Aaron Donovan

Press flack for @MTA @LIRR @MetroNorth. NYC bicyclist, motorcyclist and kayaker. Loves urban planning.

[Aaron Donovan @Aaron_Donovan]

@katie_honan Thank you for noticing this, Katie, and for informing the folks you found. Audio announcements should be playing and the platform screens shown in your photo cycle through messages that include “no trains for the next 8 hours.” Staff are en route to check/add printed posters.

[Governor Kathy Hochul @GovKathyHochul]

More service, less waiting.

Starting today, the @MTA is adding more weekday trains on the A and L lines — reducing wait times for over 100,000 riders.

Because when we invest in transit, we invest in New Yorkers.

[Aaron Donovan @Aaron_Donovan]

.@dj_gribbin: "NYC has turned what was once a soul-sapping quagmire into an efficient, dynamic, and more popular urban asset. If we are serious about modernizing urban transportation and unleashing the full potential of our cities, congestion pricing is not just a clever fix — it’s the only fix." via @NYDailyNews https://t.co/cV6WPPtUwg

[Governor Kathy Hochul @GovKathyHochul]

Nearly 90% of commuters to Manhattan's central business district take public transit.

We will deliver better transit for millions of riders — all while reducing congestion pricing tolls by 40%.

[Andrew Siff @andrewsiff4NY]

NEW: after the @MTA hears complaints from @LIRR customers there’s nowhere to sit at the new $11B Grand Central Madison hub, they’ve added some seating as of today. Passengers have been told to limit their seating to 90 minutes. #NBC4NY

[Aaron Donovan @Aaron_Donovan]

Me: "I think there's a possibility I might like Ting a little bit more than Squirt." Wife: "You just lost Pennsylvania."

[Aaron Donovan @Aaron_Donovan]

@EugeneResnick @nyc311 "How I spent my summer vacation."

[Aaron Donovan @Aaron_Donovan]

@nyc311 This newly planted tree in front of 310 Grand Concourse is about to die but if it just gets water, it will live! Can someone bring water to the tree?

[Aaron Donovan @Aaron_Donovan]

David Jones of @CSSNYorg : Congestion pricing will help small businesses, encourage carpooling and use of transit, reduce traffic, speed travel and improve air quality. Low-income NY'ers are among biggest beneficiaries. via @NYAmNews https://t.co/d17XQRdBb8

[Aaron Donovan @Aaron_Donovan]

.@FDNY Commissioner Laura Kavanagh on Manhattan traffic: "It's not just an inconvenience. It matters in life and death. ... There's some places there's so much traffic, you can't even go around it. It doesn't matter if you have lights and sirens. It's just gridlock." @BillRitter7: "And three minutes, two minutes, one minute." Kavanagh: "Can save a life."

[Aaron Donovan @Aaron_Donovan]

The headline: "Parking 'Nightmare'"
The article: "The phenomenon is also forecast to be modest and ultimately short-lived."
My thought: The environmental assessment projects a reduction of demand for parking south of 60th Street. One could look at that as an alleviation of the *current* parking nightmare over those ~14 square miles.
https://t.co/NhA3PRm5F6

[Aaron Donovan @Aaron_Donovan]

"Some people need to drive, but sitting in traffic is not free, either. Those hours, they cost everyone. So this was a way to create the more efficient usage of the transportation system.”

[Aaron Donovan @Aaron_Donovan]

.@GershKuntzman visited Sweden to gauge their views on congestion pricing and files a favorable review: "the congestion charges work so well that many residents don’t even remember how controversial it was when they launched it themselves." via @streetsblognyc https://t.co/3nX7OECNKw

[Aaron Donovan @Aaron_Donovan]

"The success of the policy — double-digit percentage declines in traffic, money reinvested in road redesigns and transit, fewer crashes, better air quality — made the controversy evaporate like the congestion it dissipated."

[Aaron Donovan @Aaron_Donovan]

The MTA saved $1 billion on construction since 2020 by implementing new practices, and nearly $300 million in 2023 alone. This article speaks to how, via @simko_bednarski via @NYDailyNews https://t.co/Br9lRbhJpx

[MTA @MTA]

Congestion pricing starts June 30—are you ready? Do these three things now to prepare:

✅ Make sure your E-ZPass is up to date. Your current license plate must be on your account to ensure you'll be correctly tolled.

✅ If you don't have an E-ZPass, sign up for an account now! It’s the best way to ensure you get the cheapest toll rate and that you’re being tolled properly: https://t.co/ldHeN3B6zx

✅ Find out if you’re eligible for a discount or an exemption to the CRZ toll: https://t.co/wrVi1JIo2v

Learn more: https://t.co/atY7Zfrn4s

[Aaron Donovan @Aaron_Donovan]

This is a comprehensive look at how congestion pricing will benefit transit riders, from @WinnHu https://t.co/94mnteOFKR

[Aaron Donovan @Aaron_Donovan]

Congestion Pricing: An Explainer, via @VitalCityNYC https://t.co/xGwMd1oGdW

[Pat Kiernan @patkiernan]

The A train from 125th to 59th might be the most satisfying run of express stops in the entire city.

[Aaron Donovan @Aaron_Donovan]

.@_GoRevel CEO @FrankReig: "the new operating environment congestion pricing creates will be much better for our riders and drivers ... But the real benefits of congestion pricing are for pedestrians. The more we reduce air and noise pollution while improving livability, the better our city will be for residents, tourists and local businesses." https://t.co/TKHNuESbME