul 24, 2008)

Fare Hike Draws Criticism From City and State Officials (NY Times, Jul 23, 2008)
A proposal by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority to increase transit fares and tolls in 2009 drew sharp criticism from an array of powerful officials on Tuesday, as the mayor, City Council speaker and Assembly speaker said they would oppose it, and the governor pledged “to do everything I can to prevent it.”

Subway Delays Rise, and the No. 4 Line Is Slowest (NY Times, Jul 22, 2008)

MTA to Start Texting Passengers Service Changes (Daily News, Jul 21, 2008)

City Ignored 54,000 Parking Ticket Emails (NY Post, Jul 21, 2008)

Automakers Make Hybrids for NYC Taxi Fleet (Associated Press, Jul 17, 2008)

Taxi Owners Criticize City’s Deal for Hybrids (Crain's, Jul 17, 2008)

Vacant Building Could Save MTA Millions (AM New York, Jul 16, 2008)

Overhaul of Airplane Take Offs and Landing Planned for JFK (Newsday, Jul 15, 2008)

Despite Law, Pedicabs Remains Largely Unregulated (NY Post, Jul 14, 2008)

City to Close Two Broadway Lanes for Bikes, Walkers (Daily News, Jul 11, 2008)

Closing Two Lanes on Broadway for Parks, Bikes (NY Times, Jul 11, 2008)

MTA Urged To Reconsider Capital Program Deferrals (NY Sun, Jul 10, 2008)
Comptroller William Thompson is urging the Metropolitan Transportation Authority to hold off on plans to defer $2.7 billion of its current capital program to later years, saying it should wait for the findings of a commission that is studying long-term solutions to the agency's budget woes.

Subway Stations to Suffer from Budget Pinch (AM New York, Jul 10, 2008)

MTA Tells Staffers to Curb Car Use (Daily News, Jul 10, 2008)

MTA to Slash $5 Million from Operating Budget (NY Post, Jul 10, 2008)

City to Test Peak Rates for Parking Meters (NY Times, Jul 10, 2008)

Bloomberg Eyes Bike-Sharing (NY Post, Jul 10, 2008)

Bike Sharing Concept Could One Day Ride Into New York (NY Sun, Jul 10, 2008)

City Will Explore Broad Bike-Sharing Plan (NY Times, Jul 10, 2008)

Bus Service Not Keeping Up with Increase in Riders, Report Says (Newsday, Jul 9, 2008)

Cabdrivers Seek Fuel Surcharge on Fares (NY Times, Jul 8, 2008)

Controllers Report Near-miss at JFK Airport (Daily News, Jul 8, 2008)

Bloomberg Proposes Plan for City to Make Eco-friendly Upgrades (Daily News, Jul 8, 2008)
More cops and firefighters will drive hybrid cars, hundreds of rec centers, precinct stationhouses and offices will get heating and cooling upgrades, and city streets will glow with Earth-friendly bulbs, according to an ambitious plan unveiled Monday by Mayor Bloomberg.

Transit Activist Gary Reilly in the Hunt for City Council Seat (StreetsBlog, Jul 8, 2008)

Taxis May Turn to Fuel Surcharge (Associated Press, Jul 7, 2008)

Politics Failed, but Fuel Prices Cut Congestion (NY Times, Jul 3, 2008)

Rail Tunnel to Grand Central Complete (NY Post, Jul 3, 2008)

Cycling in City Soars, But Bike Parking Still Scarce (NY Times, Jul 1, 2008)

Bloomberg Repays GOP for Congestion Pricing Support (Daily News, Jun 27, 2008)

More Delays for Cameras in Subways (NY Times, Jun 26, 2008)

MTA Board Pressured to Drop Freebies (Daily Politics, Jun 26, 2008)

Subway Improvements Aim at Easing Crowding (Metro, Jun 25, 2008)

Mayor, MTA Clash Over Committee Chief (Daily News, Jun 25, 2008)
Mayor Michael Bloomberg wants would like to see lawyer Mark Lebow, one of his four representatives on the board, to head the Metropolitan Transportation Authority's transit committee. But the MTS disagrees, on the grounds that the MTA essentially is a state agency, sources said.

M.T.A. Cuts Delay Some Big Projects Until 2010 (NY Times, Jun 24, 2008)

Cuts Come to MTA Board Today (AM New York, Jun 23, 2008)

MTA Board in Favor of Losing Free Passes (Daily News, Jun 23, 2008)

Bloomberg Delivers Harsh Gas Message (NY Post, Jun 21, 2008)
Let the little people pay higher gas taxes. That was the harsh message for beleaguered motorists delivered yesterday by Mayor Bloomberg.

'Tale of two MTAs' in Flap Over Buses to Boss' Mall (Metro, Jun 20, 2008)

State Lawmakers Kill Traffic Bill They Cosponsored (NY Times, Jun 19, 2008)

MTA Leader: Why Ride if it's Not Free? (Daily News, Jun 19, 2008)

Cross Bronx Westbound Worst Bottleneck in US (NY Sun, Jun 19, 2008)

Service Improvements Too Costly For MTA (Daily News, Jun 18, 2008)

Ghost Bikes Offer Mute Testimony to Rise in Cycling Deaths (New York Magazine, Jun 16, 2008)

Council Member Urges MTA to Sell Building (NY Sun, Jun 16, 2008)
City Councilmember Eric Gioia, a likely candidate for public advocate in 2009, is calling on the Metropolitan Transportation Authority to sell off the 20-story building it owns at 44th Street and Madison Avenue before it raises fares again.

City to Try Closing Park Avenue to Cars -- for Three Days (NY Sun, Jun 16, 2008)

MTA Paid $1.1 Billion in Settlement Costs Over 12 Years (NY Sun, Jun 13, 2008)

MTA Gives 'Fare' Warning of Costlier RIde (NY Post, Jun 12, 2008)

House Approves NY to DC Rocket Train (NY Sun, Jun 12, 2008)

Commission on MTA Financing Named (AM New York, Jun 11, 2008)
The governor yesterday appointed 12 members to a commission charged with finding new and permanent sources of money for the cash-starved Metropolitan Transportation Authority.

Mayor Sees More Transit Hikes (Daily News, Jun 7, 2008)
Mayor Bloomberg warned Friday that straphangers could face another fare hike next year - and said the city is broke and can't help.

No Bikes on the Subway (NY Post, Jun 7, 2008)
He oversees a bike-friendly administration, but Mayor Bloomberg thinks it makes no sense to allow the two-wheelers on the subway.

Gioia Responds to Avella on Congestion Pricing (Village Voice, Jun 6, 2008)
Councilmember Tony Avella, a mayoral candidate implied that his fellow Queens Councilmember, Eric Gioia, was bought out by Council Speaker Christine Quinn and Mayor Michael Bloomberg so that he would support the mayor's congestion pricing plan. Not true, said Gioia spokesman Eric Koch.

Triborough Bridge to Be Renamed for RFK (Associated Press, Jun 5, 2008)

MTA Rescinds Perk for Ex-Board Members (Associated Press, May 30, 2008)

MTA Spouses Getting Free Rides (Daily News, May 30, 2008)

Cuomo Says E-ZPass Perks are Illegal (Associated Press, May 29, 2008)

As Gas Prices Soar, Bus Ridership Stays Flat (AM New York, May 28, 2008)

MTA Board Members Get Free E-ZPass for Life (Daily News, May 27, 2008)

Flight Delays Cost City $5 Billion a Year, Says Senator (Newsday, May 27, 2008)

Parsing Connor and Squadron's Support for Congestion Pricing (Politicker, May 22, 2008)

Subway Bathrooms Locked Up (AM New York, May 21, 2008)

After $1 Billion, Subway Elevators, Escalators Still Don't Work (NY Times, May 19, 2008)

More Riders on the Staten Island Railway (AM New York, May 19, 2008)

Dispute Between Police and Transit Officials (Daily News, May 16, 2008)

MTA Pays Riders $25 to Fill Out Surveys (NY Post, May 13, 2008)

'Ten Plagues of the Subway' (AM New York, May 9, 2008)

Crackdown on Illegal Livery Pick Ups (NY Post, May 9, 2008)

Bedbugs in the Subway (NY Times, May 8, 2008)

Airport Workers Learn to be 'Nice' (AM New York, May 7, 2008)

New Rockaway Ferry Service (NY Post, May 6, 2008)

Group to MTA: Post Status of Broken Escalators (AM New York, May 6, 2008)

Train Derails, Threatens Morning Commute (AM New York, May 5, 2008)

MTA Pushing Back Door Bus Exits (AM New York, May 2, 2008)

New York Police Department Veteran to Lead MTA Cops (Daily News, May 2, 2008)

City Slashes Parking Permits (NY Times, May 1, 2008)

'Parking' Abuse Curbed (NY Post, May 1, 2008)

MTA Faces $2 Billion to $3 Billion Budget Gap (Daily News, May 1, 2008)

Parking Ticket Bill Parked In the Council (NY Sun, May 1, 2008)

Chicago to Get 'Our' Federal Congestion Pricing Money (NY Sun, Apr 30, 2008)

New Plan to Fight Traffic (Metro, Apr 29, 2008)

City Issues More Tickets (NY Post, Apr 28, 2008)

Survey Shows Traffic Woes Plague New Yorkers (AM New York, Apr 28, 2008)

Police Stepping Up Presence in Subway Stations (Newsday, Apr 25, 2008)

World Trade Center Transit Hub Faces Financial Crunch (AM New York, Apr 25, 2008)

Ground Zero Money Sought for Penn Station (NY Sun, Apr 22, 2008)

Congestion Pricing Could Resurface, Advocates Say (Daily News, Apr 21, 2008)

Kheel Plans To Put His Money Where His Mouth Is In '09 (Daily Politics, Apr 20, 2008)

Papal Traffic Snafus Coming (Crain's, Apr 17, 2008)

Red Hook Bike Commuter System Competition (NY Post, Apr 17, 2008)

Trade Center Transit Hub Hits Delays and Cost Overruns (Daily News, Apr 16, 2008)

MTA Plans to Use Solar Power (Newsday, Apr 15, 2008)

Evicted From Fulton, Businesses Seek Cash (Metro, Apr 10, 2008)

Politicians Threw Us Under Train, Straphangers Say (Daily News, Apr 10, 2008)

MTA Chief Puts Fare Hike on the Table (NY Post, Apr 10, 2008)

Brooklyn Bridge Placed On 'Must Fix' List (NY Sun, Apr 10, 2008)

Proposal Would Relocate Arts Center to Transit Hub (NY Times, Apr 10, 2008)

Panel to Examine MTA Finances (NY Post, Apr 9, 2008)

Council Speaks Up for G Train (AM New York, Apr 9, 2008)
The City Council lashed out at the MTA Tuesday, accusing officials of neglecting G riders with shortened subway cars and a shortened line. The council's Transportation Committee passed a resolution calling on the Metropolitan Transportation Authority to "immediately improve service on the G line and to not implement any additional service cuts."

At Last, Some Attention for the G Train (NY Times, Apr 9, 2008)

Paterson Plans Panel to Study MTA Budget (NY Times, Apr 9, 2008)

$8 Traffic Fee for Manhattan Gets Nowhere (NY Times, Apr 8, 2008)
Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg's far-reaching plan to ease Manhattan traffic died in the New York State Assembly.

Bloomberg Tactics Were Highhanded on Traffic Plan, Lawmakers Say (NY Times, Apr 8, 2008)
In Albany, the commissioner, Janette Sadik-Khan, expressed the mayor's sentiments, saying: "You are either for this historic change in New York or you're against it. And if you're against it, you're going to have a lot of explaining to do."

Council Members Fume Over Congestion Pricing Failure (Newsday, Apr 8, 2008)
After state lawmakers killed Mayor Michael Bloomberg's controversial congestion pricing bill Monday, supporters challenged opponents of the plan to find another way to fund improvements to New York City's beleaguered subway system and strained bus service.

Growing Pains for a Deep-Sea Home Built of Subway Cars (NY Times, Apr 8, 2008)

Plan B: Reallocating Street Space To Buses, Bikes & Pedestrians (StreetsBlog, Apr 8, 2008)

Security at World Trade Center to be 'Ring of Steel' (Daily News, Apr 7, 2008)

Fate of Congestion Pricing Unknown (NY Times, Apr 7, 2008)

Congestion Pricing Deadline Today (Daily News, Apr 7, 2008)

Sheekey: People Who Don't Help City Should 'Fear' (Daily Politics, Apr 7, 2008)

Subway Cars Get External Loudspeakers (Daily News, Apr 4, 2008)

Congestion Pricing Critics See A $1 Billion Accounting Trick (NY Sun, Apr 4, 2008)

City Spends Millions On Projects Other Than Pricing Plan (Metro, Apr 3, 2008)

Drivers Entering Manhattan on Bridges Would Also Pay (Daily News, Apr 3, 2008)

Thompson Gets In On Congestion Pricing Action (Daily Politics, Apr 3, 2008)
Comptroller Bill Thompson, whose likely 2009 mayoral primary opponent, Council Speaker Christine Quinn, has been dominating congestion pricing headlines over the past several days, jumped into the fray today with a letter to Gov. David Paterson that proposes three additional changes to the pay-to-drive plan. - Elimination of a toll credit for drivers enter the central business district via a tolled facility (the mandated $1 billion from the Port Authority does not address this issue). - Require that at least 77.5 percent of congestion pricing-generated revenue be spent on city transit or MTA bus company needs. - Allow all EZPass drivers three free entries after 10 a.m. into the congestion zone. Congestion Pricing Critic Announces Bid for City Council

Congestion Pricing Critic Announces Bid for City Council (Politicker, Apr 3, 2008)
Within hours of the congestion pricing vote, a Bronx-based opponent of the plan, Ari Hoffnung, sent out an email announcing that he will run for City Council, again. Hoffnung, who heads the Riverdale Jewish Community Relations Council, challenged Councilmember Oliver Koppell in 2005 and was defeated. This year, Koppell is term-limited.

Congestion Pricing? Not Without Sheldon Silver (NY Observer, Apr 3, 2008)

Pricing Faces Tough Resistance in Assembly Democrats (NY Post, Apr 3, 2008)

Mayor Presses for $8 Fee for Drivers to Enter Parts of Manhattan (NY Times, Apr 3, 2008)

Color-Coded Congestion Pricing (Daily Politics, Apr 3, 2008)
With the Assembly Democrats scheduled to conference congestion pricing today and the Senate poised to take up the pay-to-drive measure any moment now, this map created by Justin Kray at the Pratt Center for Community Development how Council members voted could come in handy for gaming out the pressures on various downstate lawmakers.

Battle Over Congestion Pricing Proposal Continues, Now in Two States (NY Times, Apr 3, 2008)

Avella FOILS For Congestion Pricing Negotiation Documents (Daily Politics, Apr 3, 2008)

Fare Hike Fear (Daily Politics, Apr 3, 2008)

An Absence Explained For Congestion Vote (NY Times, Apr 2, 2008)
Councilwoman Helen Diane Foster, a Bronx Democrat who has one of the worst attendance records on the council, was not at City Hall. She was not in her district. And her staff could provide no explanation for her whereabouts when voting began.

Corzine Lashes Out at Congestion Pricing (NY Sun, Apr 2, 2008)

Council Members Accuse Administration of Arm Twisting (Daily News, Apr 2, 2008)

Conspicuous Absence on Congestion Pricing Vote (NY Times, Apr 2, 2008)

Wylde Advocates For Legislative, Judicial Pay Raises (Daily Politics, Apr 1, 2008)

Albany Is Next Stop for Congestion Pricing (NY Sun, Apr 1, 2008)

How the Subways Wiped Out Graffiti (Metro, Apr 1, 2008)

City Council Approves Fee to Drive Below 60th (NY Times, Apr 1, 2008)
The controversial proposal to charge drivers in the busiest parts of Manhattan took a major step forward on Monday, with Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and Speaker Christine C. Quinn wrenching approval from the City Council by an unusually slim margin.

On 7 Train, Red Diamond Means Express, Green Circle is Local (Daily News, Apr 1, 2008)

Possible Transit Cuts Anger City Officials (AM New York, Mar 31, 2008)

Low-Income Drivers to Get Break on Fee (Daily News, Mar 31, 2008)
Low-income drivers would get a break on the $8 fee for driving into Manhattan under a revised version of Mayor Bloomberg's congestion-pricing plan released Sunday. The discount and a proposed $1 billion contribution from the Port Authority are designed to overcome objections that the plan would hurt poor New Yorkers while giving a break to New Jersey drivers who already pay Hudson River tolls.

Council Could Vote on Congestion Plan Today (NY 1, Mar 31, 2008)
The City Council could vote on congestion pricing as early as today, but the plan still faces an uncertain future in the state legislature.

Some New Yorkers Shun Transit (NY Times, Mar 31, 2008)
Many New Yorkers, even those with good public transit options, remain fiercely loyal to their cars. Despite the threat of traffic jams, honking horns and the urban version of road rage, these New Yorkers choose to drive, whether to shave time off their commutes, run their errands with less hassle or have a few moments to themselves

In Albany Congestion Pricing Comes Down to Politics as Usual (Newsday, Mar 31, 2008)
Many of the 212 lawmakers weighing the plan to charge motorists to enter parts of Manhattan admitted privately last week that their top concern in voting was to demonstrate loyalty to a legislative leader or the new governor, curry favor with a billionaire mayor or avoid primary challenges from restless members of the New York City Council.

Silver Mad About Street Construction in Lower East Side (NY Post, Mar 31, 2008)

Bloomberg Colleagues Funding Pro-Congestion Pricing Campaign (NY Post, Mar 30, 2008)

Senate Amends Congestion Pricing Bill To Woo Opponents (Daily Politics, Mar 30, 2008)

Paterson May Cut MTA Budget (Daily News, Mar 29, 2008)

Officials Still Hope to Save Moynihan Station Project (Newsday, Mar 29, 2008)

Garden Move Threatens Moynihan Plan (NY Sun, Mar 28, 2008)

Station Plan Put in Doubt as Garden Opts to Stay (NY Times, Mar 28, 2008)

Port Authority Announces Plans To Be Greener By 2010 (NY 1, Mar 28, 2008)

City Jumps Gun on Congestion Jobs (NY Post, Mar 28, 2008)

Subway and Bus Upgrades Not Derailed, Insists MTA (Daily News, Mar 27, 2008)

Area Airports Hit Passenger Records (NY Sun, Mar 27, 2008)

Contest Seeks To Solve Grand Army Plaza Traffic Nightmare (Brooklyn Daily Eagle, Mar 27, 2008)

Court Throws Out New York's Air Passenger Rights Law (NY Post, Mar 26, 2008)

Mayor Continues to Push Congestion Fee (Newsday, Mar 26, 2008)
As the Metropolitan Transportation Authority said it would not make $30 million in promised service improvements, Mayor Michael Bloomberg yesterday sought to reassure skeptical straphangers that the fees from his congestion pricing plan would be invested in public transit projects.

MTA Delays Improvements, Citing Drop in Real Estate Sales Taxes (NY Times, Mar 26, 2008)

A Survey of the Cleanest, and Dirtiest, Subway Trains (NY Times, Mar 26, 2008)

Quinn: MTA's Money Problems Underscore Need For Congestion Pricing (Daily Politics, Mar 26, 2008)

Bus drivers protest (AM New York, Mar 26, 2008)

Rail Link Would Help New Jersey Commuters, Report Says (Associated Press, Mar 25, 2008)

Split City Council Questions Congestion Pricing (Newsday, Mar 25, 2008)

Mayor Looks for Votes for Congestion Pricing in City Council (Daily News, Mar 25, 2008)
With just two weeks to go before the deadline to approve congestion pricing, Mayor Bloomberg and his allies worked Monday to win converts to the plan - while City Council critics spent the day poking holes in it.

Poll Says New Yorkers Would Support Congestion Pricing If Mass Transit Improved (NY Post, Mar 25, 2008)
New York state residents oppose Mayor Bloomberg's congestion-pricing plan, but would back the proposal if they believed the money would, as pledged, be used to improve mass transit, a new poll said yesterday.

New York to Boston for $1? Yes, for Some Who Call Early (NY Times, Mar 25, 2008)

Pricing Hearing: Sadik-Khan and Aggarwala Explain the Details (StreetsBlog, Mar 25, 2008)

Transportation Authority Leans Toward Rail Bid (NY Times, Mar 24, 2008)

Paterson Lends Support to Congestion Pricing (NY Times, Mar 24, 2008)

RPA Report: Keep Fresh Jersey-Penn Tunnel Going to East Side (The Real Estate, Mar 24, 2008)

Cabbies Confront Credit Cards (NY Post, Mar 22, 2008)
Cabbies have taken a beating from the city for refusing customers' credit cards, but the Taxi and Limousine Commission is saying they can't use their own plastic to pay their hack fees.

Judges Fighting for Free Parking (Brooklyn Papers, Mar 22, 2008)

Traffic Plan Votes Hinge On Improvements in Council Districts (NY Sun, Mar 21, 2008)

G Train Riders to MTA: Give Us Some V Cars! MTA to G Train Riders: No (The Real Estate, Mar 21, 2008)

Bloomberg Blasts Congestion Plan Critics (Crain's, Mar 20, 2008)

Congestion Pricing Deadline Now A Week Later (Daily News, Mar 19, 2008)

Weiner Responds To Bloomberg on Congestion Pricing (Daily Politics, Mar 19, 2008)

$267 Million To Fix Gowanus Expressway? (Brooklyn Daily Eagle, Mar 19, 2008)

MTA Trip Planner Wins Web Award (City Room, Mar 17, 2008)

City Employee Permits Mean No One Else Can Park Downtown (NY Times, Mar 15, 2008)

Study Quantifies the Frustrations of Parking (NY Times, Mar 15, 2008)

Cabbies Drop Suit Over GPS (NY Post, Mar 14, 2008)

Transportation Department Must Examine Bike Safety (Metro, Mar 13, 2008)
The Pedestrian Bicycle and Safety Act was unanimously passed by City Council yesterday, demanding the Department of Transportation identify the 20 most dangerous intersections for pedestrians and examine possible safety and capital improvements for these hot spots. It will also require the DOT to inspect patterns of crashes involving pedestrians and/or bicyclists — requiring safety measures, if needed — and study sites of pedestrian fatalities and serious injuries over the last five years.

Permit Parking Plan Under Consideration (Metro, Mar 13, 2008)

Bike Racks Are Due for a Makeover (City Room, Mar 13, 2008)

Forcing Off Illegal Trucks, and Making It Snappy (Greenpoint Star, Mar 13, 2008)

Soho Streets Could Be Car-Free on Sunday (Metro, Mar 12, 2008)

New Trains Hit Snag (Daily News, Mar 12, 2008)

Pre-fare Hike Unlimited MetroCards Good Until June (AM New York, Mar 11, 2008)

Bus Riders Back Congestion Pricing Plan, Survey Says (Daily News, Mar 11, 2008)
Riders on some of the busiest bus lines in Queens and Brooklyn said they would support congestion pricing if it means more buses on the roads, according to a new survey.

