Past Events - TransitCenter
Past Events
July 10, 2019, 6:00 pm
Unlocking Access to Commuter Rail (Metro-North and LIRR)

Join us for the first installment in our series about making commuter rail work better for cities.

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June 13, 2019, 6:00 pm
A Better Bus Network For The Bronx

Join TransitCenter for a lively discussion featuring New York City Transit President Andy Byford, Bronx bus riders, and experts on bus network redesign. 

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May 13, 2019, 6:00 pm
Achieving Accessibility

What can New York learn from its peers that are delivering for riders with disabilities?

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December 11, 2018, 6:00 pm
2018 Holiday TransitSlam

It's that time of year again: TransitSlam season. Can you give a presentation about transit and make it fast, funny, and informative? Perfect. This is the event for you. Reminder: MUST BE FUNNY.

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November 14, 2018, 6:00 pm
Fare Capping: A Formula for Fairer Fares

Join TransitCenter to learn about the benefits of fare capping firsthand from Transport for London, one of the first transit agencies in the world to implement the policy, and New York City transit advocates on why our riders need fare capping now.

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November 7, 2018, 6:00 pm
Activists Running Transit

Join TransitCenter to hear from board members with advocacy careers and who represent transit-riding communities. Hear how this perspective shapes their leadership and strategies, and the importance for diversity among transit agency board members. 

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October 22, 2018, 6:00 pm
Time to Take it Back? Can New York City re-take control of its subways and buses?

Is it time to say that the half-century experiment of state-controlled authority over NYC transit has proven to be unaccountable and insufficient, and that New York should join London, Paris, San Francisco, and Los Angeles in making its local transit accountable to locally-elected leaders? Join TransitCenter for a far-reaching discussion of MTA governance.

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October 17, 2018, 6:00 pm
Fair Fare Enforcement? Collecting fares and all door bus boarding in NYC

How can we make bus service better while ensuring that transit remains welcoming for all? Join TransitCenter to hear how transit agencies and community advocates have worked to do both. The panel will discuss the problem of targeted fare evasion arrests in New York City, and discuss MTA's plan to implement all-door boarding.

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October 10, 2018, 6:00 pm
Films from the Street: How to Turn Your Commute into a Headline

Do you have a phone? Do you experience overcrowded and unreliable transit? This is the event for you!

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