December 2009
3 posts
The MTA & Our Streets
Today, we’re squandering the most valuable real estate in the world, giving this public asset to the lowest-density mode of transportation.
- Paul Steely White, Executive Director of Transportation Alternatives, on Our Streets
One of the key benefits of improving the MTA is the effect it has on our streets.
When the trains are fast, frequent, reliable and uncrowded day and night, many...
New Atlantic Avenue Tunnel Tours Added! →
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Trust me, you will enjoy this. The story behind this tunnel is unbelievable.
OurMTA will be making a group trip next month. Join the mailing list and stay tuned!
The Only Real MTA Budget Fix: Accountability to...
While the Speaker is right, that transit is crucial to the lives of New Yorkers and any cuts would be devastating, the proposed solution, to
reallocate $140 million of capital funds to temporarily close an unexpected gap in [the MTA] operating budget
does nothing but further delay maintenance and improvements to a system where:
tunnels are literally caving in for lack of maintenance,...