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MTA's proposed fare hike questioned, put down by transit riders at public hearing

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority held its first of three public hearings on the proposed rate hike, which would ...

US threatens to withhold transit funds over New York subway safety issues

The U.S. Transportation Department said Tuesday it may withhold up to 25% of federal transit funding for New York's ...
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Federal Transit Administration again threatens MTA funds over safety risks

An audit in June 2024 of the New York Public Transportation Safety Board’s State Safety Oversight Program, which oversees ...
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Feds threaten to withhold MTA funds over transit worker safety

In the latest run-in between the Trump administration and the MTA, federal transit officials on Tuesday threatened to ...
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US threatens to cut off transit system funds over NYC subway safety

The U.S. Transportation Department said on Tuesday (August 19) it may withhold up to 25% of federal transit funding for New ...

MTA greenlights whopping $1.9B contract for long-awaited Second Avenue subway — and transit officials still claim it’s a savings

I reject the premise of the question,” MTA honcho Janno Lieber said when asked why a new subway tunnel would be built instead ...
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What does the Metropolitan Transportation Authority do?

In 1968, the New York Legislature handed control of the mass transit system of 12 counties in the state to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority.

Planning for regional transit authority underway despite voters not deciding until Election Day

Mecklenburg County voters will soon decide on a proposed one-cent sales tax increase to fund transit projects, potentially transforming the Charlotte Area Transit System into a regional transit ...