Borough's Subway Stations on Track for $3.7 Billion in Renovations (Daily News, Mar 11, 2008)

Bloomberg's Pay-to-Park Plan Pulls Pols (Brooklyn Papers, Mar 11, 2008)

Survey Finds Many Council Members Oppose Congestion Pricing (NY Times, Mar 10, 2008)

Ferry Plan Faces Choppy Waters (City Hall, Mar 10, 2008)

Add Alleycat Races to List of Bike Messengers’ Risks (NY Times, Mar 9, 2008)

MTA Executives Receive $4 Million Compensation Combined (AM New York, Mar 7, 2008)

Free Parking for Hybrid Cars Is Proposed (NY Sun, Mar 7, 2008)
New Yorkers who purchase hybrid cars would receive a novel perk under legislation proposed by Council Member Hiram Monserrate: free parking for a year. "Obviously in the backdrop of global warming and $4-a-gallon fuel, the question is what we should do as a municipality to consume less," Monserrate, who represents parts of Queens, said in an interview.

Residents Opposed to NYU Plans for Car Free Streets (StreetsBlog, Mar 7, 2008)

Auxiliary Police See Parking Permit Cut as an Insult (NY Times, Mar 6, 2008)

No Parking Spot? Here Are About 142,000 Reasons (NY Times, Mar 6, 2008)

City's Parking Permits Problem Worse Than Thought (NY Sun, Mar 6, 2008)

Traffic Accidents Cost Region $18 Billion Yearly (Newsday, Mar 6, 2008)

Building Collapse in Harlem Snarls Commute (Bloomberg, Mar 5, 2008)

Council Members Want Congestion Pricing Revisions (City Room, Mar 5, 2008)
The road to enact Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg’s plan to charge drivers an $8 fee to bring their cars into Manhattan below 60th Street just got a little more twisted.

MTA Chief Outlines 40-Year Plan (Metro, Mar 4, 2008)

Is the Police Department Reducing Traffic Violations? Hard to Say (StreetsBlog, Mar 4, 2008)

Top Port Authority Salaries On the Rise (NY Post, Mar 3, 2008)

MTA Promises Better Service After Fare Hike (Metro, Mar 3, 2008)

Sander Imagines Second Avenue Subway All the Way to Queens (The Real Estate, Mar 3, 2008)

Sander Makes the Case for MTA Capital Plan and Pricing (StreetsBlog, Mar 3, 2008)

Bloomberg Makes Congestion Pricing Case To Brooklyn Delegation (Daily Politics, Feb 29, 2008)

Fare Hikes, Overcrowding, More Loom if Funding for Projects Fails, Says MTA (Daily News, Feb 28, 2008)

MTA Plan Shows Less Help From Congestion Pricing (NY Times, Feb 28, 2008)

Mayor Plans Rise in Fuel Efficiency Standards for Black Cabs (NY Times, Feb 28, 2008)

Second Avenue Subway Over Budget, Behind Schedule (NY 1, Feb 27, 2008)

PATH Train Marks 100 Years of Service (NY Times, Feb 26, 2008)

The MTA's $28 Billion Construction Plan (Daily News, Feb 26, 2008)

Supporters of Congestion Pricing Launch Ad Blitz (NY Post, Feb 26, 2008)

Green-Cart Vendor Showdown (NY Post, Feb 26, 2008)
The battle over the Bloomberg administration's green-cart proposal intensified yesterday, as critics warned that if consumers don't buy street vendors' veggies, the peddlers will resort to selling other items - which would hurt local businesses.

Summer Boost in Queens Subway, Bus Service (Daily News, Feb 26, 2008)

Bridge and Tunnel Users Reach Record (Daily News, Feb 25, 2008)

Moynihan Station Plan in Jeopardy Over Finance and Coordination (Daily News, Feb 25, 2008)

Weiner: Ain't no Shame in Politics (Daily Politics, Feb 25, 2008)

Plan to Rebuild Penn Station Area May Be Close to Failure (NY Times, Feb 23, 2008)

More Subway Delays but Less Trash on Trains (Daily News, Feb 22, 2008)

The New DOT is Still Using the Old Measuring Stick (StreetsBlog, Feb 22, 2008)

Congestion Pricing a Money Grab: Hevesi (Times-Ledger, Feb 22, 2008)

Taxi Commission Looking for Cab Design Help (AM New York, Feb 21, 2008)

Council Members Renew Call For City To Fill Potholes Pronto (NY 1, Feb 21, 2008)

Work to Begin on Platform Over Tracks on the West Side (NY Times, Feb 21, 2008)

West Side Residents Cry Foul on No. 7 Line Extension (The Real Estate, Feb 21, 2008)

Upgrades for Crowded Bronx Subway and Buses (Daily News, Feb 19, 2008)

Calculating the New Fare Hike (AM New York, Feb 18, 2008)

Subway Stops by Police (Daily News, Feb 18, 2008)
Blacks and Latinos are far more likely to be stopped and questioned by police on the subway than white New Yorkers. Even though whites account for more than a third of all subway riders, less than 8 percent of the people stopped by police on the subways are white. On the other hand, blacks and Hispanics make up just under half of subway riders, yet account for nearly 90 percent of those stopped and questioned in the subways during the last two years.

Preliminary Mayor's Management Report (, Feb 15, 2008)
An interim look at the performance of various city agencies was released yesterday in a report called the Preliminary Mayor's Management Report. Published annually, it takes a look at the city's performance in the first four months of the fiscal year and forecasts performance expectations. Much of the information can be broken down by individual agency, issue, or community. Some significant highlights were: Sewer back up complaints jumped by 23 percent; the average response time to heat complaints rose by 50 percent (although stays within the goal of seven hours); and major felony crimes in schools were nearly a third lower than the same quarter last year.

MTA Doesn't Like Gowanus Expressway Bus/HOV Lane Idea (Staten Island Advance, Feb 15, 2008)

Anti-Terror Budget Gap at MTA (Metro, Feb 15, 2008)

Undercover Effort to Get Cabbies to Accept Credit is Effective (NY Post, Feb 15, 2008)

MTA Officials Grilled Over Anti-Terrorism Program (NY 1, Feb 15, 2008)

Heliport Owner Would Move Landing Pads Into Hudson (NY Times, Feb 15, 2008)

Former MTA Chief to City Council: Watch the Debt (The Real Estate, Feb 15, 2008)

Bill Thompson on Congestion Pricing (Politicker, Feb 15, 2008)

$40 Million a Year for Proposed "Livable Streets Lock Box" (StreetsBlog, Feb 15, 2008)

Citizens Propose Cycle Track Greenway Connector in Inwood (StreetsBlog, Feb 15, 2008)

MTA to Start Platform Inspections (AM New York, Feb 14, 2008)

Port Authority Could Bridge Moynihan Funding Gap (NY Sun, Feb 14, 2008)

Heavy Rains Close Major Roadways Indefinitely (NY 1, Feb 14, 2008)

Cortlandt Station May Reopen Soon (Downtown Express, Feb 14, 2008)

A Face-Off Over Horse-Drawn Carriages (City Room, Feb 14, 2008)

Rickety Subway Platforms Pose Danger (AM New York, Feb 13, 2008)

Port Authority, MTA Run Into Trouble Selling Bonds (The Real Estate, Feb 13, 2008)

Nightime Construction for Atlantic Yards Ties Up Flatbush Ave. in Daytime, Too (Gothamist, Feb 13, 2008)

Downtown Residents Tell MTA They Want Fulton Street Project (Metro, Feb 12, 2008)

Fare Hike to Cover Improvements (Daily News, Feb 11, 2008)

A Push To Connect G Train To Atlantic-Pacific Street Station (Brooklyn Daily Eagle, Feb 8, 2008)

Another Congestion Alternative, This One By Jeffrey Dinowitz (StreetsBlog, Feb 8, 2008)

Ex-MTA Chief Sees Big Obstacles to West Side Development (NY Sun, Feb 8, 2008)

State Commission Approves a Plan for Congestion Pricing (NY Times, Feb 7, 2008)

MTA Hudson Yards Deal Fraught with Caveats (Crain's, Feb 7, 2008)

Subway Ridership Highest Since 1951 (Daily News, Feb 7, 2008)

Cops Take Parking Cut (Daily News, Feb 6, 2008)

Figures Show Airports Got Worse (NY Post, Feb 6, 2008)

Funding Could Go to Ferry Terminals (AM New York, Feb 6, 2008)

Riders Share Tips to Beat Fare Hikes (AM New York, Feb 5, 2008)

Station Paint Jobs on Track for Spring (Daily News, Feb 5, 2008)

City Receives 'Bicycle Friendly' Award (Associated Press, Feb 5, 2008)

Battle Lines Being Drawn on Congestion Pricing (NY Post, Feb 4, 2008)

Company Changes Its Taxi Credit Card Security Policy (NY Sun, Feb 4, 2008)

Federal Funding for Transit Security to Double (Newsday, Feb 1, 2008)

First State-of-the-MTA Address in March (Daily News, Feb 1, 2008)

Congestion Pricing Plan Is Panned in Albany (NY Times, Jan 31, 2008)

Major MTA Projects Will Continue but at Slower Pace (AM New York, Jan 31, 2008)

MTA Eyes Park for Fulton Transit Center (Daily News, Jan 31, 2008)

Traffic Deaths in City Hit Record Low (NY Post, Jan 30, 2008)

Higher Costs May Curtail M.T.A. Work (NY Times, Jan 29, 2008)
Soaring construction costs could force the Metropolitan Transportation Authority to scrap plans for an architecturally ambitious glass-domed subway station in Lower Manhattan and lead to more than $1 billion in cost overruns for the authority’s major expansion projects, officials said Monday.

Fidler's Traffic Plan to City Council Tomorrow (Politicker, Jan 29, 2008)

Merchants Moved for Fulton Hub Feel Shortchanged (AM New York, Jan 29, 2008)

MTA prefers Leasing Hudson Yards (Crain's, Jan 29, 2008)

Brooklyn Politicians Rally for Residential Parking Permits (Brownstoner, Jan 29, 2008)

City Numbers Show Highest Cyclist Death Toll in Eight Years (StreetsBlog, Jan 29, 2008)

Metro-North to Process Credit Card Ticket Sales on Trains (Associated Press, Jan 29, 2008)

MTA Plans Cuts (Daily News, Jan 28, 2008)

Seeking a Metrocard Successor (NY Post, Jan 28, 2008)

Congestion Plan And New Tolls (NY Post, Jan 26, 2008)
Even with a fee to enter most of Manhattan, you still might end up with a bridge toll.

Bloomberg Warns of Trouble in Congestion Plan (Newsday, Jan 26, 2008)

Traffic Panel Members Expect to Endorse Fees on Cars (NY Times, Jan 25, 2008)

Accident Closes Major Shipping Channel for Hours (NY Times, Jan 25, 2008)

MTA Terror Plan Behind Schedule, Over Budget (AM New York, Jan 24, 2008)

NYC Subway Surveillance Project Lagging (NY Post, Jan 24, 2008)

Undercovers Try Catching Cabbies Refusing Credit Cards (Associated Press, Jan 24, 2008)

MTA Bus Ridership Rose 11 Percent in 2007 (Crain's, Jan 24, 2008)

Advocating for Free Subways (Metro, Jan 24, 2008)

Staten Island State of the Borough Speech Focus on Traffic (Staten Island Advance, Jan 24, 2008)

Council Hearing On Steam Pipe Blast Gets Heated (Daily News, Jan 23, 2008)
Con Ed knew a leaky and dented steam pipe under Lexington Ave. needed to be replaced before last summer's deadly explosion, but didn't want to tear up the street for the difficult job, it was revealed Tuesday.

Plan to Aid Elderly Pedestrians (Daily News, Jan 22, 2008)

Serious Taxi Accidents Decline (AM New York, Jan 22, 2008)

Queens Parking Workshop Turns to Talk of Motorist “Rights” (StreetsBlog, Jan 22, 2008)

City Tries To Make Streets Safer for Elderly (Associated Press, Jan 21, 2008)

Pedicab Companies Win in Court (NY Post, Jan 18, 2008)

Big Expansion Projects Bring Even Bigger Delays (NY Sun, Jan 17, 2008)

New Era for Labor, MTA (Metro, Jan 17, 2008)

Congestion Pricing Cash to Go to Transit 'Lock Box' (Daily News, Jan 17, 2008)

Report: MTA Dropped the Ball During Summer Storm (AM New York, Jan 17, 2008)

NY Supreme Court Ruling Spells Victory for Pedicabs (NY Sun, Jan 17, 2008)

More Trouble for MTA at Fulton St. (Metro, Jan 17, 2008)

Congestion Pricing and Disparities in Commuting (City Room, Jan 17, 2008)

A Bikes-Only Parking Lot in Midtown? (City Room, Jan 17, 2008)

Parking on Sidewalk Legal for Brooklyn Borough President (Daily News, Jan 16, 2008)

Poll Shows Sharp Increase in Worries (Crain's, Jan 15, 2008)

Major Subway Anti-Terror Project Falls Behind Schedule (Daily News, Jan 15, 2008)

New Landing Fee Policy Seeks to Cut Airport Delays (Associated Press, Jan 15, 2008)

Congestion Funds Could Go Elsewhere (Daily News, Jan 14, 2008)
Drivers may soon be forced to pay up to $8 to drive into Manhattan - but there’s no way to ensure the money would go for mass transit as promised, the head of the City Council’s Finance Committee said Sunday.

A Disabled Transit System (NY Times, Jan 14, 2008)

MTA to Address Missing Station Public Address Systems (AM New York, Jan 11, 2008)

Public-Address Systems for All Subway Stations in Two Years (Daily News, Jan 11, 2008)

MTA Video Ads Cash in on Station Walls (AM New York, Jan 11, 2008)

New Congestion Pricing Options as the Debate Continues (Village Voice, Jan 11, 2008)

MTA Exploring Wi-Fi Technology (AM New York, Jan 10, 2008)

Tolls Eyed in Lieu of Congestion Fee (NY Post, Jan 10, 2008)

Taxi Prices May Rise With Congestion Pricing (NY Sun, Jan 10, 2008)

Unlimited-Ride Cards for PATH (NY Times, Jan 10, 2008)

Interview With Free Transit Advocate (Gothamist, Jan 10, 2008)

Weiner and Wylde Square Off in Pricing Forum (StreetsBlog, Jan 10, 2008)

Bridge Toll Plan Headlines Congestion Commission Report (StreetsBlog, Jan 10, 2008)

Congestion Commission to Weigh Alternatives (Daily News, Jan 9, 2008)

MTA Projects Chief Resigns (Daily News, Jan 9, 2008)

Triborough May Be Named After Kennedy (NY Sun, Jan 8, 2008)

Architects Offer Plan to Replace Gowanus Expressway (Daily News, Jan 7, 2008)

Port Authority to Raise Bridge, Tunnel Tolls in March (Daily News, Jan 7, 2008)

Teachers Union Fights Parking Cutback (NY Sun, Jan 7, 2008)
Days after Mayor Michael Bloomberg vowed to slash the number of parking permits handed out to city employees, the teachers union is objecting.

The Fuss Over Parking Permits (NY Times, Jan 5, 2008)

Plan to Limit Parking Permits Sparks Controversy (NY Times, Jan 5, 2008)
All around the city, where fevered drivers try in vain to find parking on the street and angry pedestrians try to squeeze past illegally parked cars, New Yorkers on Friday were talking or blogging or posting to message boards about Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg’s plan to reduce by 20 percent the number of parking permits issued to police officers, firefighters, teachers and employees of an array of city agencies.

City Seeks To Put the Brakes On Employee Parking Abuse (NY Sun, Jan 4, 2008)

City Clamps Down on Parking Abuse (Metro, Jan 4, 2008)

PATH Riders May Get Slight Break on Fare Rise (NY Times, Jan 4, 2008)

Riders Give Subway Lines a C (NY Post, Dec 31, 2007)

The V Train Finds Its Niche (AM New York, Dec 31, 2007)

2nd Ave Construction Disrupting Retail (NY Post, Dec 31, 2007)

State Bridges Called Safe -- Cracks and All (Daily News, Dec 27, 2007)

New Transit Squad Out to Erase Subway Graffiti (Daily News, Dec 26, 2007)

Onerus Time for Visitors to Rikers Island (Village Voice, Dec 26, 2007)

Man Who Slipped on Pigeon Waste in Subway Awarded $6 Million (NY Post, Dec 24, 2007)

City Urged to Restore Stop on Extension of No. 7 Train (NY Times, Dec 21, 2007)

7 Line Extension May Get 41st Street Stop (AM New York, Dec 21, 2007)

City Tells MTA: Let’s Split 7 Station Costs (Metro, Dec 21, 2007)

Police Department Unveils New Scooters (Associated Press, Dec 21, 2007)

Despite Hike, Free Rides for MTA Board (Daily News, Dec 21, 2007)

By Car, Plane, or Train, Feds Involved in NY Traffic (Associated Press, Dec 21, 2007)

Bus and Subway Fares Approved (City Room, Dec 20, 2007)

Fare Approval May Lead to Spare Change Windfall (NY Times, Dec 20, 2007)

Fare Hike Approved (NY Sun, Dec 20, 2007)

Tentative Pact Halts Van Drivers' Strike (Metro, Dec 20, 2007)

Feds Order Fewer Flights at Kennedy Airport (Newsday, Dec 20, 2007)

Highlights of Monday’s Traffic Commission Meeting (StreetsBlog, Dec 20, 2007)

Imagining Taxis of the Future (City Room, Dec 20, 2007)

For Now, US Won’t Cap Flights Per Hour at JFK (NY Times, Dec 19, 2007)

Lawmakers Press MTA for Subway Riders' Bill Of Rights (NY 1, Dec 19, 2007)

Subway Crime Hits Low (Metro, Dec 19, 2007)

Trouble for Fulton Transit Center? (Metro, Dec 19, 2007)

Taxi of the Future Could Accept MetroCards (NY Post, Dec 19, 2007)

Owl Recordings Scare Pigeons on Parkway (Daily News, Dec 19, 2007)

East River Tolls Could Raise More Revenue (Daily News, Dec 18, 2007)

Board Expected to Approve Fare Hike (AM New York, Dec 18, 2007)

Van Drivers Reach Tentative Labor Agreement (Associated Press, Dec 18, 2007)

Bloomberg Open to Congestion Pricing Alternatives (NY Post, Dec 18, 2007)
Mayor Bloomberg would consider alternatives to congestion pricing as long as the options reduce the number of cars coming into the city, generate significant revenues for mass transit and are acceptable to the federal government

Bus and Subway Service Improvements Planned (NY Times, Dec 18, 2007)

MTA Waste and Bloat (Daily News, Dec 17, 2007)

Free Subways Via Congestion Pricing (New York Magazine, Dec 17, 2007)

Items Lost and Found on Subways Often Disappear, Probe Finds (Daily News, Dec 14, 2007)

Talks to End Access-A-Ride Strike Stall (NY Post, Dec 14, 2007)

Blinding Headlights Make Part of West Side Greenway Unusable (StreetsBlog, Dec 14, 2007)

Cabbies Say No to Rider Credit Cards (AM New York, Dec 13, 2007)

Traffic Panel Keeps East River Bridge Tolls on Table (NY Times, Dec 13, 2007)

State and Amtrak Settle Track Dispute (Associated Press, Dec 13, 2007)

MTA Cuts $60 Million, but Not to Save Fare (Daily News, Dec 12, 2007)

Commission Wants All Cabs Hybrid by 2012 (AM New York, Dec 12, 2007)

Cyclists Want Drivers to be Educated on the Danger of "Dooring" (Metro, Dec 12, 2007)

Weiner Discusses Transportation (City Hall, Dec 12, 2007)

Advocate Blasts City on Van Strike (Daily News, Dec 12, 2007)

Strike Forces Disabled Riders to Seek Alternatives (City Room, Dec 12, 2007)

Hundreds Stranded Online by Botched MTA Webinar (City Room, Dec 12, 2007)

New Report Fuels Congestion Pricing Debate (City Room, Dec 12, 2007)

Manhattan Private Schools No Longer Rely on Legacies (NY Sun, Dec 11, 2007)

Feds to Limit Flights at Kennedy (NY Times, Dec 11, 2007)

Mayor and Governor OK Fare Hike (Daily News, Dec 11, 2007)

Negotiations Restart for Van Strike (NY Post, Dec 11, 2007)

Monthly Metro Card Still Best Bet (AM New York, Dec 11, 2007)

Congestion Commission Considers Options (NY Times, Dec 11, 2007)

Back and Forth: Gene Russianoff (City Hall, Dec 11, 2007)

New Newsstands Beset by Problems (NY Post, Dec 11, 2007)

Street Parking Could Soon Cost Up to $15 an Hour (NY Post, Dec 11, 2007)

Parking Advice for New York (via Los Angeles) (City Room, Dec 11, 2007)

Drivers for Disabled Say Strike Likely (AM New York, Dec 10, 2007)
After stalled contract talks, the drivers and mechanics of four paratransit companies are expected to begin striking Monday, disrupting service for about 7,000 elderly and disabled passengers around the city.

N.Y. Airports Are Behind on Technology (NY Sun, Dec 10, 2007)
The region's three major airports lack technology designed to prevent airplanes from colliding with each other, and it could be years before all of them have it, a lawmaker said yesterday.

Spitzer Trying to Bring Bloomberg on Board for Fare Increase (Daily News, Dec 7, 2007)

NYC Task Force Offers 100 Ways to Ease Flight Delays (Associated Press, Dec 7, 2007)

MTA Plan for Independent Subway Lines Is Attacked (NY Sun, Dec 7, 2007)

Management of Subways to Be Split (NY Times, Dec 6, 2007)

MTA Blasted for Emergency Workers Cut (AM New York, Dec 6, 2007)

Stringer Wants to Eliminate Parking on West 33rd Street (AM New York, Dec 6, 2007)

New York Times Employees Say New Building Lacks Bike Parking (StreetsBlog, Dec 6, 2007)

Subway Lines Get Poor Grades from Riders (NY Sun, Dec 5, 2007)

MTA to Improve Safety for Track Workers (NY Post, Dec 5, 2007)

Bloomberg Criticizes MTA (Daily News, Dec 5, 2007)
Mayor Michael Bloomberg yesterday criticized the Metropolitan Transportation Authority for leaving too many people with no alternative to their cars. He also said his congestion pricing proposal could reduce the need for a fare hike.

Metro Area Leads Nation in Most "Walkable Urban Places." (NY Post, Dec 5, 2007)

Vying to Develop Hudson Yards (New York Magazine, Dec 4, 2007)

7 Train Ready to Break Ground (AM New York, Dec 4, 2007)

Pricing Plan Could Keep Fares Down: Bloomberg (Daily News, Dec 4, 2007)
Charging drivers new tolls under a congestion-pricing proposal could help keep fares "reasonable," Mayor Bloomberg said Monday.

City Urged to Rethink Rail Access to West Side (NY Times, Dec 3, 2007)
Senator Charles E. Schumer said Friday that the money budgeted for the development of the Hudson Yards should be put instead into an extension of the No. 7 subway line, including a new station at 10th Avenue.

