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Facing Gender Violence on NYC Transit
Leading activists against street harassment spoke of the need to raise awareness and continue to build the movement at a Monday panel, “Talking Back: Facing Gender Violence on NYC Transit,” hosted at Hunter College and co-sponsored by MYD’s Transportation and Women’s Issues Committees, as well as the Hunter Women’s Rights Coalition, New Yorkers for Safe Transit, Hollaback, and the National Organization for Women.
Professor Gail Garfield of John Jay College moderated the panel, which included four speakers:
- Emily May,
Park(ing) Day With MYD: Hang Out, Learn About Transit Cuts This Friday
The MYD Transportation Committee is hitting the streets on Friday, September 17 (7am to 11 am) to let New Yorkers know about yet another round of transit fare hikes. Actually, we’ll be in the street. That’s because Sept. 17 is Park(ing) Day, when people in cities around the world take over parking spaces as a way to think about how much real estate cities reserve for automobiles, and what could happen if the status quo was rethought.
We’ll be… Read More
Democratic Primary Candidates to Talk Transportation Starting This Week
Politicians have a lot more to do with crowded trains, late buses, dangerous intersections, and new bike lanes than many people realize. We wouldn’t be preparing for a $100 (or $130?!) MetroCard if state lawmakers had voted to fund the MTA with measures like congestion pricing or East River bridge tolls — and hadn’t voted to siphon $143 million from the public transit system and use it for other programs last year. And new ways of getting around,… Read More
Want to Speed Up NYC Buses? Get Bus Camera Legislation Through Albany Gridlock.
Albany hasn’t had a great record on public transit issues recently. But state elected officials have a chance to pass legislation that would mean an easier commute for millions of transit riders: Allowing large cities to use bus lane enforcement cameras. Like red light cameras, these would take photos or short video of license plates when a driver illegally holds up busloads of people by parking in a bus lane, and a ticket would arrive in the mail. (They’ve… Read More
More Bad News From The MTA, More Hypocrisy From Albany
Ready to pay more for less subway and bus service? On Friday, the New York Post reported that the MTA may raise fares this year, as the transit agency’s finances continue to deteriorate. The package of transit, student MetroCard, and paratransit cuts currently planned would close a $383 million budget gap — but since they were announced, that gap has grown to $750 million. What are some of the reasons? Per the Post, “the state cut aid to the… Read More
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Student MetroCards: Who’s to Blame?
The MTA has been holding public hearings on planned cuts that will decimate transit riders, add even more inconvenience to the lives of the disabled and others reliant on Access-a-Ride, and force New York City students to pay just to get to school. In a word, it’s shameful.
But does the MTA deserve all the blame? Take a look at this chart, from transit blogger Benjamin Kabak at Second Avenue Sagas:
The MTA, New York… Read More
