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Why the MTA’s ‘Subway Action Plan’ Won’t Fix Your Commute

Joe Lhota is spending $836 million on preventing “major incidents,” but it turns out they’re a relatively minor problem

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‘The Trains Are Slower Because They Slowed the Trains Down’

Internal MTA documents show everything we thought we knew about subway delays was wrong

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Are There Better L-Train Shutdown Solutions? City Didn’t Study Them

DOT report reveals that if expanded bus service doesn’t move fast enough, people will take Ubers, leading to fresh traffic hell

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Why Isn’t de Blasio Doing More About the Buses?

If the mayor really wants to help the city’s underserved residents, he should look no further than our roadways

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The MTA May Soon Be Getting Even More of Your Money

Cuomo’s proposed “transit improvement subdistricts” would raise property taxes across the city

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IDC’s Sales Tax Grab Won’t Fix the MTA

When will New York State just fund its own transit authority already?

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The Second Avenue Subway Is Already Screwed

Cutting the 72nd Street station from three tracks to two means that future New Yorkers will have to live with crappier service for all time

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MTA Listens to Public, Delays Breaking All MetroCard Machines Until Next Weekend

You can still use credit and debit cards to buy MetroCards this weekend, but starting a week from tomorrow you’re screwed

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Getting LIRR to Isles Arena Could Require Bending Space-Time

Running direct service from Long Island to Belmont Park would be like doing a three-point turn in the middle of a highway, but with a train

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Subway Renovation Delay Isn’t Just a Bill vs. Andrew Thing

The MTA board’s move to scrap Cuomo’s Enhanced Station Initiative is a promising sign for taking the subway’s future seriously

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