As No. 7 Extension Kicks Off, Cost Questions Loom (The Real Estate, Dec 3, 2007)

NY's Airports Are Worse Than Most: Comptroller Report (Village Voice, Dec 3, 2007)

City Urged to Rethink Rail Access to West Side (NY Times, Dec 1, 2007)

MTA Savings Proposal May Mean Service Cuts (NY Times, Nov 30, 2007)

'Mets Express' Likely to Return Next Season (AM New York, Nov 30, 2007)

Recycling in NYC's Subways (WNYC, Nov 30, 2007)

MTA Spending on Track to Soar 43 Percent Over '04 budget (Daily News, Nov 30, 2007)

City Transportation Employees Charged in Bribery Scheme (Newsday, Nov 29, 2007)

Battle Over Fare Hike Continues (Metro, Nov 29, 2007)

Parking Rules to Go Online (AM New York, Nov 29, 2007)
The City Council passed legislation Wednesday that will post parking regulations on the Department of Transportation's Web site by Sept. 1, 2009. The site will allow drivers to search the restrictions by block and will be updated if regulations are changed permanently or for construction.

MTA Seeks Up to $10B in Additional Funding (Crain's, Nov 29, 2007)

City Moves to Put Parking Regulations Online (City Room, Nov 29, 2007)

MTA Lost Millions in Fuel Foulup (Daily News, Nov 28, 2007)

Two Department of Transportation Officilas Arrested on Bribery Charges (Daily Politics, Nov 28, 2007)

Lawmaker Eyes Ban on Student Lunchtime Driving (NY Sun, Nov 27, 2007)

MTA Floats Flooding Proposal (Daily News, Nov 27, 2007)

Transit Costs Still Going Up (NY Times, Nov 27, 2007)

Subways Increasingly Running Late; Problem Is Worst During Morning Rush (NY Times, Nov 26, 2007)
During the morning rush, an average of more than 8 percent of trains in recent months failed to meet the transit agency's standard.

Government Gridlock Keeps City Drivers Stuck in Traffic (NY Post, Nov 25, 2007)
Government gridlock is keeping city drivers - and holiday shoppers - stuck in traffic this season. Mayor Bloomberg's proposal to beef up fines and enforcement tools for "blocking the box" is still not a reality six months after it was dubbed essential and announced in a dog-and-pony show alongside several state legislators.

Subways Increasingly Running Late (NY Times, Nov 24, 2007)

Governor Preserves $2 Fare (NY Times, Nov 21, 2007)
Gov. Eliot Spitzer abruptly announced yesterday that he was shelving a plan to raise the base subway fare, saying that an unexpected increase in ridership and other revenues have made it unnecessary.

Most Commuters Still Face Higher Fares (AM New York, Nov 21, 2007)
Despite the demise of the 25-cent hike in the base fare for buses and subways, the 86 percent of commuters who buy discounted cards will possibly still have to dig deeper next year.

No Easy Solution for Congestion at J.F.K. Airport, Experts Say (NY Times, Nov 21, 2007)

Retirements Among Air Traffic Controllers Means More Jobs (WNYC, Nov 20, 2007)

New Life for Bronx Rail Station? (Metro, Nov 20, 2007)

Silver: Subsidies Should be Considered Before Fare Hike (Daily News, Nov 20, 2007)

Thanksgiving, Foul Weather Contribute to Airport Woes (Associated Press, Nov 20, 2007)

Poll Shows 61 Percent of City Voters Opposed to Congestion Pricing (Daily News, Nov 20, 2007)

MTA Could Lose Funding if Project Doesn't Stay on Track (NY Post, Nov 20, 2007)

U.S. Approves $1.3 Billion for 2nd Avenue Subway (NY Times, Nov 19, 2007)
The long-dreamed-of project will take another important step towards become a reality Monday, as the federal government plans to formally approve financing for the its first stage.

Millionaires on the MTA Board Deciding Fare Hike (Daily News, Nov 19, 2007)

U.S. Approves $1.3 Billion for 2nd Avenue Subway (NY Times, Nov 19, 2007)

M.T.A. Executive Gets Political Donation From Bidders on Railyards (NY Times, Nov 18, 2007)

Transportation Officials Announce Plans For Holiday Traffic (NY 1, Nov 16, 2007)

Gas Prices Likely to Rise By Thanksgiving (Daily News, Nov 16, 2007)

30 Firms Submit Proposals for City’s Congestion Pricing System (StreetsBlog, Nov 16, 2007)

No More E-Zpass Discounts? (NY Times, Nov 16, 2007)

Department of Transportation to Install New Bike Parking Shelters (StreetsBlog, Nov 16, 2007)

Port Authority to Raise Tolls to Support Second Hudson Rail Tunnel (NY Times, Nov 15, 2007)

Three MTA Board Members Dodged Every Fare Hike Meeting (Daily News, Nov 15, 2007)

Weiner Talks Transportation (StreetsBlog, Nov 15, 2007)

Bus Collisions Increase in City (Village Voice, Nov 14, 2007)

311 to Help Handicapped Get Cabs (AM New York, Nov 14, 2007)
The Taxi and Limousine Commission voted yesterday to create a pilot program enabling wheelchair users to call 311 for an accessible taxi.

Traffic Regulations for Each City Block to go Online (NY Post, Nov 9, 2007)

Staten Island: Expanded Train Service (NY Times, Nov 8, 2007)

Critics: Economic Slump Worst Time to Raise Fares (Daily News, Nov 8, 2007)

Port Authority Sets Out Ambitious Plans (NY Times, Nov 7, 2007)

Advocates Call for More City Funds for Transit (Daily News, Nov 7, 2007)

MTA Developing E-mail, Text Alert Systems (NY Post, Nov 7, 2007)

Group Offers Vision of Broad Sidewalks, Protected Bikes Lanes and Broadway Without Cars (Metro, Nov 7, 2007)

Straphangers Blast Fare Hike (AM New York, Nov 6, 2007)

How to Handle New York’s Airports (New York Magazine, Nov 6, 2007)

Quinn Joins Fare Hike Protest (Daily News, Nov 6, 2007)
City Council Speaker Christine Quinn joined the fight against fare hikes Monday, declaring the MTA shouldn't squeeze straphangers for more money.

MTA Cleanup Crews Irk Forest Hills Residents (Times-Ledger, Nov 2, 2007)

More Bike Lanes, and More Bikers, on City Streets (WNYC, Nov 2, 2007)

Cyclists Want Cars Out of Their Lanes (Metro, Nov 2, 2007)

Fidler Presents Alternative To Traffic Plan (NY Sun, Nov 2, 2007)

Auctions for Taxi Medallions Begin (NY Times, Nov 2, 2007)

MTA Asks for Restoration of Automatic Dues Payment (NY Times, Nov 2, 2007)

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/01/nyregion/01toll.html?ex=1351656000&en=bb1b3dd5533dae2b&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss (NY Times, Nov 1, 2007)

Group Advocates 'Freedom Ticket' for Commuter Rails (AM New York, Nov 1, 2007)

Pokey and Schleppie: New York’s Slowest and Least Reliable Buses (NY Post, Oct 31, 2007)

With Development Booming, City Designates Seven New Landmarks (AM New York, Oct 31, 2007)

Transit Costs Highest in New York City (Daily News, Oct 30, 2007)

Feral Cats Rounded Up at Airport (AM New York, Oct 30, 2007)

Fears Over Plan to Fight Air Congestion at JFK (NY Post, Oct 29, 2007)
Business groups and the Port Authority say Kennedy Airport could be hurt if federal officials try to fight chronic flight delays there by trimming the number of planes allowed to fly.

MTA Doesn't Have Plan to Pay for Congestion Pricing (Metro, Oct 26, 2007)

Bloomberg Says 'Maybe' to Fare Hike (NY Sun, Oct 26, 2007)
If Mayor Michael Bloomberg looks at the Metropolitan Transportation Authority's books and finds it "is being run efficiently and is still expecting future deficits," then he sees nothing wrong with a fare hike.

Advocates Say Lower Fare But End DIscounts (NY Post, Oct 26, 2007)

Pol Doubts City's Traffic Estimates (Newsday, Oct 26, 2007)

City’s New Traffic Plan for Park Row Draws Chinatown Fire (The Villager, Oct 26, 2007)

Labor Loses Love For Congestion Pricing (Daily Politics, Oct 26, 2007)

More Hybrid City Buses (NY Times, Oct 25, 2007)

MTA: State Money Won't Affect Fare Increase (AM New York, Oct 25, 2007)

New ‘Moynihan Station’ Plans (Daily News, Oct 24, 2007)
The state unveiled a revised $14 billion plan for the Penn Station area Tuesday, featuring a new Madison Square Garden and a pair of grand transit hubs.

Split Over Hemmerdinger (Daily Politics, Oct 24, 2007)

No. 7 Line Extension May Need Millions (Newsday, Oct 23, 2007)

Railroad Terminal Bid Too High (AM New York, Oct 23, 2007)

Senate Passes Ban On Spitzer License Policy (NY Times, Oct 23, 2007)

Taxi Strike Goes Unnoticed (NY Post, Oct 23, 2007)

Taxi Drivers Set For Second Strike Over GPS Rules (NY 1, Oct 22, 2007)
It could be tougher to get a cab Monday as many taxi drivers are still threatening to keep their cabs parked.

Feds Recommend Cut in Number of Flights at JFK Airport (Daily News, Oct 22, 2007)
Federal transportation officials are recommending a cut in the number of flights that take off and land every hour at Kennedy Airport, saying the hub can't handle the current level.

Higher Costs Force Cutback in Extension of the No. 7 Line (NY Post, Oct 22, 2007)
The MTA and the city are moving ahead with a planned extension of the No. 7 subway line to the Javits Convention Center, but much of the original project may be scrapped to stay on budget, officials said yesterday.

Bloomberg: Cabs Will Have GPS, Credit Card Machines (Daily News, Oct 20, 2007)
Strike or no strike, the city isn't backing off its mandate that cabs have GPS tracking and equipment for payment by credit cards, Mayor Bloomberg vowed on Friday.

Nominee to Head M.T.A. Allows That He Is No Transportation Expert (NY Times, Oct 19, 2007)

MTA Nominee Defends Membership in Social Club (NY Sun, Oct 19, 2007)

Drivers May Have Less Time To Idle Near Schools (NY Sun, Oct 18, 2007)
A bill introduced by Councilmember John Liu would mandate that vehicles must shut engines off when near schools after one minute of idling. Vehicles are currently allowed to idle for three minutes.

L and 7 Trains get Boosts in Service (Associated Press, Oct 18, 2007)

State Lawmakers Offer Money to Ward Off Fare Hike (AM New York, Oct 18, 2007)

Officials Will Weigh Cross-Harbor Freight Tunnel (NY Times, Oct 17, 2007)

Bloomberg Eyes Deductions For Transit Dues (NY Post, Oct 16, 2007)
The city will fight "as strongly as" possible an attempt by the transit union to get back the right it lost after the December 2005 strike to automatically deduct dues from its members' paychecks, Mayor Bloomberg said yesterday.

City Council Urges Special Cell Phone Free Subway Cars (Daily News, Oct 12, 2007)

Real Estate Prices Suffer From Unreliable G Train Service (Real Deal, Oct 11, 2007)

License Proposal Finds Some Support (NY Times, Oct 9, 2007)

Kelly Criticizes License Plan (NY Post, Oct 9, 2007)

Clean Streets Get Break From Parking Rules (NY Post, Oct 9, 2007)

Long Delayed Subway Line Exposes Neighborhood’s Nerves (NY Times, Oct 9, 2007)

Plan Still Good, Despite Price: Bloomberg (Daily News, Oct 9, 2007)
Mayor Bloomberg said yesterday that his congestion-pricing plan is a good thing for mass transit in the city - even though it would cost the MTA an extra $767 million to set up and $104 million a year to operate.

MTA says Mayor’s Traffic Plan to Cost Millions (NY Times, Oct 8, 2007)
Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg’s plan to ease traffic congestion by charging motorists who drive into the busiest parts of Manhattan would cost hundreds of millions of dollars for new bus and subway services and mass transit improvements to accommodate tens of thousands of new riders, transportation officials say.

MTA's Off-Peak Plan Could Cut Costs for Many Commuters (Daily News, Oct 5, 2007)

New York Area Airports Have Worst Delays in Country (WNYC, Oct 5, 2007)

Cabbies Plan to Strike Again on Oct 22nd (Metro, Oct 4, 2007)

Bill Would Ban Alcohol Ads on Buses, Subways (Daily News, Oct 4, 2007)

Taxi Drivers Plan Second Strike (NY Post, Oct 3, 2007)

MTA Seeks Apartments for Tenants Displaced by 2nd Avenue Subway (Metro, Oct 3, 2007)

Wheelchair Accident Feeds Transit Users Fears (AM New York, Oct 2, 2007)

Grand Army Plaza to Become More Pedestrian Friendly (NY Post, Oct 2, 2007)

Bloomberg Eyes Parisian Bike Program (NY Times, Oct 1, 2007)

Cabbies Lose Court Battle on Global Positioning System (Newsday, Oct 1, 2007)

Subway Cell Service Tracks Better Than Above Ground (NY Post, Oct 1, 2007)

New Plaza at Tangled Intersection in Meat Packing District (StreetsBlog, Sep 28, 2007)

School Buses to Get GPS Technology (Associated Press, Sep 28, 2007)

Judge Doesn't See GPS Violating Cabbies' Privacy (Newsday, Sep 27, 2007)

‘Poor’ Parts of Brooklyn Bridge to Be Repaired (NY Sun, Sep 26, 2007)

Subway Riders Group Offers Alternative Fare Hike Plan (Metro, Sep 26, 2007)

Bill Would Make Companies Pay for Speeding Bike Messengers (Daily News, Sep 26, 2007)
When speeding bike messengers and delivery people careen down the sidewalk, their companies - not the riders - should be made to pay, a group of City Council members said yesterday.

Congestion Pricing Panel Meets (NY Times, Sep 26, 2007)
The committee charged with coming up with a plan to reduce New York City traffic met for the first time yesterday and started to debate Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s plan to charge cars and trucks to enter parts of Manhattan on weekdays.

Critics Attacks Congestion Plan (NY Sun, Sep 26, 2007)
At the first meeting of the panel on congestion pricing, two critics attacked Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s plan to charge drivers to enter or drive around parts of Manhattan during the workday.

Authority Looks To Raise Fares, Offer Discounts (NY Times, Sep 25, 2007)

Comptroller: Special Education Busing Still Delayed (NY Post, Sep 25, 2007)

Authority Profits From Cell Service Contract (Newsday, Sep 25, 2007)

Expanded Bus Service on Track (AM New York, Sep 25, 2007)

Off-Peak Fares Eyed for Subway (NY Times, Sep 25, 2007)
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority yesterday proposed charging people less if they ride subways or buses during off-peak periods, in hopes of easing overcrowding during the commuting rushes.

Eminent Domain Opposed for New Subway Opposed by Catsimatidis (NY Sun, Sep 21, 2007)
Mayoral hopeful John Catsimatidis, who owns the Gristedes supermarket chain, may fight the state's attempt to condemn part of his supermarket on East 86th Street to make way for the Second Avenue subway line.

After Flooding, MTA Plans Subway Fixes (NY Times, Sep 21, 2007)

Flood Report Spurs $30M in MTA Upgrades (NY Sun, Sep 21, 2007)

NYC Gets Its First-Ever Physically-Separated Bike Path (StreetsBlog, Sep 21, 2007)

Bill Passed to Stop School Bus Idling (Norwood News, Sep 21, 2007)

Plan To Extend No. 7 Line Has Only One Bidder (NY Sun, Sep 20, 2007)

Cell Service Planned for Subway Platforms (Associated Press, Sep 20, 2007)

Cabbies Sue the Taxi and Limousine Commission (AM New York, Sep 20, 2007)

MTA Continues to Plan for Fare Hikes Early Next Year (Daily News, Sep 19, 2007)

Cab Drivers May Call Second Strike (Daily News, Sep 19, 2007)

Many City Sidewalks Inaccessible to Disabled (AM New York, Sep 19, 2007)

City Launches Bike Safety Campaign (Metro, Sep 19, 2007)
A coalition of city agencies — including the Department of Transportation, the Department of Health and the police — launched the city’s first official bicycle safety campaign in Union Square yesterday,

No Bridge is Unsafe: Transportation Commissioner (NY Post, Sep 18, 2007)
Inspections on low-rated spans are now being conducted every three months, twice the previous frequency, a city official said.

Second Avenue Subway Gets $125M From Feds (Daily News, Sep 17, 2007)
The Second Ave. subway line got a boost yesterday when the Senate passed the Transportation Appropriations Bill for fiscal year 2008, which earmarks $125 million for the project.

Civil Court Candidate and Current Taxi Commissioner Raises Money From Taxi Industry (Politicker, Sep 15, 2007)

Transit Projects Mold City of Tomorrow (AM New York, Sep 14, 2007)

City Begins Awarding Pedicab Licenses (AM New York, Sep 12, 2007)

Grassroots Campaign Seeks an Express F Train (Metro, Sep 12, 2007)

Council to Look at Bridge Safety (NY Sun, Sep 12, 2007)
More than a month after a bridge in Minneapolis collapsed, the City Council will hold a hearing on the safety of the city's spans. Council Member John Liu, chair of the Transportation Committee, said safety concerns about the city's bridges had became significant, especially after revelations that the Brooklyn Bridge was considered structurally deficient under federal standards, but not state standards

No. 7 to Get Platform Doors (NY Post, Sep 11, 2007)

A Train Celebrates 75 (AM New York, Sep 11, 2007)

Taxi Commission Could Have Chosen Cheaper, More Reliable Technology for Cabs (, Sep 11, 2007)

Report Says Mobsters Controlled School Bus Union (NY Times, Sep 7, 2007)

Effects of Taxi Strike Disputed (NY 1, Sep 7, 2007)

New Plan to Reduce Air Travel Delays Meets Critics (Associated Press, Sep 7, 2007)

Taxi Strike Impact Hard to Assess (Associated Press, Sep 6, 2007)

World Trade Center Transit Hub to Keep 'Wing' Design (NY Post, Sep 6, 2007)

Bloomberg and Cabs Plan for Strike (NY Times, Sep 5, 2007)

Councilman Tries to Hand Off Street Naming (NY Sun, Sep 5, 2007)
The Republican leader of the City Council is fighting back against one of the most common criticisms of the 51-member body: that it wastes its time by renaming dozens of streets each year.

Administration Seeks to Make New York a City of Cyclists (NY Times, Sep 4, 2007)

Mayor Says Cabs Will Go High Tech (NY Times, Sep 4, 2007)
Mayor Michael Bloomberg said yesterday that the city would not back down in its determination to install credit card and video devices in city taxicabs despite a threatened two-day strike by a major cabdrivers’ group.

Strike Could Boost Livery Cabs (NY Sun, Sep 4, 2007)
A taxi driver strike planned for tomorrow and Thursday could prove to be a boon for livery cab companies, which are readying for a deluge of business around the city in the absence of yellow cabs.

Cab Drivers Set Strike (NY Times, Sep 3, 2007)
A group that says it represents about 7,000 cabdrivers vowed to go ahead with a two-day strike this week, although city officials expressed skepticism that significant percentage of the drivers of the city’s 13,180 medallion taxis would participate in the work stoppage, scheduled to start at 5 a.m. on Wednesday.

Bloomberg Says Fare Hike Likely (NY Post, Sep 1, 2007)
The sharp downturn on Wall Street and in the real-estate industry makes a subway-fare hike likelier than ever, Mayor Michael Bloomberg said Friday.

Feds Meddling in Congestion Pricing: Poll (Crain's, Aug 31, 2007)

7 Train Graded C- by Riders (NY Post, Aug 31, 2007)

Pilot Program to Give Buses Technology That Makes Lights Turn Green (Associated Press, Aug 29, 2007)

Spitzer Disputes Comptroller’s MTA Report (Newsday, Aug 28, 2007)

Commuting Costs Are Going Up, Says Bloomberg (Daily News, Aug 28, 2007)
Whether you drive or take the subway, the price of commuting is going up - and Mayor Bloomberg says you're going to get "socked" either way.

Education Department Fixes Busing Rules (Daily News, Aug 27, 2007)
Education officials are tweaking several of the school bus eligibility rules that turned last year's route shakeup into a full-blown fiasco.

Interview With Policeman Who Patrols Critical Mass Protests (The Villager, Aug 24, 2007)

Taxi Drivers Threaten Strike (Crain's, Aug 24, 2007)

Congestion Pricing Panel Members Named (NY Sun, Aug 22, 2007)

Most Panel Members Support Congestion Pricing (NY Times, Aug 22, 2007)
A commission heavy with advocates of congestion pricing was named yesterday to study Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s traffic-cutting proposal and present a recommendation to state and city lawmakers.

Quality of Life Inspectors Will Patrol City (NY Sun, Aug 17, 2007)

Attempt to Relocate Chinatown "Bus Depot" to Residential Area Thwarted (Chelsea Now, Aug 17, 2007)

Washington Gives New Yorkers Mixed Signals on Driving to Work (NY Times, Aug 16, 2007)

Bronx Trash Now Exported by Train (Daily News, Aug 16, 2007)

Top MTA Officials Were Away When Flooding Hit (Daily News, Aug 15, 2007)

Could Text Messaging Solve MTA's Communication Woes? (AM New York, Aug 15, 2007)

Councilmember Seeks to Ban Smoking in Cars Carrying Children (NY Sun, Aug 15, 2007)

Councilmember Seeks Another Smoking Ban (NY Post, Aug 15, 2007)
City Councilmember James Gennaro will introduce a bill to ban smoking in cars when people under age 18 are riding.

Silver Sounds Caution on Congestion Pricing (NY Sun, Aug 15, 2007)
Just hours after federal officials awarded the city $354.5 million in federal funds to help finance a pay-to-drive-in-Manhattan scheme, the speaker of the Assembly, Sheldon Silver, yesterday warned that Mayor Bloomberg's congestion pricing proposal had high hurdles to clear.

Congestion Pricing to Get Federal Boost (NY Times, Aug 14, 2007)

Clogged Drains Caused Subway Flooding (Daily News, Aug 14, 2007)

Councilmember’s Report: Taxi Lost and Found Means Gone for Good (NY Times, Aug 14, 2007)
A report released yesterday by City Councilwoman Gale A. Brewer found that the city’s method of returning items lost in taxis is confusing, disorganized and frequently a dead end.

In a Crisis, Subway Riders Get Little Guidance (NY Times, Aug 10, 2007)

Transit Agency’s Failure Similar to One in 2004 (NY Times, Aug 9, 2007)

Brooklyn Tornado (NY Times, Aug 9, 2007)

Flooding's Fiscal Effects Could Harm City's ‘Brand' (NY Sun, Aug 9, 2007)

MTA Officials Say Washout Requires System Overhaul (Associated Press, Aug 9, 2007)

MTA Considering 3 New Metro-North Stations for the Bronx (Daily News, Aug 9, 2007)

Other U.S. Subway Systems Rarely Close Due to Rain (NY Sun, Aug 9, 2007)

Service Expected to be Normal Today (AM New York, Aug 9, 2007)

Comptroller Presents Alternatives to Transit Fare Hike (AM New York, Aug 8, 2007)

Senator Schumer Calls for Tunnel Inspections (NY Post, Aug 7, 2007)

Metro-North Stop Could Bring Change to Bronx Neighborhood (AM New York, Aug 7, 2007)

Upper East Side Politicians Unite to Fight Bike Lane (NY Sun, Aug 3, 2007)

Safety Violations Cited for Deaths in Subway Work (NY Times, Aug 2, 2007)
The deaths of two subway workers in April resulted primarily from flawed safety procedures and a lax “organizational culture” in which track workers and supervisors flouted basic safety rules and failed to alert operators of oncoming trains to the presence of workers on the tracks, according to reports released yesterday by New York City Transit.

