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The WRTA’s Fare-Free Bus Experiment Was Popular, But Won’t Last Without Funding
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The WRTA's higher levels of transit ridership, relative to other peer cities, suggest that its fare-free policies may be especially helpful to frontline workers whose travel decisions are more sensitive to fare costs.
Electric slide? CTA says ‘L’ braking system isn’t to blame for wheel flats, noise
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The CTA says its most recent cars don't have electric disc brakes, air brakes weren't a viable option, and much of the reason its trains are noisy has nothing to do with the braking system.
OPINION: Roll Back Cuomo’s Anti-Homeless Subway Rules
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The MTA used the cover of the pandemic to discriminate against unhoused New Yorkers. Two bills would end the abuse.
Friday’s Headlines To Cap Off the Week That Was
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One thing we hear over and over: low or no-cost transit is a good thing. Plus all the other news.
DECISION 2021: Nine Candidates Vie To Represent Lower Manhattan
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There's a rock ’em sock ’em Democratic primary to represent the oldest part of the city — which presents candidates with some thorny street-safety issues.
Bullet Train Haters Self-Satirize
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Opponents partake in some high-speed absurdities