Fair Fares is a program that has yet to reach its full potential, and expansion should be at the top of the new mayor's priority list. Great speaking with @samanthaliebman.bsky.social about the many opportunities to expand the program. ny1.com/nyc/all-boro...

NEW Report: States that voted for Trump got billions from MTA Spending Companies in red states by U.S. Senate seats received more than $3.5 billion in MTA payments over 14 years. States that voted for Trump in 2024 received nearly $7 billion from the MTA over this period. buff.ly/Yxt4KZ6

@pcac.org statement condemning @usdot.bsky.social's decision to hold NYC infrastructure and antiterrorism funds hostage. Totally infuriating and ridiculous: pcac.org/pcac-condemn...

An @mtalirr.bsky.social strike is looming. In an @newsday.bsky.social op-ed @pcac.org LIRRCC Chair Gerry Bringmann calls for immediate negotiation, or many riders (especially those who can't work remotely) will face a chaotic environment and significant hardship. www.newsday.com/opinion/comm...

The Long Island Rail Road, the nation's busiest commuter rail service, could have its first strike in over 30 years next week. Here's why, and also what to do if you rely on it. Free link: www.nytimes.com/2025/09/11/n...

Celebrating a big CityTicket milestone @pcac.org today, nearly 25 years after we first advocated for it. Glad the @mta.info is making it permanent and the default option for rail riders. More of this, please! @simko-bednarski.bsky.social www.nydailynews.com/2025/09/08/c...

Three out of four riders who use OMNY, New York's replacement for the MetroCard, said they've had problems with it, months before the two-decade old swipe card is slated to be retired. (A majority still prefer OMNY, but they have THOUGHTS) www.nytimes.com/2025/07/10/n...

The good folks at @pcac.org have published results of an OMNY survey today. 🔗: pcac.org/report/omnys... The 392 respondents give OMNY positive marks but with a lot of room for improvement.

A lot of interesting discussion here on buses today, and I hope @pcac.org's new report on BRT and what it could look like on Northern Blvd and Flatbush can add to that. There is so much we can do to improve bus service on fares and through infrastructure. Glad to finally have some momentum!

MTA officials have begun the process of implementing experimental "rush" bus routes never before seen in the city in a promising bid to boost connectivity and service speeds in the World’s Borough.

This is potentially good news for riders. Hope they take some of @pcac.org's suggestions, plus some other good ones I've been reading in our OMNY survey.

This de Blasio interview is terrific. I wish he'd been this open and honest with the press when he was mayor, he'd have been a lot more popular and productive.

Stand with them. Stand with us. Tell the private equity goons at Alden that New York needs the Daily News, and the Daily News needs a fair contract. actionnetwork.org/petitions/st...

Tell us about your experiences with OMNY. 🚇🚍 We want to hear the good, the bad, and the ugly — as well as your MTA fare policy ideas to inform our recommendations! Fill out our brief survey here: t.co/UymPEQU2xo

Issues with OMNY or thoughts about how to improve it? Take @pcac.org's survey to let us know what you think! pcac.org/omnysurvey/

Inspired by @jmartineznyc.bsky.social's excellent piece on the OMNY chatbot, I spent a bit of time on my OMNY account and was pretty disappointed by how little information is available and how poorly the chatbot functions. www.thecity.nyc/2025/05/28/m...

Probably not surprising, but I was still struck that, in the 100-or-so minutes of congestion pricing legal arguments in Federal Court this morning, almost no one discussed how well the program is working. Besides the point, I guess!

The MTA has been granted a TRO preventing the federal government from taking retaliatory measures to force the agency to turn off congestion pricing

Listening to Sec. Duffy at the APTA Legislative Conference just said transit is not the ugly step-child of U.S. DOT. Very reassuring!

Did the Federal DOT just accidentally file a letter containing legal advice from the DOJ, instead of a letter addressed to the Judge, in the MTA v Duffy case?

PCAC's @bhfritsch.bsky.social writes in @nydailynews.com "Transit isn’t elitist; it’s the lifeblood of our city and region ... I get that’s far from the reality of Duffy’s Hayward, Wis., but from one Wisconsinite to another, it’s time to become proficient." www.nydailynews.com/2025/04/21/m...