MTA Searches for Creative Subway Ad Strategies (AM New York, Aug 2, 2007)

When a Mayor Plays Just Another Straphanger (NY Times, Aug 2, 2007)

Bloomberg’s SUV/Subway Commute (NY Times, Aug 1, 2007)
He is public transportation’s loudest cheerleader, boasting that he takes the subway “virtually every day.” But Mayor Michael Bloomberg rides in a SUV for a quarter of his commute to City Hall, bypassing a local subway station and a mere five minute walk from his home.

Central Park Road Closed Another Hour (Newsday, Aug 1, 2007)

Taxis Go Green, But Not Handicap Accessible (City Limits, Aug 1, 2007)

MTA May Cut Number of Medical Assistants to Balance Budget (Daily News, Jul 31, 2007)

City Selling 500 Pounds of Foreign Coins From Parking Meters (Associated Press, Jul 31, 2007)

Mayor Criticizes Taxi Strike Threat (Daily News, Jul 30, 2007)
Mayor Bloomberg has a message for taxi drivers who are threatening to strike over a new high-tech fare system: Shut up and drive.

City-Worker Cyclist: Riding Bikes To Work Easier Said Than Done (NY Post, Jul 29, 2007)
City employees trying to do the right thing and go green, as Mayor Bloomberg has urged, have discovered that riding their bikes to work is easier said than done.

Congestion Pricing Study Approved (NY Times, Jul 27, 2007)
The legislature passed and Governor Eliot Spitzer signed legislation yesterday that could open the door to Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s plans for congestion pricing in Manhattan. The bill will create a 17-member commission to consider different plans for reducing traffic congestion in New York, including charging car drivers $8 during peak times to enter Manhattan south of 86th Street.

MTA Fare Hikes in the Forecast (Newsday, Jul 26, 2007)

MTA Plans Fare Hike (NY Times, Jul 25, 2007)
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority is expected to take the first steps today toward a substantial fare and toll increase. The plan, which will be discussed at a meeting of the authority’s board, does not specify how much the base subway fare, unlimited ride MetroCards or bridge and tunnel tolls would go up but calls for an overall increase in fare and toll revenues of 6.5 percent.

Congestion Plan Now a Test for Quinn (NY Sun, Jul 24, 2007)
Mayor Bloomberg's congestion pricing plan will be a political test for the speaker of the City Council, Christine Quinn, who now must take on the responsibility of shepherding the proposal through the 51-member council despite anticipated opposition.

City Hall Prepped For Congest Pricing Long Before Deal (Daily News, Jul 23, 2007)
The Bloomberg administration was working quietly on the nuts and bolts of setting up tolls around Manhattan - long before the mayor got Albany's go-ahead for the plan, the Daily News has learned.

Businesses Near Blast Worry About Repayment (NY Times, Jul 23, 2007)
Three days after a steam pipe explosion shut down parts of Midtown Manhattan, a big question for those affected by the blast is whether and how they will be compensated for property damage and economic losses to their businesses.

Riders Brace For Possible Fare Hikes (Newsday, Jul 23, 2007)
Straphangers will be holding their breath as they wait for the MTA to decide this week if it will propose fare and toll hikes. News of a possible hit to commuters' wallets will come Wednesday when the MTA releases its preliminary 2008 budget.

Officials Push For Major Changes In Air-Traffic Volume At La Guardia Airport (NY Post, Jul 22, 2007)
The nation's top transportation official needs to push for major changes in air-traffic volume at La Guardia Airport in the wake of this month's frightening near-collision, Rep. Joseph Crowley said yesterday.

Subway Fare Hikes Possible in 2008 (Daily News, Jul 20, 2007)

Mayor's Congestion Plan Gets Green Light - For Now (Daily News, Jul 20, 2007)
Mayor Bloomberg wrestled a deal from state lawmakers yesterday that lets him charge ahead - for now - with his plan to unclog New York's traffic-choked streets by making driving in Manhattan more expensive.

For Bloomberg, Small Victory Breeds Work (NY Sun, Jul 20, 2007)
Mayor Bloomberg managed to squeak out something of a victory with yesterday's agreement on congestion pricing, but because the deal did not give the city the go-ahead to start charging drivers, he faces a political minefield ahead.

Congestion Pricing U-Turn Likely (Daily News, Jul 19, 2007)

Kelly Calls for More Security Funding (Daily News, Jul 19, 2007)

Fight to Save Congestion Pricing Continues (Daily News, Jul 18, 2007)
Intense back-room talks went deep into the night in Albany yesterday as Mayor Michael Bloomberg's aides tried to save his ambitious but politically sticky plan to charge drivers to enter parts of Manhattan.

Mayor Pushes Traffic Plan in Church as Deadline Nears (NY Times, Jul 16, 2007)
With the possibility of missing a deadline today to qualify for $500 million from the federal government, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg hurried to church pulpits in three boroughs yesterday to stump for his congestion pricing plan.

G.O.P. Senators Draft Bill to Enact Plan for Manhattan Driving Fee (NY Times, Jul 16, 2007)
State Senate Republicans prepared a bill on Friday that would enact Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg’s plan to charge drivers a fee for entering and exiting most parts of Manhattan, but create a commission to decide how to administer the plan.

Bloomberg Still Sees Hope In His Congestion Plan (Daily News, Jul 15, 2007)
Mayor Bloomberg's top aides were working hard yesterday to win Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver's support for the mayor's congestion pricing plan as a federal funding deadline loomed.

Brooklyn Bike Lanes Turning Green - Literally (NY Sun, Jul 13, 2007)

Commission Could Cut Back Congestion Plan (NY Sun, Jul 12, 2007)
Assembly Democrats, even while flouting Mayor Bloomberg's Monday deadline for passage of his congestion pricing bill, may agree on a compromise that would establish a commission with the authority to dramatically scale back the mayor's proposal to charge drivers $8 to enter most of Manhattan, legislatives sources said yesterday.

Riders Get Chance to (NY Post, Jul 11, 2007)

(Daily News, Jul 11, 2007)
Mayor Michael Bloomberg's plan to charge drivers to enter Manhattan got new life in Albany late yesterday when its chief skeptic, Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, agreed to start talks about the proposal. Silver met with Governor Eliot Spitzer and later sat down with Senate Majority Leader Joe to discuss several issues, including congestion pricing, sources confirmed.

Congestion Pricing Compromise Sought (NY Sun, Jul 11, 2007)
With the chances for legislative approval of the congestion pricing proposal looking dim, Governor Eliot Spitzer and lawmakers are weighing a compromise that would fall short of fully authorizing the idea but ensure that New York does not forfeit hundreds of millions of dollars in federal transportation funds, Albany sources said.

Bloomberg Administration Eyes Car-Free Times Square (Daily News, Jul 10, 2007)

Atlantic Avenue Station Becomes Wheelchair Accessible (Metro, Jul 10, 2007)

Mayor Still Undecided On Cross Harbor Tunnel (Daily News, Jul 10, 2007)
Mayor Bloomberg, who once insisted the proposed Cross Harbor Tunnel would "destroy neighborhoods," said yesterday he would be willing to take another look at the plan.

New Campaign Warns of $3 Subway Fare If Congestion Pricing Plan Fails (Daily News, Jul 9, 2007)
Congest-plan ads fan fear of $3 fare Subway and bus riders could get socked with $3 fares if state legislators don't soon authorize the city's congestion pricing plan, a new campaign will soon warn.

Report Recommends Rejecting Plan on City Traffic (NY Times, Jul 9, 2007)
A key legislative report due out today sharply criticizes Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg’s congestion pricing plan, suggesting among other things that it would impose an unfair tax on lower- and middle-income drivers. The report, its author said, finds that the plan cannot be passed in its current form.

Mayor Leads Times Square Rally for Congestion Plan (Daily News, Jul 6, 2007)

Entrepreneurs Explore Bike-Share Ventures (Metro, Jul 6, 2007)

Congestion Ads Emerge that Link Emissions with Asthma (Daily News, Jul 5, 2007)

New Priorities, New Jobs for NYC Transit Officials (Daily News, Jul 3, 2007)

Manhattanites Face Driving Fee on the Way Out (NY Times, Jul 2, 2007)
The mayor’s plan would charge residents below 86th Street to drive their cars out of a congestion pricing zone.

Bloomberg Says He Suffers Through A Crowded Subway Ride (Daily News, Jun 30, 2007)
Ridiculed by subway riders for suggesting the trains aren't crowded, Mayor Bloomberg admitted yesterday he had recently suffered through a crowded subway ride.

Congestion Pricing Could Level MTA Fare (NY Post, Jun 28, 2007)

Bloomberg (NY Post, Jun 28, 2007)
Two days after transit officials announced that some subway lines are operating beyond 100 percent of capacity at peak hours, Mayor Bloomberg questioned the figures and said his own commute isn't "that crowded."

Congestion Pricing Would Help Subways, NYC Transit Chief Says (Metro, Jun 27, 2007)

Profile of New MTA Chair Dale Hemmerdinger (AM New York, Jun 27, 2007)

Albany Ends Session Without Action on Congestion Pricing (NY Post, Jun 22, 2007)

Congestion Plan Revived in Albany (Daily News, Jun 21, 2007)

Congestion Pricing Dead -- At Least For Now -- Assembly Democrats Say (NY Post, Jun 20, 2007)

New MTA Chair Silent on Possible Fair Hike (Daily News, Jun 20, 2007)

Congestion Pricing in Slow Lane in Albany (Daily News, Jun 19, 2007)

Campaign for Express F Train (Metro, Jun 19, 2007)

Quinn Supports Congestion Pricing Plan (NY Sun, Jun 19, 2007)
City Council Speaker Christine Quinn came out in favor of Mayor Bloomberg's congestion pricing plan on the same day another likely 2009 mayoral contender, Rep. Anthony Weiner, denounced it.

Transit Chief Gets an Earful from Brooklyn Riders (Daily News, Jun 15, 2007)

It's Not Easy Being a Green Mayor (NY Post, Jun 15, 2007)
Mayor Bloomberg took the subway yesterday to a news conference about a new green-car initiative - but he also brought along his SUV.

Rogue Renaming Planned For (NY Sun, Jun 15, 2007)
Defiant community leaders will gather Saturday in the Bedford-Stuyvesant section of Brooklyn to unveil a new street sign bearing the name of Sonny Carson, a radical black activist who described himself as "anti-white."

Bronx President to Endorse Congestion Plan (Daily News, Jun 14, 2007)

Steering Committee Calls Congestion Pricing "Unpassable" (NY Post, Jun 14, 2007)

Assembly Will Not Approve Congestion Pricing (Daily News, Jun 13, 2007)

Bloomberg Eying Resident-only Parking Permits (Daily News, Jun 12, 2007)
Mayor Bloomberg is exploring the possibility of creating resident-only parking permits to help neighborhoods that may be flooded by drivers trying to avoid the fees that he proposed for entering parts of Manhattan.

Outside Manhattan, Many Oppose Bloomberg (NY Times, Jun 9, 2007)
Everyone agrees that something needs to be done about Manhattan traffic. And almost nobody wants to have to pay for it.

State Court Sides With DMV on Immigrants and Drivers Licenses (NY Sun, Jun 8, 2007)

New Life for City's Oldest Bridge (Metro, Jun 8, 2007)

Bush Aide Boosts Bloomberg (Daily News, Jun 7, 2007)

Without State, City Aid, Subway Fare Could Reach $3 (Daily News, Jun 6, 2007)

Transportation Commissioner Considers Closing Central Park to Cars for Summer (NY Post, Jun 6, 2007)

JFK Airport to Create "Cell Phone Parking Lot" (Daily News, Jun 1, 2007)

Taxi Medallions Sell for Record Prices (Daily News, May 30, 2007)

Delays At Airports (, May 29, 2007)
How do you spell airport delays? Try JFK. Delays at Kennedy Airport jumped 140.6% in April, compared with the same month last year, according to federal data cited by Sen. Chuck Schumer's office yesterday.

Cab Drivers Concerned about String of Robberies (Metro, May 24, 2007)

New Transportation Commissioner Supports Congestion Pricing Plan (Daily News, May 23, 2007)
Mayor Bloomberg's plan to charge $8 to drive into a large swath of Manhattan would not affect most city commuters, the new transportation commissioner said yesterday.

To Finance Second Avenue Subway, Bloomberg May Drop JFK Rail Link (NY Sun, May 21, 2007)

City Workers Abuse Parking Privileges, Council Member Says (NY Post, May 21, 2007)

MTA to Welcome Bids for West Side Rail Yards (Daily News, May 18, 2007)

Port Authority to Study Cashless Tolls (NY 1, May 16, 2007)

Mayor's Grab at Transit Funds May Fail (NY Sun, May 11, 2007)

Imaginary Skyline at JFK Airport (New Yorker, May 11, 2007)

Subway Supervisors Assailed for Not Following Safety Rules (Daily News, May 9, 2007)

Looking Back at 6 Decades of Subway Worker Deaths (NY Times, May 7, 2007)
At least 238 subway workers have been killed on the job since 1946, according to a recent review by New York City Transit.

Brooklyn Named Most Paved-Over Place in Nation (Daily News, May 4, 2007)

New Yorkers Rank as 8th Fastest Walkers in World (ITV.com, May 4, 2007)

Con Ed Pays Livery Cab Drivers to Guard High Voltage Grates (Daily News, May 3, 2007)

After Deaths, Transit Chief Reaches Out to Workers (Metro, May 3, 2007)

The (, May 2, 2007)

Transit Workers Decry Job Safety (Metro, May 1, 2007)

Bloomberg Says Weiner Too Quick to Oppose Congestion Pricing Plan (Daily News, May 1, 2007)

Most Drivers To Be Affected By Bloomberg's Plan Are From Upper East Side And Queens (Daily News, Apr 30, 2007)
If Mayor Bloomberg wants to discourage New Yorkers from driving to work, he could start with his own neighbors.

New Transportation Commissioner Is Named (Daily News, Apr 28, 2007)
Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg yesterday appointed a new transportation commissioner charged with putting in place the transportation-oriented initiatives that are part of the mayor’s program for keeping the city environmentally sound.

NYC Transit Promises to Fast Track Repairs (Daily News, Apr 27, 2007)

Will There Be a Subway Fare Hike in 08? (Metro, Apr 27, 2007)

New Transit Chief Says Subways Need Improvement (NY 1, Apr 25, 2007)

Port Authority Gardner Makes $103K a Year (Daily News, Apr 24, 2007)

Council Overrides Bloomberg's Pedicab Veto (Daily News, Apr 23, 2007)
A City Council committee voted 4-1 yesterday to override Mayor Bloomberg's veto of a bill regulating pedicabs.

Drivers (NY Times, Apr 21, 2007)
Even under the most optimistic conditions, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg's congestion pricing is likely to be years away.

Mayor to Present Long-Term Plan for City (NY Times, Apr 20, 2007)
With New York’s population expected to grow by one million in two decades, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg will present on Sunday a number of ambitious and sometimes controversial proposals to ease traffic congestion, reduce air pollution, build housing, improve mass transit and develop abandoned industrial land. Among more than 100 proposals, he is expected to advocate charging drivers to enter the busiest sections of Manhattan, using zoning and tax incentives to encourage construction of 250,000 homes. He also is expected to call for rebates and other enticements to make buildings more energy-efficient and for the creation of a public authority to identify and raise money for infrastructure improvements.

Bloomberg May Propose Congestion Pricing (Daily News, Apr 20, 2007)
Mayor Bloomberg is exploring the possibility of endorsing a controversial initiative that would charge motorists as much as $8 to enter Manhattan below 86th St., sources familiar with the plan said yesterday.

Mayor Reactivates Staten Island Railroad for Garbage Disposal (NY Post, Apr 18, 2007)
Mayor Bloomberg yesterday reactivated a dormant branch of the Staten Island Railroad, a $75 million project that's part of his plan to revamp the way the city deals with its garbage. (NY Times)

Earth Day Timing Could Affect Pedicab Vote (NY Sun, Apr 18, 2007)
It may be a coincidence that Earth Day is a day before a City Council vote to cap the number of pedicabs allowed in the city, but the unusual timing could prove invaluable to the bicycle taxi industry.

City to Unveil Colossal Plans for Hudson Yards (NY Sun, Apr 13, 2007)

Quinn Works to Secure Override of Pedicab Veto (NY Sun, Apr 12, 2007)
City Council Speaker Christine Quinn is wielding her substantial political influence to ensure council members override Mayor Bloomberg's recent veto of a bill capping the number of pedicabs allowed to roam the city, a council member said yesterday.

New York City Transit Gets New Chief (NY Sun, Apr 11, 2007)

Futuristic Taxis on Display at Auto Show (AM New York, Apr 5, 2007)

Ex-Army Offer Eyed as Transit President (Daily News, Mar 29, 2007)

Costs Rise for New Rail Station Near Yankee Stadium (Metro, Mar 28, 2007)

Taxi Commissioner and City Council Fight Over More Stands (NY Post, Mar 27, 2007)

Council Eyes Taxi Stands In The Four Boroughs (NY Sun, Mar 26, 2007)
With a growing number of New Yorkers traveling by taxi within boroughs other than Manhattan, the City Council today is considering a bill that would flood those districts with yellow cabs.

City Will Appeal Decision Not To Limit Liability Claims In Staten Island Ferry Crash (NY Post, Mar 26, 2007)
The city will appeal a federal judge's decision not to limit liability claims in the Staten Island Ferry crash - rankling victims. "

Chancellor Orders Overhaul of School Bus Policy (Daily News, Mar 23, 2007)

Construction Contract for Second Avenue Subway Signed (NY Post, Mar 21, 2007)

Costs Increase In Building Of Second Avenue Subway (NY Times, Mar 20, 2007)

Bill Would Curb Illegally Parking Trucks (NY Post, Mar 18, 2007)
Big-rig drivers could face big fines under a new bill for illegally parking trucks on residential streets. Bronx Councilman James Vacca introduced legislation last week to jack up the fines as a deterrent.

Deputy Mayor Warns of Funding Problems for Second Avenue Subway (NY Sun, Mar 16, 2007)

Demystifying Parking Rules (NY Post, Mar 16, 2007)
City Councilmember John Liu yesterday called on the city government to post parking rules for every city block on the Internet. Residents often complain that two "No Parking" or "No Standing" signs on the same block contradict each other, leaving them baffled.

Mayor Holds Off On Singing Pedicab Law (NY Post, Mar 15, 2007)
For the first time during his administration, Mayor Bloomberg put the brakes on a proposed law yesterday - one that would place tough restrictions on pedicabs - just moments before he was about to sign it into law.

Two Contenders for Transportation Commissioner, Two Differing Approaches to Taming Traffic (NY Sun, Mar 14, 2007)

Bus-Only Lane Planned For Broadway Downtown From Houston Street (Daily News, Mar 13, 2007)

MTA Plans To Sign Contract This Month For Construction Of (AM New York, Mar 13, 2007)

"Bus Rapid Transit" Coming To NYC (NY 1, Mar 9, 2007)

Many Cabdrivers Are Americans, Records Show (NY Sun, Mar 8, 2007)

Taxi Drivers Protest Changes (NY 1, Mar 7, 2007)

Costs Double for (Daily News, Mar 7, 2007)

Citing (NY Times, Mar 7, 2007)

City, MTA Discuss Cost of Extending the No. 7 Line (Metro, Mar 2, 2007)

City Government To Regulate Pedicab Industry (NY Post, Feb 28, 2007)
The city will substantially limit and regulate the burgeoning pedicab industry with a series of sweeping new measures expected to be passed today.

Train Delays Caused By Work Crews, Sick and Unruly Riders, Etc. (Daily News, Feb 27, 2007)

Queens Residents to Face Further Service Disruptions on Number 7 Line (NY Sun, Feb 23, 2007)

Faced with Parent Complaints, Education Department Restores 17 School Bus Routes (Daily News, Feb 23, 2007)

MTA Faces Fiscal Crisis, Experts Say (Daily News, Feb 16, 2007)

State to Take Another Look at Plans for Moynihan Station (Metro, Feb 16, 2007)

Mayor Defends Parking Tickets (NY Times, Feb 16, 2007)
As drivers dug themselves out from a modest but messy snowstorm, a sometimes curt and testy Mayor Michael Bloomberg defended the city’s decision not to suspend alternate-side parking rules and issue tickets to some residents who complained that their cars were stuck in ice or had been buried in snow by city plows.

Pigeons To Be Chased Out Of Subway Stations (NY Sun, Feb 15, 2007)

Klein to Reconsider Some Bus Rules (Daily News, Feb 14, 2007)
Schools Chancellor Joel Klein said the Department of Education would not abandon the changes it has made to school bus routes, but that it would consider setting an age requirement for giving kids MetroCards, since 5- and 6-year-olds are too young to take public transportation, and will reconsider the rule that bars children who live more than a quarter mile from a bus stop from receiving service.

Council Members Criticize School Bus Changes (NY Times, Feb 14, 2007)
City Council members testily grilled the Bloomberg administration yesterday about virtually every aspect of midwinter changes in school bus routes, accusing officials of bringing about “bedlam” and a “fiasco.”

World Trade Center Transportation Hub Cost Estimate Shoots Up To $3.4 Billion (NY Post, Feb 9, 2007)

One In Four Subway Pay Phones Don (Metro, Feb 9, 2007)

Critics of Bus Plan (Daily News, Feb 8, 2007)

Top Female Executives Seen as Possible Weinshall Replacement (NY Sun, Feb 8, 2007)

New Rules on School Buses Might Be Bent, Chancellor Says (NY Post, Feb 7, 2007)

Bus Companies Warned Last Year Of Chaos If Bus Routes Changed; Complaints Rise (Daily News, Feb 6, 2007)

MTA Expansion Way Over Budget (NY 1, Feb 1, 2007)

Angry Parents Protest Schools Bus Changes (NY Post, Jan 31, 2007)

Fulton Transportation Hub Will Cost More Than Expected, And Won (Metro, Jan 30, 2007)

Transportation Commissioner Iris Weinhall Will Resign, Join City University (NY Sun, Jan 30, 2007)

School Bus Route Changes Begin Monday (NY 1, Jan 29, 2007)
The city is urging parents whose children take to bus to school to call for information on route changes that start Monday.

Metro Airport Delays Soar (Daily News, Jan 29, 2007)
New York's airports had the worst delays in the country last year, thanks to a combination of bad weather and overcrowded skies.

Council Considers Ways to Cut Traffic, But Administration Says It (Metro, Jan 26, 2007)

MTA Scheduled to Break Ground on 2nd Avenue Subway Within Weeks (NY 1, Jan 25, 2007)

Port Authority Acquires Land for Fourth Airport (WNBC, Jan 25, 2007)

Planned Cuts to School Bus Routes Scaled Back (NY Post, Jan 25, 2007)

Interview With New MTA Chief Elliot Sander (Metro, Jan 23, 2007)

Surges in Ridership at Stations Reflect Neighborhood Dynamism (NY Sun, Jan 22, 2007)
The subway station ridership statistics are one way to get a glimpse of New York City's dynamism. The changes in the city's neighborhoods are mirrored by increases in the numbers of people passing through the turnstiles.

