🚇 Riders Alliance

A 501(c)(4) membership organization of subway and bus riders in NYC, winning better public transit by organizing riders into a powerful constituency.

[🚇 Riders Alliance @RidersAlliance]

After nearly a decade of bus riders organizing to demand a comprehensive, citywide plan to speed up the nation’s slowest buses, Mayor Mamdani, Governor Hochul, NYCDOT, and MTA have put forth a sweeping, 50-corridor plan to deliver fast, reliable service to millions of riders!

[🚇 Riders Alliance @RidersAlliance]

Want citywide all-door boarding faster than "end of 2027"? Take a second to email you elected leaders to support bus improvements in your neighborhood! https://t.co/C0qWwdfeT3

[🚇 Riders Alliance @RidersAlliance]

Fun fact: better stops make buses move faster! 🚌💨

Let's talk about all-door boarding and why @MTA is finally looking to put those fancy "ENTER FRONT DOOR" signs to good use.

[🚇 Riders Alliance @RidersAlliance]

Is there an estimate for how long OMNY refills will be offline, or any guidance for riders who don't have access to an alternative payment method?

[MTA @MTA]

OMNY Cards cannot currently be refilled at vending machines, Customer Service Centers, or online. You can continue to tap and ride using your phone, debit or credit card, or a prefilled OMNY Card. There may be a delay in processing tap‑and‑ride payments.

[Office of the Public Advocate Jumaane D. Williams @nycpa]

Better bus service means shorter commutes and expanded access to jobs, schools, and healthcare for working class New Yorkers.

The recent Central Brooklyn Bus Riders Town Hall was a meaningful chance for neighborhood stakeholders to help shape improvements across 13 bus routes.

[🚇 Riders Alliance @RidersAlliance]

Real. The only comment section DOT should be taking advice from is IRL @ the bus stop! 🚏🚏

[NYC DOT @NYC_DOT]

Today we broke ground on Tremont Avenue for the first busway in the Bronx!

We spoke to bus riders along Tremont about the status quo and it’s clear it isn’t working.

Slow speeds and long wait times frustrate the 39,000 daily riders who deserve better.

[Streetsblog New York City @StreetsblogNYC]

A major win for Parker and everyone else who rides the bus on Tremont Ave.

[🚇 Riders Alliance @RidersAlliance]

Quick Update: @nycmayor's Office of Mass Engagement @weorganizenyc, @nyc_dot, and @mta kicked off public outreach for the Next Stop: Faster Buses plan with a Central Brooklyn Town Hall to discuss their plans to bring Bus Rapid Transit to Flatbush, Church, and Utica Avenues! 🚌💨

[🚇 Riders Alliance @RidersAlliance]

Transit is the glue that binds New Yorkers together, both in NYC and increasingly throughout the state

We all deserve the freedom to get around and access basic needs and opportunities

New Yorkers need affordable transportation options, and a car is increasingly out of reach

[Spectrum News 1 Albany @SpecNews1Albany]

Nearly 6 million residents in upstate New York rely on four regional bus systems when it comes to their day-to-day routines. However, as some areas face service cuts, concerns are being raised about rider equity and accessibility

https://t.co/SacevYWIj2

[🚇 Riders Alliance @RidersAlliance]

Central Brooklyn's Bus Rider Town Hall was an incredible exercise in community engagement done right!

We're absolutely thrilled to have a Mayor, DOT, and MTA committed to centering the needs and voices of bus riders and look forward to continuing the work alongside you. 🚌💨

[🚇 Riders Alliance @RidersAlliance]

Fast, free and cute!

[Gothamist @Gothamist]

Baby on board: MTA to make room for strollers on all NYC buses

https://t.co/WXNrVDIgtp

[🚇 Riders Alliance @RidersAlliance]

When we surveyed 1,800+ B41 riders alongside @prattcenter, more than half of the people we talked with said they'd shop more on Flatbush if only bus service was faster and more reliable

[Vincent Barone @vinbarone]

People shop, not cars. That's why it's good for business to design pleasant streets that people seek out to spend their time. These streets can fit more people than any other that's filled with cars.

[🚇 Riders Alliance @RidersAlliance]

Congestion relief keeps winning and studies show it's not just for Manhattan:

"The bigger story is the positive spillovers outside the CBD."

[Shosh Vasserman @shoshievass]

We've updated our paper on NYC congestion pricing with 1.5 yrs of post-policy data 🚗🚕🚙. Tl;dr: it's still working. Speeds in the CBD are persistently up, but the bigger story is the positive spillovers outside the CBD.

Paper link: https://t.co/kIcIbUMvcO

[🚇 Riders Alliance @RidersAlliance]

With the new Fair Fares expansion, it's more important than ever to adopt @CMCrystalHudson's Intro 248 and automatically enroll every eligible New Yorker

[Elizabeth Kim @lizkimtweets]

“He said he tried to sign up for the city’s Fair Fares program that provides half-priced rides to low-income residents, but had trouble navigating the system and gave up.” https://t.co/qbMYg3vj5F

[State Senator Andrew Gounardes @Sen_Gounardes]

Thrilled to see the DeKalb Interlocking on this list.

For years, that section of track has slowed down trains before they cross the Manhattan Bridge. The switches there date back to the Great Depression. Upgrading them will speed up commutes for countless Brooklynites.

[🚇 Riders Alliance @RidersAlliance]

Really good news

[Gothamist @Gothamist]

MTA plans to fix Brooklyn's worst subway bottlenecks, IDs 70 congested spots in system

https://t.co/91qrl8WQgh

[🚇 Riders Alliance @RidersAlliance]

Um, yeah

[Brigid Bergin @brigidbergin]

Mamdani looks to ask voters if NYC should speed up construction of bus and bike lanes https://t.co/14kskQsU9K via @gothamist

[Diana Budds @DianaBudds]

at least one stop of the new flatbush bus lane is open - love to see it

[🚇 Riders Alliance @RidersAlliance]

Forcibly purging dollar vans from transit dependent communities without first thoroughly correcting the conditions that gave rise to dollar vans is, at best, a counterintuitive approach to engaging with communities who will need to trust that DOT, MTA, and Mayor Mamdani will offer them more through these bus improvement projects, not take what they've already built for themselves.

[🚇 Riders Alliance @RidersAlliance]

“It's part of the culture,” she said. “They do away with the dollar vans. It's almost like saying, like we're doing away with the culture.”

Building trust in communities the Next Stop plan seeks to serve means building reliable and affordable mass transit that can intuitively attract riders who currently opt for informal local alternatives—often born of and sustained by necessity.

[Gothamist @Gothamist]

Brooklyn’s dollar vans squeezed by Mamdani’s Flatbush Avenue bus plan

https://t.co/xT74UPVNn9

[sam sklar, who is exasperated. @samsklar]

Ranking @IFP's Transit Abundance Playbook essays by how much I learned. 1/10