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The Topic
Transportation: All the ways that you can get around -- auto, subway, bus, taxi, airplane, train, car service, limousine, walking and biking.
The Context
With 18.9 million residents in the metropolitan area, NYC has particularly high demands on its public transportation system and its roads.

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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.

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 Clamps Down on Parking Abuse (Metro, Jan 4, 2008)

City Seeks To Put the Brakes On Employee Parking Abuse (NY Sun, 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.

Comptroller: Special Education Busing Still Delayed (NY Post, Sep 25, 2007)

Authority Looks To Raise Fares, Offer Discounts (NY Times, 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)

Cell Service Planned for Subway Platforms (Associated Press, Sep 20, 2007)

Plan To Extend No. 7 Line Has Only One Bidder (NY Sun, 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)

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)