City Council Plans To Band Electric Pedicabs (NY Post, Jan 22, 2007)
The city plans to ban pedicabs that use electric motors, in a move that advocates contend will cripple the industry.

More Than Half Of All Drivers Into Manhattan Are From The Boroughs (Not The Suburbs), And Other Surprising Traffic Facts Culled From Census Data (NY Times, Jan 12, 2007)

Higher Pay Is Set for Transit Chief (NY Post, Jan 8, 2007)
New transit head Elliot "Lee" Sander will be paid a salary of $340,000, including benefits, for managing the trains, buses, bridges and tunnels, officials said yesterday.

Regional Plan Association to NJ: Proceed with Caution on Public-Private Partnerships (, Jan 8, 2007)

Dieters, Faint with Hunger, a Leading Cause of Subway Delays (NY Post, Jan 3, 2007)

Subways Ripe For Attack, Says Spitzer (NY Sun, Jan 2, 2007)

Commuter Rails Vulnerable to Sabotage (Associated Press, Dec 22, 2006)

Some Politicians Seek to Revive Rail Link to JFK Airport (Metro, Dec 21, 2006)

$600 Million in Losses for City as Congress Fails to Pass Spending Bill (NY Post, Dec 20, 2006)

Feds Finally Approve Billions For Second Avenue Subway And Long Island Rail Road connection to Grand Central Terminal (NY Times, Dec 19, 2006)

Spitzer's MTA Boss Vows to Complete the 2nd Avenue Line (NY Sun, Dec 18, 2006)
Governor-elect Spitzer's pick to run the Metropolitan Transportation Authority will push to complete construction of a Second Avenue subway in Manhattan and the East Side Access project that will connect the Long Island Rail Road to Grand Central.

Arbitrators Rule on Deal for Transit (, Dec 16, 2006)
An arbitration panel ruled that the city’s subway and bus workers and the M.T.A. must abide by essentially the same deal that the two sides approved almost a year ago.

Taxi Commission Rolls Out Cab of the Future (Daily News, Dec 15, 2006)

Top Transit Officials Resigns (Daily News, Dec 15, 2006)
The changing of the guard at the Metropolitan Transportation Authority began yesterday, with executive director Katherine Lapp resigning so incoming Governor Eliot Spitzer can install his own leaders

MTA Spent $1.7 Million on Counsel (AM New York, Dec 15, 2006)
The MTA spent at least $1.69 million on outside legal counsel during its protracted battles with the transit union, internal agency documents show

Cortlandt Street Subway Station to Remain Closed Indefinitely (Metro, Dec 13, 2006)

City Council To Impose Restrictions On Pedicab Industry (NY Sun, Dec 11, 2006)
Pedicab drivers are gearing up to fight for their right of way as the city seeks to impose restrictions on the decade-old tourist trade.

'I Don't Like Taking The Subway,' Bloomberg Says (, Dec 9, 2006)
Mayor Bloomberg regularly takes the subway, but he said yesterday it's no joy ride. "Somebody said to me recently on the subway, 'Do you like taking the subway?' No, I don't like taking the subway," Bloomberg admitted on his weekly WABC-AM radio show.

City Hall Issues Bonds to Fund Subway Extension (NY Sun, Dec 7, 2006)

Council Passes Incentives for Green, Wheelchair Accessible Taxis (Daily News, Dec 7, 2006)
Taxi owners could save a bundle by switching to cabs that are clean burning or wheelchair accessible under a bill passed yesterday by the City Council. Cabs normally have to be replaced every three years, but the bill extends that mandatory retirement period to five years for cars that are accessible or green.

Mayor Eying Traffic Tax To Drive Out Cars (NY Post, Dec 5, 2006)
Mayor Bloomberg said for the first time yesterday he's open to charging a fee for driving in Manhattan below 60th Street - but only if city residents are exempt. Congestion pricing - in which drivers pay in advance for the right to drive into the central business district - has been instituted in several major cities, most notably London, where the daily fee is $16. But despite repeated calls by transportation groups, Bloomberg had dismissed the idea until now

Fees To Ease Midtown Traffic Jams May Get a New Look From City Hall (NY Sun, Dec 4, 2006)
The city will likely apply for federal funds next year to conduct a pilot study on how charging a fee to drive on Manhattan's most congested streets could help reduce city traffic.

No Fare Hike for 2007, Say MTA Sources (Daily News, Nov 29, 2006)

MTA Board Members Seek to Make Downtown Transit Hub Cheaper, More User Friendly (Daily News, Nov 28, 2006)

Congestion Pricing Plan Gains Speed In Toll Poll (Daily News, Nov 27, 2006)
Traffic is so bad that a lot of New Yorkers think there should be more tolls. That's the finding of a survey of 800 residents that advocates hope will renew City Hall's interest in using new tolling schemes to reduce the aggravation, noise and pollution that too many cars in too little space bring.

Company of Transit Chieft Candidate Has $200 Million in MTA Contracts (NY Post, Nov 22, 2006)

Transit Union Elections Marked By Division, And Lack Of Contract 11 Months After Strike (Metro, Nov 21, 2006)

Union Chief For School Bus Drivers, Indicted A Second Time, Agrees To Take Leave (NY Sun, Nov 21, 2006)

Will The Subway Station Near The New Stadium Be Named After Citigroup Too? (Daily News, Nov 21, 2006)

The Department of Transportation Will Replace Street Lamp with Energy-Saving Bulbs (NY Post, Nov 19, 2006)
The city will replace every street lamp in Brooklyn and Queens with high-tech bulbs that use less energy - saving the city $3 million a year.

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority Wil Ask President Bush to Help Resolve Labor Talks (Daily News, Nov 13, 2006)
MTA wants W aboard for labor talks President Bush will be asked to help resolve a long-simmering contract clash between the MTA and Metro-North Railroad workers - who say a strike is possible next year.

Some City Buses to Get Surveillance Cameras (NY Post, Nov 8, 2006)

TA Probes Doors-Open Hell Ride On A Train (Daily News, Nov 7, 2006)

Up to 40,000 Students Will Be Without Rides as City Officials Plan School Bus Route Cuts (NY Post, Nov 3, 2006)

Taxicab Fares Hiked By Charging More For Waiting Time (Daily News, Oct 26, 2006)

MTA Paid Law Firm $1.2 Million to Fight Union (Daily News, Oct 25, 2006)

Taxi Fares Likely to Be Increased Today (Metro, Oct 25, 2006)

Transgendered Allowed To Use Rest Rooms "Consistent With Their Gender Expression" In Settlement With Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Daily News, Oct 24, 2006)

Washington Approves $2.7 Billion for LIRR Link to East Side (Daily News, Oct 18, 2006)

Pataki Demands Quick Approval of Moynihan Station (NY Post, Oct 18, 2006)

Thirty-Eight Percent Of All Mass-Transit Riders In The Nation Live In Metro NY (NY Post, Oct 17, 2006)

Small-Plane Pilots Must Ask Before Flying Up East River, FAA Rules (NY Times, Oct 16, 2006)
In response to the fatal crash of a single-engine plane that struck a high-rise on the East Side of Manhattan, the Federal Aviation Administration on Friday banned all aircraft except seaplanes and helicopters from flying in the East River corridor without specific permission from air traffic controllers

Vote On Moynihan Station Delayed (Daily News, Oct 16, 2006)
A decision on the fate of the $900 million Moynihan Station project was put off for another day yesterday after the State Assembly’s representative failed to show up for an emergency meeting of the three-member Public Authorities Control Board. Gov. George E. Pataki wants the state board to approve the project, which would convert the city’s general post office building on Eighth Avenue to a train station adjoining Pennsylvania Station.

Bloomberg Stands By Span Plan (Daily News, Oct 14, 2006)
Mayor Bloomberg sympathized with a frustrated Brooklyn Bridge commuter yesterday, but police officials say squad cars will stay on the Brooklyn Bridge during rush hour until a new security plan is ready.

Pataki, Bloomberg Disagree Over City Flight Restrictions (, Oct 13, 2006)
Governor Pataki's call for the Federal Aviation Administration to reconsider its lax regulation of the Manhattan skyline is already drawing skepticism from the avid private pilot who holds the city's top public job, Mayor Bloomberg. Following the Wednesday plane crash in which Yankee pitcher Cory Lidle and a flight instructor died, Mr. Pataki called on the FAA to extend indefinitely its temporary restriction of airspace down the East River. The FAA did not do so. At about 7 p.m. Wednesday, slightly more than four hours after the crash, the restrictions were lifted, a spokeswoman for the FAA, Arlene Murray, confirmed yesterday.

Search For Answers In Plane Crash Into High-Rise: The Facts So Far (, Oct 13, 2006)

Flight Instructor Had Little Experience In New York (, Oct 13, 2006)

Horror Hit Home of 1997 Parade Victim (, Oct 13, 2006)
Cory Lidle's doomed plane crashed into the empty bedroom of Kathleen Caronna, the Manhattan woman who was critically injured when a balloon knocked part of a lamppost onto her head during the 1997 Thanksgiving Day Parade. The plane's engine was found only feet away from where Caronna sleeps...

Showing The Crash (, Oct 13, 2006)
An animated graphic of the plane crash into a Manhattan high-rise.

City Puts Brakes on Planned School Bus Cuts (NY Post, Oct 12, 2006)
The city Education Department has pulled back on a cost-cutting plan to slash yellow school bus service after an attempt to pinpoint the number of users failed to take 40,000 students into account...

MetroCards Given At A Discount At Workplaces Through TransitChek Program Wind Up Illegally For Sale Online (Metro, Oct 10, 2006)

Subway Fare-Beating Cost the Transit Authority $6.8 Million, Almost One-Tenth What It Used To Cost (Daily News, Oct 10, 2006)

Cops: We Were Ordered To Frisk All Black Men Near Robbery-Plagued Park Slope Subway Station (Daily News, Oct 10, 2006)

MTA Surveillance Tapes Will Not Be Erased, Manufacturer Says (NY Post, Oct 9, 2006)

Security Barriers of New York Are Removed (, Oct 9, 2006)
They started appearing on Manhattan streets immediately after September 11: concrete and metal barriers in front of skyscrapers, offices and museums. Some were clunky planters; others were shaped artfully into globes. They were meant to be security barriers against possible car or truck bombers in a jittery city intent on safeguarding itself. But now, five years later, their numbers have begun to dwindle. After evaluations by the New York Police Department, the city’s Department of Transportation has demanded that many of the planters and concrete traffic medians known as jersey barriers be taken away. So far, barriers have been removed at 30 buildings out of an estimated 50 to 70 in the city. Officials found that the barriers obstructed pedestrian flow — and, in the case of planters, often ended up being used as giant ashtrays. Counterterrorism experts also concluded that in terms of safety, some of the barriers, which building owners put in of their own accord, might do more harm than good.

Subway Train Crews Don't Get Enough Training, Transit Workers Say (Daily News, Oct 6, 2006)
Subway safety training blasted Subway train crews don't get enough training in emergency evacuations, leaving riders at risk, two transit workers testified at City Hall yesterday.

Transit Security Projects Running Behind Schedule, Report Says (Daily News, Oct 4, 2006)

MTA Should delay Fare Hike Until 2008, Hevesi Says (Metro, Sep 27, 2006)

Feds Boost Anti-Terror Funds For NY Ports And Public Transportation, But Not Enough To Please Local Officials (Metro, Sep 26, 2006)

Subway Crime Dips to Lowest Rate in 37 Years (Daily News, Sep 25, 2006)
Your subway ride is the safest it has been since 1969. There have been an average of seven subway felonies a day so far this year - putting the city on pace for its most crime-free year underground since man touched down on the moon.

M.T.A. Chairman Says He (, Sep 21, 2006)
The chairman of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority said that he intended to block $20 million in bus and subway service cuts proposed for next year.

MTA Proposes Subway, Bus Cuts (NY Times, Sep 20, 2006)
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority has proposed cuts of $20 million to bus and subway service for next year, meaning that riders could face longer waits for many buses and trains, which would be more crowded.

City Hall (NY Sun, Sep 15, 2006)

Delay in Approval of Moynihan Station Could Cost Millions (NY Sun, Sep 13, 2006)

Audit: MTA Sloppy With Blueprints And Other Sensitive Information (Daily News, Sep 7, 2006)

More NYC Region Car Drivers Shift To Mass Transit (NY Times, Sep 5, 2006)

New York has Nation (Daily News, Aug 31, 2006)

As Madison Square Garden Lobbyist, D (NY Sun, Aug 30, 2006)

Comptroller Hevesi Outlines Concerns About Moynihan Station, Such As Its Cost (Metro, Aug 29, 2006)

Brooklyn Bridge Rusts, Awaiting Its First Paint Job Since 1991 (NY Sun, Aug 29, 2006)

Gubernatorial Candidate Spitzer Attempting To Put Brakes On Bloomberg-Favored Projects (NY Times, Aug 24, 2006)

Court Refuses to Block Arbitration of Transit Contract (Daily News, Aug 11, 2006)

Confusion, Delays at Airports (NY Times, Aug 11, 2006)
Thousands of travelers caught in webs of tightened security faced long lines, canceled flights, frustrating delays and screening changes at airports across the New York region and the country yesterday, but most responded with the grudging acceptance of citizen-soldiers in the war on terror. New precautions prompted by what officials called a thwarted terrorist plot in Britain to blow up flights to the United States slowed air travel and wore down security staff and passengers, who had to throw out liquids and gels, endure hours of waiting and settle for later flights.

MTA Aims To Ax More Token Clerks (Daily News, Aug 8, 2006)

Government Employees Parking Illegally in Chinatown Again, With Court Officers (Daily News, Aug 8, 2006)

MTA, Transit Workers Union Begin Contract Arbitration (Daily News, Aug 7, 2006)

New Subway Stations Will Be Cooled (But Old Ones Will Remain Unbearable In Summer) (Daily News, Aug 4, 2006)

Slow Pace of Evictions Delays Downtown Transit Hub (Metro, Aug 2, 2006)

M.T.A., With a Budget Surplus, Postpones a 5 Percent Fare Increase (NY Times, Jul 27, 2006)

Kalikow Responds to Questions from Daily News Readers (Daily News, Jul 24, 2006)

Valone Urged Attorney General to Investigate the Transit Authority's Failure to Follow Safety Regulations (Daily News, Jul 20, 2006)
Probe turnstiles, sez pol City councilman Peter Vallone urged the state attorney general yesterday to investigate the Transit Authority's failure to follow state safety regulations by putting ceiling-to-floor turnstiles in subway stations

New York Waterway, Accused By U.S. Attorney Of Overcharging Port Authority For Ferry Service, Agrees To Pay Hefty Fine (NY Times, Jul 18, 2006)

10th Anniversary of Flight 800 Crash (Daily News, Jul 17, 2006)

City Considers Using Barges Instead of Trucks To Carry Goods (Metro, Jul 14, 2006)

MTA Scraps Conductor-Less Train Plan (NY 1, Jul 13, 2006)

City Bike Boss Quits and Lashes Out at Transportation Department (Daily News, Jul 11, 2006)
The city's bicycle boss quit in a huff last week - lashing out at Transportation Department brass for not making the streets safer for cyclists. In an angry e-mail sent on his last day Friday, former Bicycle Program Director Andrew Vesselinovitch blamed the DOT for installing dangerous bumps on the Williamsburg Bridge bike path and for failing to build more bike lanes.

Bloomberg Says West Side Rail Yards Deal is Fair (Daily News, Jul 11, 2006)
Mayor Bloomberg yesterday defended the city's $500 million offer for the development rights of the West Side railyards.

Reappraising the Triborough Bridge and Robert Moses (NY Times, Jul 11, 2006)

MTA Emergency Evacuation Plan Unchanged Since 9/11 (Newsday, Jun 28, 2006)
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority is spending hundreds of millions of dollars to fit the subway system with the latest surveillance cameras, bomb detectors and other counterterrorism tools, yet emergency training for transit workers has barely evolved during the past decade.

As Average Fare Paid Falls, MTA Revenues Fail to Meet Projections (Metro, Jun 27, 2006)

Schools Plan MetroCards If Buses Strike (Daily News, Jun 22, 2006)
If city school bus drivers walk off the job at the end of the month, more than 40,000 students and their parents will get free MetroCards or taxi vouchers so they can get to summer school.

Parking Perks of City Employees Total $46 Million a Year (Daily News, Jun 19, 2006)

Bloomberg Suggests Return of Seaplanes to Ease Airport Congestion (Associated Press, Jun 18, 2006)
More than 60 years after the Pan American flying boat Yankee Clipper departed Long Island Sound on its last trans-Atlantic flight, New York's mayor says it may be time to resurrect the seaplane -- not to restore the romance of aviation's "golden age," but to ease pressure on the city's crowded airports.

City Is Asked to Rethink Rail Stations Deep Underground (Daily News, Jun 15, 2006)

Bloomberg Suggests Seaplanes To Help Solve Glut At 3 Area Airports (Daily News, Jun 4, 2006)
Mayor Bloomberg is having a flight of fancy about how to solve the city's need for more airport runways. Seaplanes. The mayor floated the idea while lamenting the lack of a nonstop train to the plane and the impossibility of expanding the three existing airports in the metropolitan area. "If you take a look at a map, one thing we have going for us is an enormous runway all around us - it's called water," Bloomberg said on his weekly WABC-AM radio show.

MTA To Test New Smart-Card Technology On Subways (NY 1, Jun 2, 2006)

MTA rebuked again over Fulton St. plan (Metro, Jun 2, 2006)

Dispute Over Madison Square Garden (NY Sun, May 31, 2006)

The Bumpy Road to High-Tech Taxis (Village Voice, May 31, 2006)

City Saddled With Tab After Strike (Daily News, May 26, 2006)
The city has to eat millions of dollars in police overtime from the December transit strike, even after the TWU pays off $2.5 million in fines.

With $25 Million, M.T.A. Plans a New War on Subway Graffiti (, May 23, 2006)
Adopting a drastic measure that recalled battles against subway graffiti from the 1970's and 80's, transit officials yesterday said they planned to spend $25 million to replace the windows in about 5,000 cars that are vulnerable to being indelibly marred by graffiti vandals using knives or etching acid.

Subway Car Cameras To Eye Vandals (, May 23, 2006)
Officials are planning to put cameras in the subway cars in a new security effort driven by an increase in vandalism. With cameras already proliferating in stations and tunnels amid terrorism fears, electronic eyes also will be placed on trains to help snare graffiti vandals who are increasingly turning to acid to burn their "tags" into subway car windows.

Downtown Transit Hub Scaled Back And Delayed (Daily News, May 23, 2006)

Tram to Get Major Overhaul (NY Times, May 19, 2006)
The Roosevelt Island Tram, which has been grounded until the fall for repairs, will undergo an overhaul beginning in 2008, with virtually all of its towers, cables, cars, motors and other parts replaced or rebuilt, the agency that operates the tram said yesterday. The Roosevelt Island Operating Corporation said that the work was expected to idle the tram for eight months, beginning in April 2008.

Panel Calls for More Oversight of State's Public Authorities (NY Times, May 18, 2006)

City to Drop Lawsuit Against Striking Transit Workers (Daily News, May 17, 2006)

Subway Ridership Is Highest In 50 Years (Daily News, May 16, 2006)
If you can't get a seat on the subway or the bus, there's a good reason.An average 4.9 million straphangers rode the subways on a typical weekday in March - the highest since the Transit Authority started keeping the monthly statistic in January 1970.

Month Later - And Still No Transit Panel (, May 15, 2006)
More than a month after a state board accepted the MTA's labor dispute for binding arbitration, it has yet to empower a panel - the first real step in the process.

Bus Route Change Doesn't Deliver Promised Ease For Commuters (, May 15, 2006)
It was supposed to cut travel time for some Staten Island commuters – a route change for one mid-island express bus, sending it through the city rather than through New Jersey – but as NY1's Amanda Farinacci explains, it does not seem to have worked out that way.

Queens May Get Rapid Bus Service (, May 15, 2006)
Patricia Dolan of the Kew Gardens Hills Civic Association has been paying close attention to three new bus routes that could possibly run through her neighborhood. Even though she’s heard how the Bus Rapid Transit might make the daily commute for eastern Queensites more efficient, she’s still concerned about the possible traffic buildups that could occur along Union Turnpike and Main Street, as a result of the new system.

Bloomberg Opposes Transit Fare Hike, Given MTA Finances (, May 13, 2006)
The odds of a 2007 fare hike lowered yesterday when Mayor Bloomberg strongly indicated he opposed sticking bus and subway riders with another increase.

A Fare Increase Is Not Necessary, Says Hevesi (Daily News, May 11, 2006)
The 5 percent increase in fares and tolls that has long been planned for next year by the Metropolitan Transport

City to Limit Car Traffic in Central Park and Prospect Park (NY Times, May 9, 2006)

Albany Aims to Curb Gas Gougers (Daily News, May 8, 2006)

Released from Jail, Toussaint Calls for MTA to Accept Contract (Daily News, May 1, 2006)

Roosevelt Island Tramway Stalls Again During Tests (Daily News, Apr 28, 2006)
The troubled tram of Roosevelt Island has stalled twice on test runs since its high-wire breakdown last week, a tram official testified yesterday.

Moynihan Station Continues to Inch Toward Realization (Metro, Apr 28, 2006)
Moynihan Station continued to inch toward realization yesterday when a new design by architect David Childs was unveiled after the Empire State Development Corporation released its general project plan.

MTA Chief Refuses to Act on Transit Contract (Daily News, Apr 27, 2006)

MTA Approves Metro North Station for Yankee Stadium (Metro, Apr 27, 2006)

Mayor Pledges to Crack Down on Illegal Parking by Government Employees (Daily News, Apr 27, 2006)
Mayor Bloomberg pledged yesterday to combat widespread illegal parking by city employees in Chinatown and near City Hall.

Subway Graffiti Returns, This Time Windows Etched In Acid (NY Times, Apr 25, 2006)

Transit Union (Daily News, Apr 25, 2006)

Tram Mishap Doesn (Daily News, Apr 23, 2006)
The Roosevelt Island tram mishap hasn't soured Mayor Bloomberg and Gov. Pataki on a proposal to build a sky tram - featuring apple-shaped gondolas - over the East River to Governors Island.

Transit Authority Rushing On Computer-Run Trains, Its Consultants Say (Daily News, Apr 22, 2006)

Transit Union Approves Contract (NY Times, Apr 19, 2006)
The city's main transit union announced yesterday that its members had overwhelmingly approved the same contract proposal that they narrowly rejected in January, and its leadership demanded that the Metropolitan Transportation Authority approve the deal. But yesterday's announcement raised as many questions as it answered and did not appear to bring matters any closer to a resolution.

Tram Breakdown Strands Passengers (NY Times, Apr 19, 2006)
A series of power failures left about 70 people stranded on the Roosevelt Island Tramway yesterday, suspended hundreds of feet in the air. By 4:30 a.m. — nearly 12 hours after the trams first stalled — a daring late-night rescue successfully removed all the passengers from the two trams with no injuries reported.

Tram Broke Down Before (Daily News, Apr 19, 2006)
The high-altitude ordeal on the Roosevelt Island Tramway last night was all too familiar to more than 80 people who went through the same thing last year. Two gondolas were similarly trapped above the East River on Sept. 2 when a power outage shut down the system. But passengers then were rescued after only 90 harrowing minutes.

Judge Fines Transit Union $2.5 M For Strike; Suspends Automatic Payroll Deductions For Union Dues (NY Times, Apr 18, 2006)

Second Avenue Subway Inches Closer To Being Built (Newsday, Apr 18, 2006)

State Budget Gives Police Free Bridge and Tunnel Passes (Daily News, Apr 17, 2006)

New Brooklyn Cruise Ship Terminal (NY Times, Apr 17, 2006)

Subway System Shut Down by Rain and Lack of Maintenance (Daily News, Apr 13, 2006)

Gasoline Stations Are Disappearing From Manhattan Landscape (NY Sun, Apr 13, 2006)

Transit Union Leader Sentenced to 10 Days in Jail Over Strike (, Apr 11, 2006)
Justice Theodore T. Jones of State Supreme Court in Brooklyn, who presided in December over hearings on the strike by Local 100 of the Transport Workers Union, announced the sentence after lawyers for Mr. Toussaint and two of his colleagues said they would not contest charges that they had been in contempt of court during the strike. Mr. Toussaint was also fined $1,000. Ed Watt, the union's secretary-treasurer, and Darlyne Lawson, its recording secretary, were each fined $500, but were not sentenced to jail. The strike, which left New Yorkers without subways or buses in the days before Christmas, "represented a really sad day in the history of New York City labor relations," said Justice Jones, in announcing his sentences.

Transit Workers Union Say Fines Could Shut It Down (Daily News, Apr 10, 2006)

Politicians Score MTA Over Relocation of Buildings at Downtown Transit Center (Metro, Apr 10, 2006)

Pataki, Bloomberg Call for Metro North to Stop at Stadium (NY Times, Apr 5, 2006)
After decades of pleading from fans in the suburbs and community activists in the Bronx, Governor George Pataki and Mayor Michael Bloomberg called on the Metropolitan Transportation Authority to devise a plan for a new Metro-North Railroad station adjacent to the proposed site of a new Yankee stadium. The governor and the mayor weighed in on the eve of a City Council vote to approve the Yankees' plan to build the stadium and parking garages that would hold an additional 3,000 cars.

Mayor Offers Plan to Ease Traffic Congestion on Staten Island (NY Times, Mar 28, 2006)
With the population of their borough the fastest-growing in the city, Staten Islanders have persistently complained that a single problem — traffic — is harming the quality of life in a place that has experienced booming growth ever since the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge opened in 1964. Moving to tackle the problem, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg yesterday presented a package of transportation improvements that seeks to make Staten Island's car-based culture a bit more dependent on mass transit, and to let traffic flow more smoothly. The plan would expand bus service, increase police enforcement of traffic rules and reactivate railroad freight lines — which is supposed to reduce truck traffic by 100,000 trips a year, starting this summer.

Helicopter Service Inaugurated From Manhattan To JFK Airport (NY Sun, Mar 28, 2006)

Convicted Ferry Boat Captain To Begin Prison Sentence (Staten Island Advance, Mar 28, 2006)

Metropolitan Transportation Authority Wants Binding Arbitration; Transit Union Fights It, Wants Revote (NY Times, Mar 21, 2006)

Transit Union Tries to Rally Support for Revote on Contract (NY Times, Mar 20, 2006)

Union Chief Will Seek New Vote on Rejected Transit Contract (NY Times, Mar 15, 2006)
Roger Toussaint made a surprise announcement that he would seek to submit the union's rejected contract to a new vote by the city's subway and bus drivers.

MTA to Begin Docking Workers (Daily News, Mar 13, 2006)

Metro Card Machines May Be Used to Detect Terrorists (Daily News, Mar 9, 2006)

Rail Link Tunnel Seen as Key to Future of Ground Zero (NY Sun, Mar 9, 2006)

MTA Eying New Device That Sniffs Out Explosives (, Mar 9, 2006)
Two companies have teamed up to develop a machine that can detect whether the straphanger who just touched the start button or screen has recently handled explosives.

Bloomberg Lobbies for Rail Link to JFK (Daily News, Mar 8, 2006)
Mayor Michael Bloomberg lobbied Congress yesterday to let the city use $2 billion in federal 9/11 aid to build the long-planned Manhattan rail link to Kennedy Airport.

MetroCard Bug Derails Rush Hour (Daily News, Mar 7, 2006)
A rush-hour glitch that blocked MetroCard vending machines citywide from taking credit or debit cards yesterday left thousands of exasperated commuters fuming - and late for work. "This is ridiculous - how can I go to work?" asked Adriana Marcano.

City Pays for Risky Road (Daily News, Mar 7, 2006)
The city agreed to pay a record $9.5 million yesterday to settle a lawsuit filed by a woman who was paralyzed in a car accident on a deadly stretch of Brooklyn highway that the city had failed to fix for years.

State Won't Seek Jail Time for Head of Transit Union (Daily News, Mar 2, 2006)

City Plows Ahead with 7 Train Extension (Metro, Mar 2, 2006)

Transgender Woman Arrested Over Restroom Use in Grand Central (, Mar 2, 2006)
A phone repair worker who is transitioning from male to female said Tuesday that she was arrested three times by transit police in the last six months for using the women's restroom at New York's Grand Central Terminal.

Council Considers Pedicab Rules (Metro, Mar 1, 2006)
The City Council yesterday held a hearing to consider placing rules on the city’s largely unregulated but growing pedicab industry.

Momentum Builds for Second MTA Contract Vote (Daily News, Mar 1, 2006)
Metropolitan Transportation Authority chair Peter Kalikow yesterday backed calls for a second vote on the narrowly rejected transit union contract as a campaign for a repeat ratification vote seemed to gain momentum. Union leaders should hold another vote - in part because the pact was defeated by just seven ballots and thousands of bus and subway workers didn't participate, Barry Feinstein, a veteran Metropolitan Transportation Authority board member, said.

A Look At The Brooklyn Greenway Initiative, Along 14 Miles Of Waterfront (Metropolis Magazine, Feb 28, 2006)

Hundreds Of Transit Workers Petition To Take Second Vote On Contract (Daily News, Feb 28, 2006)

Fires in Subway Up Sharply (Daily News, Feb 27, 2006)

Transportation Groups in Drive To Alter City's Traffic Analysis (, Feb 27, 2006)
Several transportation advocacy groups, frustrated with what they call the city's consistent stalling on major transit policy changes, want to alter the way the city measures traffic congestion and road performance.

Transit Contract Talks (Daily News, Feb 24, 2006)

PATH Unveils (Metro, Feb 22, 2006)

Bloomberg Launches Pothole Blitz (Daily News, Feb 20, 2006)
The city will begin a massive blitz today, dispatching 30 crews to fill more than 1,200 of the craters with 90 tons of asphalt each day.

Council Speaker Quinn Fires 61 From Staff and Names a Finance Chief (Daily News, Feb 20, 2006)

The Man In Charge of Pothole Repair (Daily News, Feb 19, 2006)
The man who will make your drive a little smoother this week is not Mayor Bloomberg. The city's Mr. Pothole is Joe Cannisi, the deputy commissioner for roadway repair and maintenance at the city Department of Transportation. His work crews are spreading out across the city to fix asphalt craters, and they've got a big job ahead of them

Cortlandt Street Subway Stop to Stay Closed for Another Year? (Metro, Feb 17, 2006)

White House Investigating Sale of New York Ports to Mid East Company (Daily News, Feb 16, 2006)

Subway Platform Conductors Hired To Ease Rush Hour Crush (NY 1, Feb 16, 2006)

The Transit Authority Hires 100 Platform Conductors (Daily News, Feb 15, 2006)
Platform workers aiming for easy ride Subway riders, get ready to meet your platform conductor. The Transit Authority is spending $6.7 million this year to put nearly 100 workers on platforms at rush hour at 20 hubs.

A Storm For The Record Books -- And A Cleanup To Match (NY Times, Feb 13, 2006)
To clear the 6,300 miles of city streets, the city deployed 2,200 sanitation trucks rigged as snow plows, 76 Department of Transportation plows, and 350 salt spreaders that doubled as plows and dropped more than 50,000 tons of salt. It also put 2,500 sanitation workers on 12-hour shifts and canceled vacation and personal days; hired temporary workers to shovel bus stops and crosswalks; added a fifth man to each Fire Department engine; and sent 25 front-end loaders and 30 dump trucks to scoop up snow and cart it away.

Legal Order Will Keep Conductors on G Trains (Daily News, Feb 10, 2006)

Roger Toussaint -- Under Attack from All Sides (Village Voice, Feb 8, 2006)

Transit Authority Cuts Back on Customer Service Agents (Daily News, Feb 8, 2006)

A New Way Of Catching Speeding Cabs (or Cars) (Daily News, Feb 6, 2006)
Bloomberg voiced support for placing devices atop taxis and private vehicles that would light up when motorists exceed the speed limit, making speeders easy prey for cops. He mentioned seeing such alarms in Singapore

Surplus Could Eliminate Need for Transit Fare Hike in 2007 (Daily News, Feb 1, 2006)

Transit Union Wants to Return to Bargaining Table (Daily News, Feb 1, 2006)

Bus Drivers Close to Pact, But With Different Benefits Than Other City Transit Workers (Metro, Jan 30, 2006)
Workers for the recently created MTA Bus Company will be the first transit employees to get a new tentative contract deal from the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, said an official in negotiations for the Transport Workers Union Local 100 yesterday. The full terms of a deal could be revealed at tomorrow’s meeting of the union’s executive board.

Mayor Rips Randi Over Comments (Daily News, Jan 28, 2006)
One of the key stumbling blocks that led to last month's transit strike is becoming a central issue in the city's labor talks with its municipal unions.

Transit Union Will Fine Strikebreakers (Daily News, Jan 27, 2006)

Port Authority's Move To Turn Ship Away May Close Port (NY Sun, Jan 26, 2006)
The decision by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey to prevent the Belgian ship Freeway from unloading its cargo could be the death knell for Brooklyn's container port. A major chocolate company is close to pulling $25 million worth of cocoa beans out of New York harbor as it ponders a proposal from the authority and the city that would keep its tasty cargo at bay for yet another week.

City Puts 7 Line Extension On The Front Burner (Metro, Jan 26, 2006)
The 7 line appears to be on a fast track to the Far West Side, as the Bloomberg administration has asked the Metropolitan Transportation Authority to put its subway extension project on the front burner.

Lessons City Learned From Strike: Walking Up, Biking Up Less Than Expected, Traffic Restrictions Too Harsh (, Jan 24, 2006)
But just more than a month after a 60-hour transit strike crippled New York City, other lessons are becoming clear, according to data collected by city officials while the subways and buses were shut down. Among the findings: The number of pedestrians entering Manhattan skyrocketed during the walkout; bicycles and ferries were not used as much as officials had expected; and vehicle restrictions - including a cordon that blocked cars with fewer than four occupants from entering Manhattan south of 96th Street for six hours each morning - may have been harsher than necessary.

MTA Spends 4 Million on Security and Fire Alarms (Daily News, Jan 20, 2006)
A year after a suspicious blaze knocked out the A and C subway lines, the Transit Authority is spending $4.4 million on fire and security alarms.

Computer Driven Trains Begin to Roll on L Line (NY 1, Jan 18, 2006)

Q and A With Maura Moynihan (Daniel Patrick's Daughter) On Status Of Moynihan Station (The Old Farley Post Office) (Metropolis Magazine, Jan 17, 2006)

Brooklyn-Queens Expressway Reopens After Fiery Tanker Crash (Newsday, Jan 17, 2006)
Transportation officials reopened most lanes of a major city highway Tuesday morning, following the fiery crash of a tanker truck carrying thousands of gallons of gasoline. The truck overturned on the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway on Monday and caught fire, burning down an overpass and spewing thick black smoke that could be seen for miles from the crash site, near the highway's Roosevelt Avenue exit in Queens.

Bicycle Deaths Rose 40 Percent in 2005 (Daily News, Jan 13, 2006)

Other Unions Asked to Help Pay Strike Fines for Transport Workers Union (NY 1, Jan 12, 2006)

Pilot and Supervisor Sentenced in '03 Staten Island Ferry Crash (NY Times, Jan 10, 2006)
The Staten Island Ferry pilot who passed out at the helm in 2003, causing a crash that killed 11 people and seriously injured dozens of others, and his supervisor were each sentenced to more than a year in prison yesterday. The sentences - 18 months for the pilot, and a year and a day for his supervisor - were handed down by Edward R. Korman, the chief judge in United States District Court in Brooklyn, after a two-hour, emotionally wrenching hearing

New York Taxi Fire Puts Heat on Ford (, Jan 10, 2006)
Senator Charles Schumer (D-NY) is calling on Ford Motor Co. to offer gas tank shields for Crown Victoria taxi cabs after a fiery crash in New York City that killed a cab driver. Gurbaj Singh's cab burst into flames after being struck in the side by a suspected drunken driverís minivan December 26.

Two Top Administrators at the MTA Agree to Fines for Accepting Gifts (, Jan 10, 2006)
Two high-ranking administrators at the Metropolitan Transportation Authority are among those who have agreed to pay nearly $5,000 in fines after admitting that they were treated to meals and golf outings by companies that have contracts with the agency.

Pension Twist in Transit Deal (, Jan 10, 2006)
State transit negotiators who had sought cheaper pensions for future workers ended up agreeing instead to a unique pension refund for thousands of senior employees.

City Cyclists Pay Tribute to Fallen Riders (Metro, Jan 9, 2006)

Bloomberg Endorses Transit Contract (, Jan 4, 2006)
Mayor Michael Bloomberg said yesterday he would tell his four appointees on the Metropolitan Transportation Authority board to approve the tentative contract for subway and bus workers - despite the controversy over a $130 million pension refund side deal.

Union Dissidents Say Transit Leader Gave Away Too Much (, Jan 3, 2006)
A handful of executive board members and workers from the city's transit workers' union yesterday accused their union president, Roger Toussaint, of making too many concessions in the settlement he signed last week with the Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Three members of the union's 46-member executive board - leaders of a dissident faction that has fiercely opposed Mr. Toussaint within Local 100 of the Transport Workers Union - accused him of surrendering any leverage by ending the three-day transit strike on Dec. 22 before reaching a contract settlement. They urged union members to reject the contract that was approved by the union's executive board last week. The dissidents, at a news conference in Union Square, claimed that Mr. Toussaint had given in to the authority on major issues, especially an agreement to have workers contribute toward their health insurance premiums. They also complained that Mr. Toussaint had negotiated in private. They added that, in making concessions, he had set back the union to the point where it might have to call another strike.

Insiders Question Pataki's Transit Pact Stance (, Jan 3, 2006)
By trying to distance himself from a transit contract deal -- and hinting he wants to derail it -- Gov. George Pataki is painting himself into a political corner, several insiders warned privately Monday....The agreement included a one-time pension refund that for nearly half the 33,000-plus members would more than offset the six days' pay they'll lose for striking illegally. After it was criticized in editorials, Pataki denounced the $130 million portion of the pact -- despite his clout at the state-created MTA. Now, if he allows it to go through, he'll look like he's caving. If he blocks it, he'll appear to have reneged for political reasons, the sources said.

Toussaint On How Bloomberg's A Bully And Why Striking Was The Only Option (New York Magazine, Jan 3, 2006)

Pataki May Veto Pension Refunds in Transit Pact (NY Times, Dec 30, 2005)
Gov. George E. Pataki's office said last night that he was inclined to veto a key provision of the New York City transit contract settlement announced this week - one that gives 20,000 workers refunds of pension contributions - noting that he had vetoed a similar provision twice before.

New York Transit Deal Shows Union's Success on Many Fronts (, Dec 29, 2005)
Several fiscal and labor experts said yesterday that Roger Toussaint and the transit workers union appeared to have bested the transit authority in their contract dispute. The authority did not come away empty-handed, however, as it obtained a major concession: For the first time, the 33,700 transit workers will pay a portion of their health insurance premiums. But if there is a real winner in the walkout that hobbled the city at the height of the holiday season, it is the union members who went out on strike, and the man who led them.

MTA Will Reimburse 20,000 Transit Workers For Past Pension Contributions (, Dec 29, 2005)
Thousands of bus and subway workers are poised to reap up to $14,000 each in a new contract pension windfall that will ease the pain of their strike penalties - but will cost commuters an estimated $110 million. News of the surprise Metropolitan Transportation Authority payout to up to 20,000 union members follows last week's crippling three-day strike, which cost the city an estimated $1 billion and wreaked pre-holiday chaos. The $110 million represents a refund of extra pension contributions that up to 20,000 union members made between 1994 and 2000. The new transit contract will give workers back the 2.3% of wages they paid toward pensions for those six years - plus interest.

Train Conductors Remain In New Agreement (, Dec 29, 2005)
The new transit contract will keep conductors on most subway trains for the next three years

Still No Contract For Queens Bus Lines First To Go Out On Strike (Newsday, Dec 29, 2005)

Transit Workers In Deal To Share Health Care Costs (, Dec 28, 2005)
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority and the transit workers' union announced a settlement yesterday in which the authority abandoned its demand for concessions on pensions and the union agreed to have all workers pay a portion of their health insurance premiums. Last night the executive board of the union, Local 100 of the Transport Workers Union, voted 37 to 4 to approve the tentative 37-month contract. One member abstained. The city's 33,700 subway and bus workers are expected to vote on the agreement early next month; some are expected to oppose it out of unhappiness over having to pay toward health premiums for the first time.

Transport Workers Union Approves Pact (, Dec 28, 2005)
Transport Workers Union Local 100 President Roger Toussaint and his executive board voted overwhelmingly for the tentative 37-month pact that calls for raises of 3%, 4% and 3.5% - and could spell the end of holiday strike threats. The new contract would expire in mid-January, not mid-December.

TWU board OKs contract deal (, Dec 28, 2005)
...Sources close to both sides cautioned that the cost of fines for the strike and other factors such as work rules, deployment and other possible improvements for the workers had yet to be spelled out.

Union Leaders To Meet Today On New Transit Deal (, Dec 27, 2005)
Transit Union leaders will convene today and possibly accept a new contract - which would put an end to the labor strife that led to a three-day strike. Sources said the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and Transport Workers Union Local 100 are close to a three-year pact that calls for raises of 3%, 4% and 4% for its 33,700 workers. The framework of the deal would require all workers to contribute toward health insurance, but would not change the existing pension plan or retirement age, sources said. While health care costs would rise, retirees would see improved health coverage, sources said.

Subway Union To Meet Today Amid Talk of a Key Concession (NY Sun, Dec 27, 2005)
[The new contract] could revolutionize public-sector labor relations in New York by requiring union members to pay a percentage of their wages toward their health benefits. As part of the truce brokered between the union and the Metropolitan Transportation Authority by three mediators, led by the director of conciliation from the state's Public Employees Relations Board, Richard Curreri, both sides have observed a "media blackout," leaving reporters to speculate on what a new contract would look like. Speculation has focused on the possibility that union members - whose leadership would not relent on the MTA's demand that future employees retire with a full pension at 62 years old instead of the current age of 55 - would have to bear some of the burden of rising health care costs, which the MTA says have risen 12% a year since 2002, to $410 million annually from $291 million.

Strike Sets Stage for Continued Battle Over Pensions (NY Sun, Dec 23, 2005)

Strike Took Toll on Health Care System (Newsday, Dec 23, 2005)

Transit Union Calls for Strike in Divided Vote (NY Times, Dec 20, 2005)
eaders of the transit workers' union rejected the Metropolitan Transportation Authority's latest contract offer last night, and voted to call a strike shortly after 1 a.m., according to two members of the union's executive board. But the vote to call a strike was not unanimous, and so for at least a half an hour after the formal vote, union leaders remained divided on whether to actually proceed with the walkout. Adding to the confusion, the president of the Transport Workers Union of America, the parent union for the city's transit workers, told the local executive board he could not support a strike, the two members said. They said that the president, Michael T. O'Brien, said he believed that the transportation authority might change its offer, and he urged the union to re-enter the talks. A transit strike, the city's first in a quarter century, would prevent people from going to work, cause hundreds of millions of dollars in economic damage and upend the life of the city in the week before Christmas. The vote by the union board came after a 12-hour round of intense negotiations between the two pivotal figures in the talks - Peter S. Kalikow, the transportation authority's chairman, and Roger Toussaint, president of Local 100 of the Transport Workers Union - who bargained face-to-face yesterday for the first time since Friday.

STRIKE! (Daily News, Dec 20, 2005)
Transport Workers Union Local 100 President Roger Toussaint speaks at rally outside Gov. Pataki’s midtown office yesterday. City subway and bus workers stormed off the job early today, paralyzing the nation's busiest transit system and leaving millions of commuters in an abyss of uncertainty just five days before Christmas. Unable to reach an agreement after days of contentious talks centering around wages and pensions, more than 33,000 transit workers waged an illegal walkout that will cost them - and the city - untold millions. Transport Workers Union Local 100 even defied its own parent union, whose leader urged them to go back to the table amid apparent progress in talks. "Shut everything down, then talk," TWU Local President Roger Toussaint declared to the cheers of his executive board in a closed-door meeting shortly before 2:30 a.m.

Governor: I'm Right To Stay Out Of It (Daily News, Dec 20, 2005)
Gov. Pataki defended his decision to steer clear of transit talks, saying yesterday it was up to MTA negotiators to handle the delicate bargaining. Pataki, speaking to reporters in Albany, said the state was better off to leave those talks to "the professionals," noting New York has weathered many high-stakes labor battles in the 11 years he's been governor. But monitoring the talks from a distance wasn't nearly good enough for Transport Workers Union Local 100 President Roger Toussaint, who accused Pataki of ducking his responsibility to avoid a shutdown of the nation's largest public transit system

Yesterday Was A Day Of Pain For Riders In Queens (Daily News, Dec 20, 2005)
50,000 Queens commuters had to scramble - and haggle - their way to work or school after drivers with private bus companies walked off the job. The 750 drivers from Triboro, Jamaica and Green lines buses usually ply routes to and from subway stops as well as LaGuardia Airport.

Mayor Says Prepare for Strike (Daily News, Dec 19, 2005)
New York has become a "city in limbo" with the threat of a "reprehensible" transit strike looming, Mayor Bloomberg declared yesterday.

All Set to Shut It Down,:TWU Boss (Daily News, Dec 19, 2005)
Hundreds of private bus line workers in Queens were poised to walk off the job today - in what the transit union chief said was part of a strategy to give New York a taste of the citywide chaos to come tomorrow.

60,000 Queens Bus Riders First To Suffer in Transit Strike (Newsday, Dec 19, 2005)

'City Will Shut Down' Says Union (Daily News, Dec 18, 2005)
Transit union leaders vowed yesterday that bus and subway workers will launch a pair of strikes - culminating in a citywide walkout at 12:01a.m. Tuesday - if negotiators can't hammer out an acceptable deal, a top-level official with the Transport Workers Union Local 100 said yesterday.

Bus Firms as 'Point Men' (Daily News, Dec 17, 2005)
The strike starts here. Workers from two private bus companies in Queens could hit the picket line at 12:01 a.m. Monday - stranding more than 50,000 commuters in a prelude to a possible full city bus and subway walkout Tuesday.