From one Wisconsinite to another, I wrote an op-ed to U.S. DOT Sec. Sean Duffy on why the Congestion Pricing program has been a great success over its first 100 days and why DOT's arguments for attempting to cancel the program are misguided: www.nydailynews.com/2025/04/21/m...

The MTA is spending money more wisely now than it has in decades, writes @pcac.org @bhfritsch.bsky.social.

The MTA is spending money more wisely now than it has in decades, writes @pcac.org @bhfritsch.bsky.social.

[email protected] in @nyc.streetsblog.org "$3 billion has been saved under @governor.ny.gov's leadership. Compare that to DOGE: Elon Musk claims to have cut as much as $65 billion, but reporting has shown that the actual “savings" are closer to $2.3 billion" nyc.streetsblog.org/2025/04/10/h...

Does @mta.info need DOGE as @usdot.bsky.social Sec. Duffy suggested? Absolutely not. We need a scalpel, not a hacksaw, to responsibly save public money—and a fully funded capital plan—as I argue in my new op-ed in @nyc.streetsblog.org Read here: nyc.streetsblog.org/2025/04/10/h...

Good to see an expansion of the Fair Fares Program to 200% of the FPL included in the NYC Council budget response. Big thank you to @nycspeakeradams.bsky.social and her team for continuing to make this a priority. Minimum wage workers deserve half priced fares! council.nyc.gov/press/2025/0...

New Yorkers don’t want the Trump administration in our subways. The only thing Trump and his gang know how to do is tear things down—it’s no surprise their power grab starts with threats to undermine subway safety. If the Trump admin can’t offer real help, they should stay out of New York’s way.

Subway and bus riders shouldn't need the luck of the Irish to afford their fare. 🍀🌈 Proud to stand with @cssnyorg.bsky.social, @ridersalliance.org, and more to call for expansion of Fair Fares to 200% of the federal poverty level.

For the better part of 10 years, we've been fighting with @cssnyorg.bsky.social and @pcac.org to win half-price transit for New Yorkers who need it most. After winning an increase to 145% of federal poverty guidelines, we're calling on City Hall to increase Fair Fares eligibility to 200%!

INBOX: OMNY is finally coming to Fair Fares, the city's 50% discount subway and bus fares for low-income riders, following a pilot phase last year. It includes a fare cap, meaning FF riders will pay no more than $17 a week.

MTA CEO & Chair Janno Lieber is up in Albany today to make the case for funding the 2025-29 Capital Plan. The needs are large and essential, but there are a lot of potential funding options out there. @pcac.org evaluated two dozen in a new report: pcac.org/report/takey...

Max capacity passengers per hour: * Boring Co’s Vegas Loop: 4,500 * NYC subway 6 train: 105,000

I'm not shocked the size of the homeless population has increased around NYS/NYC, but the numbers (especially of children) are pretty sobering and staggering. Need more shelters now, and much, much more housing over the long term. www.osc.ny.gov/press/releas...

As seen in @politico.com New York Playbook this morning: more than three dozen elected officials and advocates joined us in calling for @govkathyhochul.bsky.social to include our Rider-First Fare Agenda in her Executive Budget.

Very disappointing Speaker Heastie and ML Stewart-Cousins didn't withdraw their objection to the MTA's Captial Plan. Looking forward to their suggestions of what should be cut, since the plan is 90% state-of-good-repair based on 20-year needs assessment. Good reporting from @davecolon.bsky.social

“I see a difference, definitely,” said Tony, who has spent 18 years as a bus operator for the MTA. “There have been no delays the entire week, and when I look to my left and right down the avenues I can see all the way down – I’ve never seen it like that.” nyc.streetsblog.org/2025/01/10/m...

Congestion pricing is on its way to being a huge win for NJ Transit. Another key reason why Gov. Murphy's lawsuit to stop it is wildly misguided. Good piece by @arthurchien.bsky.social : www.youtube.com/watch?v=pp8v...

Happy New Year! Here’s what we think is in, and out, in 2025: