In his first few months on the job as President of New York City Transit, Andy Byford has caused a stir among transit and mobility advocates by highlighting improved accessibility as one of his top priorities.…

In July 2016, The Riders Alliance, Straphangers Campaign, Tri-State Transportation Campaign and TransitCenter, joined by 37 elected officials, launched the Bus Turnaround Campaign to spotlight the ongoing decline of bus service quality and precipitate loss of…

Today the Bus Turnaround Coalition, in conjunction with State Assembly Corporations, Commissions and Authorities Committee Chair Jeffrey Dinowitz, State Senator Daniel Squadron, and State Senator Marisol Alcantara released a letter to Governor Cuomo asking him to…

Last week New York City Transit acknowledged that agency-wide change is needed to improve bus performance, but what does that look like in practice? We’ll be provided some insight when the MTA finally reveals its Staten Island Comprehensive bus study. “Given the…

Every day, New Yorkers take 2.5 million bus rides on a system that is slower and less reliable than at any other point in the city’s recent history. Together with Riders Alliance, the Straphangers Campaign, and the…

Bus in Co-Op City. Photo Credit: Emmanuel Nicolas. Used with Creative Commons License MTA responses to the July launch of the Turnaround: How to Fix NYC’s Buses report by a coalition of pro-transit groups asserted that…

New Yorkers take 2.5 million rides on the city’s buses every day. While NYC’s buses provide essential transit, especially in areas beyond the reach of the subway, they are among the nation’s slowest and least reliable.…

New Yorkers take 2.5 million daily rides on MTA New York City Transit buses, but the busiest bus system in the country leaves a lot to be desired. Reliability has been in decline for years, and…