Labor Leaders Say Transit Workers Fight for (Daily News, Dec 16, 2005)

MTA Passes $9.3 Billion Budget (Newsday, Dec 15, 2005)

Private Bus Chaos On Queens Boulevard (Daily News, Dec 14, 2005)
Workers for private bus lines blocked traffic on Queens Blvd. for nearly half an hour yesterday, giving enraged drivers a taste of the congestion and chaos a transit strike could bring.

Cabbies May Sit Out Strike (Newsday, Dec 14, 2005)
One group of cabdrivers is asking members to stay home in case transit workers strike.

Metropolitan Transportation Authority Goes To Court, Seeking Order Barring Transit Walkout (, Dec 13, 2005)
The state attorney general's office filed papers in Brooklyn Supreme Court seeking an order barring city bus and subway workers from waging what already would be an illegal strike.

Mayor Announces Transit Strike Contingency Plans -- Four to a Car, Schools Starting Two Hours Later, Etc. (NY Times, Dec 13, 2005)
Michael R. Bloomberg, warning that a transit strike would seriously hurt the city's economy, announced yesterday that only cars with at least four people would be allowed to enter Manhattan south of 96th Street on weekday mornings if bus and subway workers walk off the job on Friday. Starting times for city schools would be delayed by two hours to allow children time to get to school, and several streets, including much of Fifth and Madison Avenues, would be closed to all but emergency vehicles, according to an affidavit the city filed in court yesterday

Transit Strike Could Cost Businesses Up To $660 Million A Day, Bloomberg Administration Charges In State Court (NY Sun, Dec 13, 2005)

City Institutions Prepare In Event Of Transit Strike (Newsday, Dec 13, 2005)
For those whose livelihoods, and in some cases, lives, depend on the city's transportation network, a transit strike this week could be near-disastrous. From the American Stock Exchange to NYU Medical Center to Verizon, city institutions are preparing for the worst

Labor Leader Wants Strike Fund (, Dec 12, 2005)
A top city labor leader wants every unionized employee in the city to pony up $1 to launch a $1.5 million "solidarity fund" for transit workers if they strike. Brian McLaughlin, president of the New York City Central Labor Council, a group of 375 local unions, will pitch his proposal to other labor leaders today.

Interview with Roger Toussaint (, Dec 12, 2005)

Transit Workers Seek 8 Percent Pay Hikes (, Dec 11, 2005)
Transit union leaders will call for three straight years of approximately 8 percent raises for their workers. Metropolitan Transportation Authority officials have proposed a two-year deal that called for a 3 percent raise in the first year and even less in the second year.

Parking on Hindu Holiday (, Dec 7, 2005)
The City Council is expected to override Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s veto of a bill that would suspend alternate side parking for Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights.

Contingency Plans for Transit Strike (, Dec 7, 2005)
Transit officials are finalizing a strike contingency plan that envisions supervisors driving trains that might be abandoned by crews after a walkout.

Possible Designs For Future NYC Taxis At Parsons Exhibition (, Dec 7, 2005)

Walkout OK May Come Saturday (Daily News, Dec 6, 2005)
Thousands of Transport Workers Union Local 100 members are set to jam the Javits Convention Center on Saturday for a mass meeting - which could result in an authorized strike - with the Dec. 15 contract deadline looming.

Fired Ferry Captain Sues To Be Reinstated (Staten Island Advance, Dec 5, 2005)
The man who was in command of the ferryboat Andrew J. Barberi when it crashed two years ago, killing 11 passengers, is suing the city. The lawsuit, filed last week in Brooklyn federal court, says city officials falsely claimed Capt. Michael Gansas had violated regulations requiring there be two pilots in the forward wheelhouse. Gansas is demanding that the city agree to arbitrate his claims before a labor panel or reinstate him with back pay.

Federal Judge Upholds Bag Searches On Subways (NY Times, Dec 3, 2005)
Citing a "real and substantial" threat of a terrorist bombing in New York's subways, a federal judge ruled yesterday that random police searches of passengers' bags and backpacks were constitutional because they were effective in helping to prevent an attack. Rejecting a challenge to the searches by the New York Civil Liberties Union, Judge Richard M. Berman of Federal District Court in Manhattan found that the incursion on subway passengers' privacy was minimal enough to be justified by the deterrent effect on potential terrorists. City officials celebrated the ruling. "Common sense prevailed," Police Commissioner Raymond W. Kelly said through a spokesman. The civil liberties union said it would immediately appeal.

MTA bus deal a union issue (, Dec 2, 2005)

Union Leaders Rejected A Secret MTA Bid To Avert A Strike (Daily News, Dec 1, 2005)
Transit union leaders rejected yesterday a secret MTA bid to avert a city-crippling strike if a contract agreement isn't reached by the Dec. 15 deadline, the Daily News has learned.

City Takeover Of Bus Lines Nearly Done (Newsday, Dec 1, 2005)
The city's drawn-out plan for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority to take over four private bus companies inched closer to completion Wednesday with the signing of contracts.

M.T.A. Seeks Flexibility on Job Rules (, Nov 29, 2005)
With two weeks to go before its contract with 33,738 subway and bus workers expires, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority is asking for more flexibility in work assignments, tighter sick leave rules and less substantial health care and pension benefits for future employees. In one idea that has already begun to raise hackles from subway workers, the authority wants to create a new "subway operator" job that would encompass the tasks of the train operator and conductor - jobs that have been separate since the development of the steam engine in the 19th century.

Transit Union Official to MTA: Bargain In Good Faith, Or Else (, Nov 29, 2005)
It's up to the MTA to prevent a transit strike, a top union official declared yesterday - ratcheting up the rhetoric as the city works on a walkout battle plan.

City Plans for Potential Transit Strike (Daily News, Nov 28, 2005)

Transit Union Head Hints At Willingness To Strike (, Nov 22, 2005)
The head of the transit workers union yesterday raised the specter of a strike, calling bus and subway workers who recently walked off the job in Philadelphia an inspiration.

Hopes For Early Settlement In Transit Negotiations (, Nov 22, 2005)
it's far too early for anyone to say whether a strike is likely. The two sides have met a few times but have not begun to discuss numbers or other details, according to the union. Representing more than 32,000 workers, the union says security is its top priority, after pay raises and pensions, which could complicate the negotiations this year. Police began random bag searches and other precautions in the subways this summer in response to the bombings on the London transit system. At the same time, the MTA has removed some conductors and agents from trains and booths _ actions the union says compromise the safety of their workers.

MTA Exec Eyes Free Subway Rides On December 31 (, Nov 22, 2005)
The MTA'S holiday fare discounts would include free rides on New Year's Eve under a proposal floated yesterday

Moynihan Station (the Old Main Post Office) Gets New Jersey Transit As Anchor Tenant (NY Sun, Nov 22, 2005)
The transformation of the Farley Post Office into a rail hub moved a step closer to reality yesterday when New Jersey Transit announced it will be the anchor rail tenant of the proposed Moynihan Station on Eighth Avenue between 31st and 33rd streets

10,000 Holiday MetroCards Sold on First Day (Newsday, Nov 21, 2005)

Flight 587 Memorial Designer Selected (Newsday, Nov 17, 2005)

411 for TA riders (Daily News, Nov 16, 2005)
Lost and confused subway riders will one day be able to get directions from staffers at TA headquarters without leaving the station. The Help Point Intercom will link riders at 10 stations with information agents at 2 Broadway.

Transit Ridership Highest Since June, 1971 (NY Sun, Nov 15, 2005)

Transit Workers Plan To Protest Slow Pace Of Contract Talks (, Nov 15, 2005)

City Loses Adult Education Funds (Daily News, Nov 14, 2005)

SUVs Blamed for Increasing Share of Pedestrian Deaths (Daily News, Nov 14, 2005)

New Device Checks Subway Riders for Explosives (Newsday, Nov 14, 2005)

Sunday Parkers Get a Break (, Nov 13, 2005)
After months of debate and City Council action and a mayoral veto, drivers now no longer have to feed the meter on Sunday.

Bloomberg Wants Commuter Tax Back (, Nov 12, 2005)
Rather than charging people who drive into Manhattan at peak times, Mayor Michael Bloomberg would like to see the commuter tax reinstated.

Conflict of Interest in MTA's Chief's Backing of Bond Act? (NY Sun, Nov 10, 2005)

New York City Makes Largest Hybrid Bus Buy (, Nov 10, 2005)
Calling it the largest order for hybrid buses in history, DaimlerChrysler said Tuesday it is selling 500 diesel-electric buses to New York City’s transport services, with deliveries to begin next year.

MTA Wraps Up Fare Cut (, Nov 10, 2005)
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority board endorsed halving the current $2 fare during the last week in December and on weekends from late November to New Year's Day to give riders a holiday break.

Reverse Commuting On The Rise (NY Times, Nov 7, 2005)

How To Get Diplomatic Scofflaws To Pay $218 M In Parking Tickets And Property Taxes? Deduct The $ From Their Foreign Aid, Say Senators Clinton and Schumer (Daily News, Nov 7, 2005)

Transit Authority Shelled Out Some $50 M To Injured Riders Over Past Five Years (Daily News, Nov 7, 2005)

Ten Worst Subway Stations (Daily News, Nov 3, 2005)

NY Subway Workers Make Less Than Other US Transit Workers (Daily News, Nov 2, 2005)

Trial Focuses on Legality of Bag Searches on Subway (, Nov 1, 2005)
The tension between public safety and personal privacy was the subject of vigorous debate yesterday, at the start of the trial of the New York Civil Liberties Union's lawsuit challenging police inspections of bags and packages at subway entrances... Judge Richard M. Berman, who will decide the case after closing arguments on Dec. 2, heard starkly divergent interpretations of the policy. Christopher Dunn, the civil liberties union's top lawyer in the case, said, "The only people being searched under this program are innocent New Yorkers." The searches have not uncovered any terrorist plot, or even contraband, he said. Gail Donoghue, the city's lead lawyer in the case, said the searches were part of a rational strategy calculated to "keep terrorist planning and operations off balance." By adding an element of unpredictability, she said, the policy "effectively hardens New York City targets and drives terrorist planning elsewhere."

Police Say Bag Search A Must (, Nov 1, 2005)
NYPD Deputy Commissioner David Cohen defended the city's decision to search the bags of subway riders following the deadly attacks on the London subway system in July....While searches at every station would "paralyze the system," he said random checks are an effective deterrent.

Subways Getting Emergency Exits (, Nov 1, 2005)
Every subway station will be equipped with new emergency exit gates so transit riders can quickly escape from a fire or a terrorist attack..."Panic bars," similar to those on emergency-exit doors in movie theaters, will be installed on subway station gates, located near turnstiles and stairwells to streets - allowing riders to get out without having to ask a token booth clerk to unlock the portals, authorities said.

Protests Over Weekend Halting Of L Line While It's Computerized (Newsday, Nov 1, 2005)

New Stillwell Avenue Subway Station Relies On Solar Power (, Oct 31, 2005)
The Stillwell Avenue station has been heralded as a revolutionary design thanks to its extensive use of solar power -- a rarity in municipal transportation services in the United States. On a sunny day, 60,000 square feet of integrated solar paneling on its roof can generate 210 kilowatts of power, enough to meet two-thirds of the station's energy requirements. The solar energy doesn't run the trains, but is expected to contribute approximately 250,000 solar kilowatt hours per year to the station's other energy needs -- primarily lighting and air conditioning in the station and its attached offices and retail stores.

MTA Plans Extra Security for Verrazano (Daily News, Oct 28, 2005)

Time Will Tell How Much Port Authority Will Pay for Lawsuit (, Oct 28, 2005)

Mayor: MTA's Plan Good Idea (Daily News, Oct 27, 2005)
The MTA shouldn't play Grinch with riders expecting holiday discounts, Mayor Bloomberg said yesterday. Bloomberg said he would be "thrilled to see a discount.

Transportation Bond Act -- Critical For Economic Growth Or Reckless Addition To Dangerous Debt? (NY Times, Oct 25, 2005)
Its name, the Renew and Rebuild New York Transportation Bond Act of 2005, hardly arouses excitement. Many voters are only dimly aware of it. It is not an issue in the mayoral race, since both major candidates have endorsed it. But the success or failure of the $2.9 billion proposition on Election Day could have a profound effect on the New York City region for decades. The stakes are especially high for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, which would get half the money. The authority considers the measure essential to maintaining and improving its transit network over the next five years, and has recently saturated subway cars with advertisements urging support. Approval on Nov. 8, the authority says, would permit the completion of the first leg of a Second Avenue subway by around 2015. The other half of the money would pay for 130 projects for roads, bridges, inland ports and railroad systems.

Queensboro Bridge Rehabilitation Halted After Fire (Newsday, Oct 20, 2005)

Pricetag for Subway Security Projects Rise (NY 1, Oct 17, 2005)

Group of Select New Yorkers Tipped to Terror Threat Before Public (Daily News, Oct 13, 2005)

Rain and Flooding Causes Havoc on NYC Transportation (NY 1, Oct 13, 2005)

Council Overrides Mayoral Vetoes on Health Care and Sunday Parking (Gotham Gazette, Oct 12, 2005)

Mayor Defends Subway Security Decision (Newsday, Oct 12, 2005)
Mayor Michael Bloomberg tried to quiet his critics with nuggets of evidence that had troubled him last week.

School Buses May Foul Air for Many Years (NY Times, Oct 11, 2005)
New York City's fleet of 6,200 yellow school buses is the largest in the country by far. And despite recent efforts to clean up the most polluting buses in the fleet, it may still be one of the dirtiest

Underground Security Downgraded (, Oct 11, 2005)

Threat Discounted, New York Eases Subway Alert (, Oct 11, 2005)

MTA Names New Police Chief (Newsday, Oct 10, 2005)

Subway Threat Considered (, Oct 10, 2005)
The date feared as D-day for an alleged terror plot in the subway system passed without a hitch yesterday, as intelligence officials said their investigation has found the threat to be "not credible." But city officials stood by their aggressive security measures, which include thousands of extra cops, bomb-sniffing dogs and a doubling of random searches.

City Says 'Act of God' Aided in Staten Island Ferry Crash (Newsday, Oct 4, 2005)
City Hall is now claiming that an "act of God" contributed to the Staten Island Ferry crash that took 11 lives and that the municipal transportation system shouldn't be held responsible for the accident, court papers revealed.

P.R. Cycle (, Oct 2, 2005)
Review of the Critical Mass bicyclists’ movement in New York that has led to mass arrests of rides.

City Cab Drivers Set to Protest Taxi Tracking System (, Oct 1, 2005)
 The New York Taxi Workers Alliance is protesting a move that would require all city cabs to be equipped with a navigation system similar to a GPS device. Cab owners fear the device could violate drivers' civil rights by checking for speeding and by providing the courts with subpoenaed information.

Parking Tickets Can Be Plea-Bargained (, Sep 27, 2005)
William Beaman works for the city's Department of Finance as part of its parking settlement program, which was started this year in all five boroughs as a service to parking ticket recipients waiting to contest their summonses.Mr. Beaman offers a driver the option of pleading guilty immediately and paying a reduced fine - avoiding the wait for a hearing and the risk of a guilty ruling from the judge followed by the full fine.

MTA Surplus Seen (, Sep 27, 2005)
The MTA could end the year with a bigger-than-expected $923 million surplus - and should consider using the money to scrap planned fare and toll hikes, state Controller Alan Hevesi said yesterday. The MTA is looking at an extra $95 million thanks to higher taxes and state fees enacted earlier this year, as well as income the agency gets from real estate transactions, Hevesi said. In July, the MTA projected an $833 million surplus, and Executive Director Katherine Lapp raised the possibility of using about half of that to build a deck over the West Side railyards. That would spur development and reap $1 billion or more that the MTA could use for construction and maintenance projects, she said. But Hevesi yesterday said that idea should be derailed.

MTA's Budget Surplus Has Hevesi Taking Aim at Fare and Tax Hikes (, Sep 27, 2005)
This year's subway fare hikes and tax increases aimed at boosting the Metropolitan Transportation Authority's revenue stream were unnecessary in light of the MTA's ever-growing budget surplus, now approaching $1 billion, the state comptroller, Alan Hevesi, said yesterday. In July, the MTA projected its surplus to be about $833 million. Yesterday, Mr. Hevesi's office released a report estimating the surplus will be about $928 million for this year, mostly from a windfall in revenue the authority receives from real estate transaction fees. Mr. Hevesi called for "rolling back or delaying a fare increase" expected to be put in place in 2007. Fare increases on unlimited ride MetroCards are expected in 2009.

Dalai Lama Backs Plan for New Penn Station (NY Sun, Sep 26, 2005)

Conductors to Return to L Train (NY 1, Sep 26, 2005)

MTA's Communication System Puts Riders At Risk, Critics Say (NY Sun, Sep 21, 2005)

Council Members Urge MTA to Fast-Track Public Address System (, Sep 21, 2005)
City Council members yesterday demanded public address systems be quickly installed in all subway stations to help guide riders in emergencies. As the Daily News recently revealed, about 30% of subway stations lack the crucial communications equipment. It will be a decade or so before the entire 468-station system is wired for sound, under current plans.

Subway Bag Searches And Surveillance Debated (More Or Less) In Public Forum (NY Sun, Sep 13, 2005)

Half of Bronx Subway Systems Do Not Have PA Systems (Daily News, Sep 8, 2005)

Taxi Commission Expected to Approve Hybrid Cabs (Newsday, Sep 8, 2005)

Franklin Avenue Shuttle Derailment Disrupts Service In Brooklyn (NY 1, Sep 8, 2005)

Public Address Systems for Some Subway Stations Still Years Away (Daily News, Sep 7, 2005)

European Cyclists Seek to Change New York (Village Voice, Aug 31, 2005)

Monthly Mass Bicycle Ride Leads to 49 Arrests in Manhattan (NY Times, Aug 29, 2005)
Forty-nine bicyclists were arrested Friday night in Manhattan at the monthly Critical Mass ride, the police department reported...arrests took place in at least four locations: Astor Place; Houston Street and Second Avenue; West 18th Street between Seventh and Eighth Avenues; and along West 34th Street. The captain who was overseeing arrests at Astor Place said the bicyclists were being charged with parading without a permit, disorderly conduct and obstructing traffic.

Judge: Subway Bag Search Details Can Be Secret (Daily News, Aug 29, 2005)
At least for now, nobody but cops can know details of how random bag searches are conducted on city subways, a judge ruled Friday. Manhattan Federal Judge Richard Berman blocked the release of the information on the grounds that the city may be able to prove the controversial searches deter terrorism. He ruled that a magistrate judge had prematurely ordered the city to tell the New York Civil Liberties Union how many days in a one-month period searches were conducted, the number of subway stations each day where no searches were done and the total number of stations with no searches.

2 Subway Clerks Working Outside Booth Menaced (Daily News, Aug 29, 2005)

Cell Phones In Subway -- More Convenience, Or Just More Screech? (, Aug 28, 2005)
Lily Li, a real estate broker, takes the bus instead of the subway so that she can use her cellphone to keep track of her 7-year-old son. Alonzo Munden, a retail worker, stands in line at a pay phone on the subway platform so he can tell his wife when he will arrive home. Yoram Silagy, a lawyer, sees the subway as a sanctuary from the irritating din of idle cellphone chatter. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority's decision to invite companies to install an underground wireless phone and data network, linking the airwaves of 277 stations to the world of the streets above, could profoundly alter the time-tested rhythms of the New York City subway system. Passengers like Ms. Li, Mr. Munden and Mr. Silagy, all Manhattan residents, could find their routines enhanced or disrupted - or both. New Yorkers might do well to look at the experience of Washington, where underground subway stations have had cellphone service since 1993...

Transit President Reuter To Pay Fine In Ethics Case (, Aug 27, 2005)
The president of New York City Transit, Lawrence G. Reuter, has admitted that he accepted $633 in improper gifts, including golf outings and circus tickets, from companies that do business with the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, the State Ethics Commission announced yesterday.

MTA Security Plan Poses Risks, Experts Say (NY Times, Aug 26, 2005)

Bloomberg Vetoes Sunday Parking Bill (Newsday, Aug 26, 2005)
Mayor Michael Bloomberg Thursday vetoed legislation to eliminate parking meter fees on Sundays. During the city’s 2002 fiscal crisis, it began charging motorists to park at meters on Sundays. In July, the City Council passed legislation to end the policy, which opponents had dubbed "pay to pray."

Race Is on for Cellular Providers in Plan for Service in New York Subway (, Aug 25, 2005)
The decision to introduce cellphone service in the city's underground subway stations touched off a flurry of interest in the telecommunications industry yesterday, as the Metropolitan Transportation Authority began soliciting bids for a 10-year contract that will involve immense technical complexity and probably be worth $50 million to $100 million. Representatives of the country's four largest wireless companies - Cingular Wireless, Verizon Wireless, Sprint Nextel and T-Mobile - all said yesterday that they were considering submitting proposals to build the wireless voice and data network, which will cover 277 of the city's 468 stations. Companies that make wireless hardware - cables, radios and antennas - also expressed interest. Bids are due on Oct. 12.

$1 B Contract Will Alter Street Furniture (Bus Shelters, Newsstands, Trash Cans) (, Aug 25, 2005)

Lockheed Will Help Create $200 M Security System In Subways, Bridges, Tunnels (, Aug 23, 2005)
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority intends to announce today that it will pay up to $200 million to a team led by the Lockheed Martin Corporation, a major defense contractor, to create a surveillance and security system around major bridges, tunnels and train and subway stations. According to people with knowledge of the talks who would not speak for attribution before the announcement, Lockheed Martin will lead a team of contractors in creating an "integrated electronic security system" that will include closed-circuit television cameras, motion detectors and "intelligent video" software that can automatically determine if a package has been left on a train or if a person is in a restricted area. The deal is by far the biggest spending commitment so far in the authority's counterterrorism program, which has been hobbled by delays but was given new urgency after the London transit bombings last month. The authority's board approved a $591 million security plan in 2002, but as of last month, it had spent only a fraction of that sum. Now, officials say, most of the money will be committed or spent by the end of this year.

MTA Calls For Cell Phones On Subway Platforms (, Aug 23, 2005)
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority has put out a request for proposals to bring service underground, which would allow straphangers to use cell phones on subway platforms. Not everyone thinks that's such a hot idea.

Advocates Say MTA Must Focus on Emergency Communications (NY 1, Aug 19, 2005)

Pre-Paid Parking Meters (Needing No Quarters) Expands (Newsday, Aug 16, 2005)
The city today expanded the number of single space parking meters that accept pre-paid parking cards, in addition to quarters...Available in $20 and $50 denominations, they are now accepted at 1,100 spaces in Bay Ridge, Forest Hills and the Upper West Side.

Soaring Gasoline Prices Inflict Pain on Cabbies, Drivers, City Budget (NY Sun, Aug 16, 2005)

Plans Unveiled for New York (, Aug 16, 2005)
After years of false-starts, it appears the development of Moynihan Station, in New York City , has finally gotten underway. Yesterday, Empire State Development Corporation, which is responsible for promoting economic growth in the state, announced it has selected a team of developers and unveiled a new design for the project.

Transit Union Says MTA (, Aug 1, 2005)
A booklet that includes instructions for spotting suicide bombers is being distributed to transit workers - but union officials say the 21-page guide alone is not enough.

Police Continue Crackdown on Critical Mass Bike Rides (Newsday, Aug 1, 2005)
Police arrested at least 34 people Friday night in one of the more active crackdowns in months against a group of cycling enthusiasts who pedal through the streets of Manhattan en masse to call for more bike-friendly roads.

Governor Sends National Guard to Subways, While Mayor Considers Security Cameras (, Aug 1, 2005)
Hundreds more National Guard troops were ordered Friday to active duty to increase security at the city's subway and bus stations.

Ground Zero Transit Hub with Revamped Security Approved (Newsday, Jul 29, 2005)

MTA to Deal Only with Rather Bid in Brooklyn (Daily News, Jul 28, 2005)

New JFK Airport Terminal (NY 1, Jul 28, 2005)

Council Approves Free Parking on Sundays and Other New Bills (Gotham Gazette, Jul 28, 2005)

Subway Crime Plummets (, Jul 26, 2005)
The influx of cops in subway stations and on trains - including officers doing random bag checks - has prompted underground criminals to take a break. Subway crime has plummeted 23% so far this month, compared with same time period last year, officials said yesterday. That's helped bring the year-to-date felony increase, which was 18% at the end of March, down to about 2%. The NYPD has flooded the subways since the July 7 transit blasts in London, and began random bag searches last week.

Bloomberg Apologizes To Sikhs Handcuffed In Midtown (, Jul 26, 2005)
Mayor Bloomberg apologized yesterday to a group of British tourists who were handcuffed and forced to kneel on a Broadway sidewalk after cops swarmed a sightseeing bus - even as another bomb scare rattled downtown Brooklyn. The mayor urged New Yorkers to call authorities if they see something suspicious, but added they should use "common sense" and avoid profiling people like the group of South Asian-looking visitors, who were Sikhs from Britain.

MTA: Second Avenue Subway Faces Two-Year Delay (Daily News, Jul 26, 2005)
A top MTA official conceded yesterday that the agency's two major expansion projects - the Second Ave. subway and the LIRR extension - will be delayed at least two to three years.

City Council Plans to Approve Free Parking at Meters on Sundays (Daily News, Jul 25, 2005)
The City Council is poised to approve free parking at meters on Sundays, and lawmakers believe they have enough votes to override a possible mayoral veto.

MTA Buying Up Businesses to Make Way for Downtown Transit Hub (NY 1, Jul 20, 2005)

Transit Bonds On Ballot Track (, Jul 19, 2005)
The Transportation Bond Act, if approved, would authorize the state to borrow $2.9 billion - half of which would go to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority for the Second Ave. subway, to extend the Long Island Rail Road to Grand Central Terminal and to pay for such improvements as new buses and subway cars.

Design Unveiled, And Developers Chosen, For New $818 M Penn Station in Old Post Office (Daily News, Jul 19, 2005)
State and city officials yesterday named the developers who will replace one of the city's lost jewels - the old Pennsylvania Station - with a new gem. After years of delay, the city, state and two big developers are all aboard with a design to turn the main post office on Eighth Ave. into a grand transit hub recalling the elegant Pennsylvania Station that was razed in 1963. The $818 million plan will preserve the handsome facade of the James A. Farley Post Office, erected in 1913, while adapting the building as the new Daniel Patrick Moynihan Station, to honor the late U.S. senator, who pushed hard for the idea...The winning plan for the project was submitted by a team of major New York developers, The Related Cos. and Vornado Realty Trust, which has extensive holdings in the area.

High-Tech Surveillance Systems to Protect Underwater Tunnels (Daily News, Jul 18, 2005)

How NYC's Transportation Security Compares to Other U.S. Cities (Newsday, Jul 18, 2005)

Mayor Says MTA Agrees to Fund Extra Cops (Daily News, Jul 16, 2005)
Mayor Bloomberg revealed that a deal is in the works to keep extra cops on subways and buses - with the MTA expected to pick up the multimillion-dollar tab.

3-Train Doesn (Daily News, Jul 15, 2005)

NYC Subway Vulnerable (Daily News, Jul 13, 2005)
As Mayor Bloomberg and NYPD brass again urged New Yorkers to continue their daily routines, it was still hard to escape the obvious: If a suicide bomber wanted to strike the city's subways, there is little that can be done to prevent it.

How The MTA Abandoned Collaboration With Army Over Security (NY Times, Jul 12, 2005)
In early 2002, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, eager to respond to post-Sept. 11 worries over terrorism, started negotiations with a specialized Army unit to help develop novel security measures for the New York City transit system. Then, the discussions suddenly ended, in ruins. The transportation authority's top security officials, who had taken the lead in the negotiations, were fired, in an unrelated episode, after they made public accusations of corruption against other authority officials. And then the new security chief at the authority examined the proposal and walked away. The costs of the detour were paid not in money, but in time - a year and a half lost as cities around the country moved ahead in implementing security measures and as train bombings in Moscow and Madrid highlighted the need for an aggressive, even radical, rethinking of transit security. Since 2002, when the authority announced it had $600 million on hand to spend on hardening the transit system against terror threats, it has spent only about $30 million. There are, officials inside and outside the authority said, many reasons for the pace of the modest progress. The ultimately abandoned deal with the Army is one of the more dramatic of those reasons.

MTA Details Efforts to Detect Biochemical Attacks (, Jul 12, 2005)
Officials of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority made public yesterday features of the transit agency's burgeoning capacity to detect biochemical attacks in transit hubs.

Swipe Cards Suck; and, There s No One Who Can Help You (, Jul 12, 2005)
A Report by Public Advicate Betsy Gotbaum.

MTA Board Postpones Vote on New Rules (, Jul 12, 2005)
It took more than a year for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority to capitulate to public opposition to a proposed ban on photography in the subway. Now, a widely criticized proposal to prohibit walking between subway cars - along with other proposed rules - is being reconsidered.

Despite Mayor's Commitment, 7 Line Extension in Doubt (, Jul 12, 2005)
The Bloomberg administration has touted its $2.4 billion commitment to transportation as the largest contribution to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority since the capital plan to rebuild the subways was introduced in 1982.

MTA Slow To Spend Money On Transit Security (, Jul 11, 2005)
In December 2002, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority announced it had completed a lengthy assessment of potential threats to the city's transportation infrastructure, from subway lines to major bridges. The authority, which had begun the study in the weeks after the Sept. 11 attacks, said it was committing nearly $600 million to improve the security of the sprawling transportation network. But to date, two and a half years after that announcement and nearly four years after Sept. 11, only a small fraction - about $30 million as of March - has been spent, and nearly all of that on consultants and additional study.

State Vetoes Metropolitan Transportation Authority's Capital Budget, Delaying Subway Renovations And Other Transportation Projects (Daily News, Jul 5, 2005)

Averted: Two Infrastructure Disasters Waiting To Happen (, Jul 2, 2005)
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority is working to fix two significant defects in its sprawling infrastructure: an unstable utility vault beneath the Grand Hyatt New York in Midtown and a concrete retaining wall along the N subway line in Brooklyn that was close to collapse.

Parking Ticket Quotas Or Not? (NY Times, Jun 28, 2005)
Traffic agents don't have quotas to fill but those who fall short of expectations may be shadowed by a supervisor, city officials said Monday.Call it "productivity measures" or "level of activity," but when it comes to slapping 7.6 million parking tickets on New York drivers each year, the city doesn't like to throw around the word "quota." (Newsday)

Capitol Insiders Get Awarded Billions In No-Bid Contracts (, Jun 12, 2005)
In the back rooms of Albany, former aides to the state's top leaders secretly lobby for no-bid contracts worth billions of dollars, a Daily News investigation found. In the state Department of Transportation alone, lobbyists schmoozed the agency on nearly $1.3 billion in contracts in the past two years, according to a computer analysis by The News. The analysis showed only a handful of these contracts were awarded competitively with sealed bids, a process that significantly restricts influence-peddling.

Workshop Held On Improving Design Of Yellow Cabs (, Jun 6, 2005)
The New York City taxi could be getting a bumper-to-bumper make-over. Car designers, city bureaucrats, drivers and passengers are being invited to a workshop this month to discuss how to improve the comforts and composition of the iconic yellow cab.

Spitzer Says Albany Budget May Be on Time but It Ducks Crucial Problems (, Apr 7, 2005)
Since he announced his run for governor in December, Eliot Spitzer has largely remained above the fray in the state capital, concentrating on his job as attorney general and refraining from getting involved in Albany's major debates.

TA cuts assailed as risky (, Apr 7, 2005)
The Transit Authority's moves toward automation - including unstaffed entrances and scrapping conductors on one line - could compromise rider safety, police and fire brass said yesterday.

Diesel hybrid buses make inroads in New York City (, Apr 7, 2005)
Diesel-hybrid technology appears to be gaining acceptance among emissions-conscientious New York City Transit officials.

Bloomberg Announces New Sidewalk Repair Program (, Apr 4, 2005)
Three days after tackling potholes, Mayor Michael Bloomberg returned to Queens Thursday to declare war on wayward tree roots that ruin sidewalks -- a five-borough program costing $3.4 million that is expected to repair up to 2,000 sidewalks in the first year.

Lawmakers Are Said to Favor a Transportation Bond Act (, Mar 15, 2005)
Democrats in the State Assembly plan to propose a $2.9 billion bond act to finance capital programs for transit in the New York City area and roads and bridges throughout the state, and their Republican counterparts in the Senate are sympathetic to the idea, according to people close to the negotiations over the state's budget.

One in Four Payphones Don (, Mar 15, 2005)
More than one in four payphones in New York City Transit subway stations do not fully work, according a survey released today by the NYPIRG Straphangers Campaign.

New Hudson River Passenger Rail Terminal advocated by Regional Plan Association (, Mar 15, 2005)
The Hudson River has long been a physical and political barrier dividing the states of New Jersey and New York. Today, the transportation facilities that cross the Hudson are filled to capacity and the demands on them are expected to grow.

MTA Absorbs Queens Surface, Transit Alliance Takeover Looms (, Mar 15, 2005)
 The Metropolitan Transportation Authority bought Queens Surface bus lines on Sunday for $9.5 million and immediately began MTA service on the company’s 19 routes.

Major review of subway systems suggests potential for significant health and safety hazards (, Mar 15, 2005)
Multiple hazards present; study cites threat of terrorism, transmission of infectious diseases, and new data on noise levels.

Subway riders blast MTA for latest hike (, Mar 15, 2005)
Subway fares jumped for the second time in two years yesterday - and angry straphangers said no matter how loud they complain, the MTA never hears them.

Mayor Bloomberg Opposes Cross Harbor Freight Tunnel (, Mar 15, 2005)
 Among a standing room only crowd at Our Lady of Hope Elementary School in Middle Village last Thursday, Mayor Michael Bloomberg spoke out against the controversial Cross Harbor Rail Freight Tunnel proposal, saying it would destroy neighborhoods surrounding the Maspeth area.

Top Prcie For Stadium Site Trumpts The Olympics, MTA Chief Says (, Feb 15, 2005)
Suddenly faced with more than one potential offer for the West Side railyards, Peter S. Kalikow, chairman of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, said yesterday that the authority's need to get the highest possible price to keep the transit system running properly outweighed even City Hall's desire for a football stadium and its bid for the 2012 Olympic Games.

2 Subway Lines Crippled by Fire; Long Repair Seen (, Feb 1, 2005)
Two of the city's subway lines - the A and the C - have been crippled and may not return to normal capacity for three to five years after a fire Sunday afternoon in a Lower Manhattan transit control room that was started by a homeless person trying to keep warm, officials said yesterday.

TA Conductor's Death Spurs $10 M Lawsuit (, Jan 20, 2005)
The family of a subway conductor killed in a freak accident at a station near Aqueduct race track filed a $10million wrongful death suit yesterday in Manhattan Supreme Court. The complaint in the death of Janell Bennerson seeks damages from the New York Racing Association, which owns the property where the station stands.

MTA To Revive Ban On Subway Photography (, Jan 10, 2005)
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority has revived a plan to ban all photography on public transit and in stations as a way to prevent terrorist surveillance of the system. Artists who often take photographs in the subways are howling and do not believe it will have any impact on thwarting terrorists who can use hidden cameras to do their dirty work.

Waterway's 'perfect storm' recounted for NYC council (, Dec 13, 2004)
At a transportation committee hearing before the New York City Council, NY Waterway President Arthur E. Imperatore Jr. summarized how his company fell into financial ruin, calling the series of events a "perfect storm."

M.T.A. Seeks Tax Increases Over 5 Years (, Dec 13, 2004)
Moving to address its financial crisis, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority is proposing to increase a half-dozen business, real estate and fuel taxes to raise $900 million a year to help pay for the transit network's five-year rebuilding program.

Mayor Sets Bus Takeover Date And Change Appears Imminent (, Dec 13, 2004)
Mayor Michael Bloomberg hailed Congress last week as he announced that the city would purchase 300 new buses using federal funds, paving the way for the complete takeover of the private bus lines by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority by April 30th.

Central Park is going greener and cleaner - with fewer cars and a lower speed limit. (, Nov 22, 2004)
To make more space for runners, skaters and wildlife lovers, the city is launching a new phased-in overhaul of the park's traffic pattern. Look for a new 25-mph speed limit, down from 30 mph, and fewer vehicle entrances. You will need at least one passenger to use the park's West Drive, between Lenox Ave. and Seventh Ave., during the morning rush hour. And starting Jan. 3, the park will be closed altogether to vehicles from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m., and between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m.

Bridges Loom as Cash Cow That Nobody Dares to Milk (, Nov 13, 2004)
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority. The authority, which runs the city's subways and buses, faces deficits of more than $12 billion... In a report released on Thursday, the Independent Budget Office, a nonpartisan city agency, said that a $4 toll on the Brooklyn, Manhattan, Williamsburg and Queensboro Bridges - the same toll charged on the Triborough Bridge - could generate about $500 million a year. Another policy group, the Regional Plan Association, issued an even higher estimate of potential income from tolls on the bridges last month in a roundup of financing options for the authority, about $710 million. For decades, proposals to charge tolls on the East River bridges have been opposed so loudly by Brooklyn and Queens residents - and by their representatives on the City Council and in the State Legislature, which would have to authorize them - that supporters have always backed down.

The MTA withdraws its doomsday plan (, Nov 13, 2004)
The MTA unexpectedly has withdrawn its doomsday plan to raise fares, slash service and pink-slip workers. New Yorkers had been told to prepare for the worst, including a nearly across-the-board hike in discount MetroCard prices. Now the agency says it suddenly has pulled millions of dollars out of its hat - crediting higher-than-expected tax revenues. So the MTA backed off its most dire predictions and said it needs far less money.

Financing Options for the MTA Capital Program (, Nov 13, 2004)
In September 2004, the Board of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority spparoved a $28 billion capital program for 2005-2009, for good repair, expansion projects, security programs, etc. This report by the Regional Plan Association examines potential sources to pay for this program.

In Transit Crisis, A Cash Bind Many Foresaw (, Nov 13, 2004)
New York's city and suburban transit network faces enormous, fast-growing debts and budget deficits, with no clear plan for addressing them. It raised fares last year, plans to raise them again next year and warns that it may do so again in 2006. This is not a surprise to people who monitor the Metropolitan Transportation Authority. The current situation was predicted four years ago by, among others, former top transit officials, fiscal watchdogs like the Independent Budget Office and the Citizens Budget Commission, the state comptroller, business groups like the New York City Partnership and transit advocates like the Regional Plan Association and the Straphangers Campaign.

Cabbie's 360G buys medallion & a dream - He mortgages house to break taxi-auction record (, Nov 13, 2004)

Study of the Feasibility of a Car-Free Central Park Loop Drive (, Nov 13, 2004)
In the debate about whether to close Central Park’s loop drive to car use, one of the key issues is what will happen to the cars if drivers cannot use the park. Will they clog parallel streets? This study by the Regional Plan Association and Transportation Alternatives shows that, even using worst case scenario assumptions, closing the loop drive to drivers would actually decrease the overall level of traffic around the park

Running On Empty: The MTA's 2005 Budget And Financial Plan (, Nov 10, 2004)
The Independent Budget Office analyzes the Metropolitan Transportation Authority's preliminary budget and financial plan through 2008, and how it faces a shortfall of $695 million in 2006, and $1.2 billion in 2008.

Mayor Bloomberg Chides The MTA For Its Failure To Control Costs (, Nov 10, 2004)
ayor Michael R. Bloomberg sharply stepped up his criticism of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority yesterday at a hearing on its plans to increase fares and cut service, accusing the agency of presiding over "bloated payrolls" and "out-of-control spending." Mr. Bloomberg said that rather than ask riders or the state or city for more money, the authority should "look in the mirror" and realize that "business as usual just doesn't cut it anymore."

Ferry Company Warns of Cuts or a Shutdown (, Oct 22, 2004)
fter years of expansion that helped to radically change the way thousands of New Yorkers and New Jersey residents get to work every day, New York Waterway, the largest company providing ferry service in the metropolitan region has told transportation officials that it is in financial trouble and may be unable to continue providing service to its 38,000 daily commuters.

Taxicabs For Disabled Increase From 3 To 30 (, Oct 17, 2004)
New medallions will bring the total number of accessible cabs to 30 out of the 12,487 taxis on the streets. There are now only three cabs, all minivans with wheelchair ramps

MTA to Tell Commuters: Take a Hike! (, Oct 13, 2004)
Forget about being spared a fare hike next year. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority is looking to Albany for financial help - but only for its capital plan and operating deficits in 2006 and beyond, a top agency official said yesterday.

Fare Increases on MetroCards Appear Likely (, Sep 7, 2004)
Metropolitan Transportation Authority officials will propose increases to the prices of unlimited-ride MetroCards today, as well as reductions in overnight bus service throughout the city, transit officials said yesterday.

White House to Allow $2 Billion in 9/11 Aid to Be Used for Airport Link (, Sep 7, 2004)
The White House has agreed to let New York use $2 billion in Sept. 11 aid to help build a $6 billion rail link connecting the World Trade Center site to the Long Island Rail Road and Kennedy International Airport.

A Plan to Help Homeless (, Jul 20, 2004)
In a major new policy push, Mayor Bloomberg vowed yesterday to cut the number of homeless in the city by two-thirds by 2009.

CUNY on the Job (, Jun 21, 2004)
The Introduction and Key Findings from the Center's new report on workforce development at the City University of New York, "CUNY on the Job.

The Impact of the Seven-Year Limit on Refugees' Eligibility for Supplemental Security Income (, Jun 21, 2004)
Refugees, persons granted asylum, Cubans and Haitians with refugee-like status, and certain other “humanitarian” immigrants who have fled persecution, often including violence and torture, in their home countries, are subject to a provision in the 1996 welfare law that limits their SSI eligibility to their first seven years in the United States unless they are able to become naturalized citizens. 

Traffic Agents Go High-Tech (, Jun 16, 2004)
There's a new reason to be ticked off about that parking ticket. Traffic agents are trading their pens for hand-held, computerized gadgets that scan car registration stickers, record license plate numbers and spit out easy-to-read tickets.

Evictions Down the Line With 2nd Ave. Subway (, May 20, 2004)
Nearly 400 people who live in the intended path of the East Side line are just now discovering they may lose their homes to the wrecking ball.

M.T.A. Agrees To Manage Private Buses In the City (, May 20, 2004)
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority will take over the management of the private bus lines that serve the most far-flung corners of New York City, the mayor and governor announced yesterday.

The Far West Side: Transportation Needs and Impacts (In PDF Format) (, May 20, 2004)
Regional Plan Association report.

A City of Quitters? In Strict New York, 11% Fewer Smokers (, May 13, 2004)
In the wake of huge tobacco tax increases and a ban on smoking in bars, the number of adult smokers in New York City fell 11 percent from 2002 to 2003, one of the steepest short-term declines ever measured, according to surveys commissioned by the city.

Bars and Restaurants Thrive Amid Smoking Ban, Study Says (, May 13, 2004)
The city's restaurants and bars have prospered despite the smoking ban, with increases in jobs, liquor licenses and business tax payments since the law took effect a year ago, according to a study to be released by the city today.

Pataki Backs Tunnel Under the East River (, May 11, 2004)
Gov. George E. Pataki threw his political weight yesterday behind a plan to dig a new tunnel under the East River as part of a $6 billion rail link from downtown to Kennedy Airport and points east along the Long Island Rail Road.

City audit faults park patrols (, Apr 13, 2004)
An audit of the Parks Enforcement Patrol by New York City Comptroller William Thompson found that officers failed to keep records of and follow up a significant percentage of complaints they investigated

Subway Changes En Route (, Apr 4, 2003)
The Transit Authority is planning a major revamping of subway routes that will mean a smoother ride for more than 600,000 daily straphangers beginning in February.

Analysis of the Mayor's Preliminary Budget for 2004 and Financial Plan (pdf) (, Apr 4, 2003)
The Mayor’s preliminary budget for FY 2004 proposes to eliminate off-peak fare discounts for private bus lines, raises fares on private express buses from $3 to $4 and cut the city’s capital commitment to NYC Transit by 30 percent.

MTA Security Boss Way Out On A Limb (, Apr 4, 2003)
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority security chief's future was uncertain yesterday after he and a top deputy accused MTA leadership of stonewalling a major corruption probe.

Alarmingly Useless: The Case for Banning Car Alarms in New York City (, Apr 4, 2003)
Car alarms are one of the most infuriating urban phenomena. This Transportation Alternatives study looks at the costs and benefits of audible car alarms in the nation s densest urban environment and maps a strategy for banning audible car alarms in the five boroughs.

MTA puts its 50 (, Mar 7, 2003)
Transit fares are going up as the MTA chairman says, "We did listen to our customers.

Contract Capers: Excess Costs and Politics in MTA Contracting (, Feb 17, 2003)
Report concludes that the MTA has wasted hundreds of millions of dollars on outside contracts to rehabilitate subway stations, with $289 million of the station rehab work linked to companies that gave campaign contributions to Governor Pataki and the Republican Party.

MTA to disclose budget (, Feb 17, 2003)
Amid gripes that the Metropolitan Transportation Authority keeps its finances murky, the agency will post a "plain English" version of its budget on the Internet.

DOT Inefficiencies Delay Pothole Repairs (, Nov 26, 2002)
New York City Comptroller’s audit finds that the City Department of Transportation (DOT) does not have adequate measures in place to ensure that potholes are repaired in an efficient and timely manner.

New Fare Discounts for Transit Riders in New York City (, Nov 18, 2002)
The first comprehensive public assessment of the fare incentives, this report recommends five improvements to the public transit fare in New York that would increase ridership, increase the attractiveness of unlimited ride passes, and improve the equity of the fare structure -- all without reducing revenues for the transit system. Conducted by yours truly for the NYPIRG Straphangers Campaign and Transportation Alternatives.

Competitive Contracting of Bus Service: A Better Deal for Riders and Taxpayers (, Nov 1, 2002)
A Manhattan Institute study by E.S. Savas and E.J. McMahon examines the New York City bus transit system and analyzes the potential cost savings of applying a competitive-contracting approach to bus service.