CITYTICKET · FISCAL ANALYSIS · NOVEMBER 2026
A commuter’s $35 weekly subway bill could fall to $6.
See how free connections change the cost of a five-day commute—and what the MTA would need to fund them.
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Independent analysis of how the New York region plans, funds, and runs its railroads and transit, built from public records and public data.
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BUS SPEEDS · JANUARY–SEPTEMBER 2026
Bus speeds fell back in 2026.
CBD bus speeds averaged 9.52 mph, down 2.7% from the same months in 2025.
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NJ TRANSIT SCHEDULES · AUGUST 15 & 18, 2026
Saturday service reaches fewer tracts.
1,605 tracts have positive reachable-departure estimates on Saturday, compared with 1,756 on a weekday.
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Illustrated explainer
What is the Penn Station Capacity Improvements Project?
NJ Transit’s 2020 study, explained through original plans and diagrams of the platform and operating changes it proposed.
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Congestion pricing by district
Pre-toll commute estimates for 326 legislative districts, with a fact sheet for each.
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MTA vendor payments
Reported 2018–2025 payments, mapped by vendor mailing address and legislative district.
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Document archive
Penn Station and Gateway records
Read the reports, drawings and correspondence behind the capacity debate.
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Penn Station and through-running
Capacity, through-running, and the federal study.
Regional rail and governance
How to connect separate railroads and govern them as one network.
Congestion pricing, fares, and access
What riders pay, what the toll changed, and who can reach transit.
Commuting and land use
Where the region lives and works, and what housing costs near transit.
Records and archives
Source documents, searchable newspaper coverage, and timelines of the region’s transportation decisions.
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