MTA chair tells New York lawmakers the agency needs billions and it's up to them to figure out how to get it
The MTA says it needs more than $68 billion to fund its capital plan for subway improvements. The head of the agency told lawmakers Thursday it's up to them to figure out how to raise the money.
NYC Transit Chief Urges Lawmakers to Fix $35 Billion Gap
The head of New York City’s transit network is urging state lawmakers to resolve a $35 billion funding gap to help modernize its crumbling system and provide better service.
MTA facing 'tumultuous period' with new conditions on immigration, birth rates, Chair Janno Lieber says
Testifying at a state budget hearing in Albany, MTA Chairman and CEO Janno Lieber said his agency is “in a tumultuous period ...
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MTA's Janno Lieber confronts Albany with risks of underfunding transit
During a state budget hearing in Albany, Lieber pulled out framed New York Post and Daily News covers from 2017's “Summer of ...
Commuter rail service 'stinks' in Rockland, Orange counties, MTA Chair Janno Lieber admits
During a hearing Thursday, MTA chairman and CEO Janno Lieber told state lawmakers rail service west of the Hudson River ...
Labor groups back transit reform giving RTA expanded authority over CTA, Metra, Pace
Legislators have until the end of May to hammer out a solution to a fiscal crisis that public transit leaders say could lead to massive fare hikes and a 40% reduction in train and bus service.
Houston Metro will perform system upgrades to Red Line on Feb. 8-9. Here's where you can catch a shuttle
Shuttles will be offered for the MetroRail Red Line during the weekend as the light rail line undergoes maintenance and ...
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority awards contract to NFI subsidiary New Flyer for up to 500 low- and zero-emission Xcelsior® buses
The contract encompasses up to 500 buses, adding to New Flyer’s robust fourth-quarter 2024 backlog. This includes a firm order for 75 Xcelsior ® hybrid-electric 40-foot transit buses and 25 Xcelsior ...
Federal transit money for Chicago, state of Illinois could be jeopardized by Trump directive
The order, issued in a Transportation Department memo late last week, calls on the department to "give preference to ...
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"They think we can’t see them" — Internet reacts to guy finding "secret" police station behind the mirrors in a New York subway
The New York City subway is well-known for being one of the busiest rapid transit rail systems in the world, with 472 stations, according to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA).
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Changes coming to NFTA's PAL service, but riders worry they don't go far enough
The NFTA's Paratransit Access Line (PAL) is a shuttle service that provides transportation for eligible people under the ...
NY county sick of being ‘MTA’s ATM’ with little service in return — and wants out of transit agency: pols
Orange County has had enough of being used as an ATM for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and now officials want to ...