Fare evasion in the New York City transit system is on the decline, although 45% of all city bus riders still aren’t paying for their trips, according to new MTA figures.
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority in February will begin releasing monthly revenue collection figures from New York City’s new congestion pricing toll as the transit agency plans to borrow $500 million of short-term debt that the tolling program will ultimately repay.
NEW YORK -- New York City police are searching for a group of people they say took a subway train on a joyride. The department released images and video Wednesday of six individuals who they say commandeered an unoccupied “R” train over the weekend.
Ridership growth ahead of December rate in most cases; vehicle traffic in congestion zone decreases by more than 1 million vehicles, MTA says
Gov. Kathy Hochul's proposed budget includes about $6.9 billion for state-owned road and bridge construction and repair, $3 billion toward the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s latest capital plan and boosts to the operating budgets of the MTA and other downstate transit agencies.
The morning commute into Manhattan is getting shorter for most people, with travel times down on most major crossings after the start of New York City’s congestion pricing toll earlier this month.
WASHINGTON — Former New York congressman Marc Molinaro is set to be named as head of the Federal Transit Administration, the New York Times reports. Molinaro has been offered the job by the Trump administration and has accepted it,
TransLink is facing a $600 million operating deficit by 2026. Previous reports suggest mobility pricing could generate up to $1.6 billion for the transit agency.
Gov. Kathy Hochul's $252 billion Executive Budget addresses concerns over affordability and public safety without increasing taxes. Potential challenges from the federal government, however, are causing concern about the future of some programs.
The head of the MTA said he remained optimistic that President Donald Trump would not repeal New York’s congestion pricing program, even as the new president had conversations with Gov. Kathy Hochul in recent days about the plan’s future.
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy should use his influence at the Port Authority to block millions of dollars for New York projects to protest congestion pricing, says his predecessor, former Gov. Chris