This report outlines how the MTA can dramatically expand its five borough transit network at an estimated cost of just $50 million per year by aligning fares within the five boroughs across its commuter rail, subway, and bus systems.
This audit found that EDC did not disclose over $224 million in expenditures as ferry-related in its audited financial statements and that EDC understated the City’s subsidy for the ferry operations by $2.08, $2.10, $3.98 and $4.29 for Fiscal Years 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2021, respectively.
Mayor de Blasio and City Council Speaker Corey Johnson announced that they would be creating a new office within the NYC Taxi and Limousine Commission in order to decrease rates of ride refusals.
Mayor Bill de Blasio announced that New York City’s dockless bicycle pilot would continue on Staten Island’s North Shore, as two different companies begin operations this week under a program managed by DOT.
Mayor de Blasio held public hearings for and signed five pieces of legislation, one of them being 144-B, requiring the TLC to stop issuing for-hire vehicle licenses for 12 months, to study congestion and various aspects of the industry
The de Blasio administration announced it will begin the rulemaking process to establish new passenger boarding areas for horse-drawn cabs at several major Central Park entrances.
Mayor de Blasio announced that the Department of Transportation constructed over 20 miles of new on-street protected bike lanes along some of New York City’s major streets.