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Brian Fritsch

@bhfritsch.bsky.social
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Associate Director for @pcac.org. I like trains. Opinions are my own.

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Brian Fritsch @bhfritsch.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Very happy @cmcrystalhudson.bsky.social's bill to streamline enrollment for Fair Fares and encourage NYC HRA to enroll more eligible New Yorkers is coming up for a vote in the City Council. Sent this memo of support with @ridersalliance.org @cssnyorg.bsky.social yesterday: pcac.org/nyc-council-...
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NYC COUNCIL MEMO OF SUPPORT: Intro 0248-A (Hudson) - PCAC
A Local Law in relation to automatic enrollment of eligible individuals of the Fair Fares Program STATEMENT OF SUPPORT for…
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Award-Winning Reporter Dave Colon @davecolon.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Janno Lieber is finally signaling an openness to offering more than the current weekly fare capping the MTA currently offers with OMNY nyc.streetsblog.org/2026/09/23/m...
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MTA Chair Open To New Fare Structure Ahead Of 2027 Fare Hike - Streetsblog New York City
MTA Chairman and CEO Janno Lieber revealed a newfound interest in expanding his agency’s fare-capping practices in the future — marking the first time the transit boss has looked beyond OMNY’s sole op...
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Streetsblog NYC @nyc.streetsblog.org · 04/08/2026
It's time for BRT in NYC. nyc.streetsblog.org/2026/08/04/n...
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New York City’s Buses Are About to Grow Up - Streetsblog New York City
Mayor Mamdani and Governor Hochul are bringing bus rapid transit to New York City.
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Brian Fritsch @bhfritsch.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
I wrote about NYC buses for @nyc.streetsblog.org and how to make BRT work: nyc.streetsblog.org/2026/08/04/n...
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New York City’s Buses Are About to Grow Up - Streetsblog New York City
Mayor Mamdani and Governor Hochul are bringing bus rapid transit to New York City.
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Transportation Alternatives @transalt.org · 07/07/2026
NYC students are one step closer to digital student OMNY cards! This was won after over a year of organizing by our Youth Activist Committee and students across the city — but a limited pilot at select schools is not enough.
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Brian Fritsch @bhfritsch.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
It's definitely achievable. Not sure of timeline, but the card for students will be the same as the one for the general public. There won't be a standalone OMNY app; OMNY info is being built into the MTA app that was recently updated. I expect that update will come soon, too.
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Brian Fritsch @bhfritsch.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Great step in the right direction. Really pleased this significant expansion got done in a very tough budget year. Next step is to pass @cmcrystalhudson.bsky.social's bill Int. 248 to ensure NYC HRA removes the barriers to enrollment that deter so many New Yorkers.
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Brian Fritsch @bhfritsch.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
We'll get automatic enrollment when we pass CM Hudson's bill Int. 248 and ensure that HRA implements it well. Next step for sure!
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Brian Fritsch @bhfritsch.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
No, must be born here. Native New Yorkers only, sorry Spike
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Open New York @opennewyork.org · 11/06/2026
"Monitor Point will deliver approximately 1,150 homes, with 40 percent permanently affordable." From @nyc.streetsblog.org @pcac.org: nyc.streetsblog.org/2026/06/09/o...
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Opinion: 'Transit-Oriented Development' Also Means Housing That Actually Invests in Transit - Streetsblog New York City
On Quay Street in Greenpoint, the MTA has a chance to create housing and boost transit at the same time.
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Brian Fritsch @bhfritsch.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
Really timely and interesting report from the IBO on free buses and Fair Fares. Some very good work here!
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🚇 Riders Alliance @ridersalliance.org · 03/06/2026
We've got less than a month to win funding to deliver affordable transit to millions of New Yorkers. Take a sec to call your @council.nyc.gov member TODAY and tell them to negotiate a budget with funding to expand Fair Fares! (we made it super easy!) 📲⇣⇣ riders.nyc/callem
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Rider Call Day — Take Action to Expand Fair Fares!
Rider Call Day: Call your NYC Council Member to Expand Fair Fares! Mayor Mamdani’s released an executive budget that included ZERO new funding for transit affordability, despite being at the core of t...
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Brian Fritsch @bhfritsch.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
It was mentioned at an MTA board meeting a couple of months ago, not without a bit of consternation. I was also surprised to hear it for the first time this morning, and agree that the volume of it was quite offensive!
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Brian Fritsch @bhfritsch.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
They can remove the theater under MSG and have a decent amount of space to work with. 2 Penn sits on the Eastern side of the block and makes any sort of change to the space extremely challenging
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Brian Fritsch @bhfritsch.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Making Vornado CEO Steve Roth (who just compared the phrase "tax the rich" to racial slurs) and former Trump US DOT official Peter Cipriano (who helped stall the Gateway Program for multiple years) two big winners. smh. C'mon Andy.
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Brian Fritsch @bhfritsch.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
Pretty handsome guy greeting bus riders out there!
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Brian Fritsch @bhfritsch.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
Great piece and love the headline!
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Brian Fritsch @bhfritsch.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
Great morning to be out at NYC City Hall rallying in support of Fair Fares expansion! Thank you to @ridersalliance.org, @cssnyorg.bsky.social for your partnership and @speakermenin.bsky.social, @cmhudson33.bsky.social and @shaunabreu.bsky.social for your incredible leadership!
Rally in support of the expansion of the Fair Fares program at NYC City Hall on Wed. May 6th 2026Rally in support of the expansion of the Fair Fares program at NYC City Hall on Wed. May 6th 2026Rally in support of the expansion of the Fair Fares program at NYC City Hall on Wed. May 6th 2026
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Brian Fritsch @bhfritsch.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
Greed (with a dose of delusion) personified.
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Brian Fritsch @bhfritsch.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
Who's blocking the bus lane? @jmartineznyc.bsky.social with a great piece shining a light on the companies responsible for slowing our buses down and making them unreliable: www.thecity.nyc/2026/04/30/u...
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UPS Tops List of Bus-Lane Blockers Caught on Camera Last Year
Most of the worst offenders for lane-clogging were delivery businesses who racked up thousands of violations.
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Brian Fritsch @bhfritsch.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
Jeez, that's awful
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Brian Fritsch @bhfritsch.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
This crap is anything but old. It's 100% essential. Congrats Jose.
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Jose Martinez @jmartineznyc.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
It’s always fun when @thecity.nyc gets name-checked inside the MTA boardroom. Thank you, Mr. Brian Fritsch of @pcac.org
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PCAC to the MTA @pcac.org · 19/03/2026
Congestion pricing is working! Ridership is up and growing faster than in previous years. Read our full analysis in PCAC's latest report: pcac.org/report/rider...
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Ridership Returns: Mapping Post-Congestion Pricing Ridership Trends - PCAC
Subway ridership in 2025 grew by almost 93 million riders over 2024 to a total of nearly 1.3 billion, largely driven by the implementation of Congestion Pricing on January…
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Regional Plan Association @rpa.org · 19/03/2026
Very, very cool news from @pcac.org — there's been more than 90 million additional subway rides since the beginning of congestion pricing in NYC. We've already know it's raised $$ and cleared the air, but it's clear it's incentivizing transit, too!
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Congestion pricing: NYC subways saw millions more riders during Manhattan toll program’s first year, transit group finds | amNewYork
The first year of congestion pricing in New York saw straphangers take more than 90 million additional subway rides than in the previous year, a new report
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Claire Valdez @handle.invalid · 19/03/2026
In the first year of congestion pricing, New York City's subway system saw 90 million additional rides 🤯 Few things better than when public policy works as designed.
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Congestion pricing: NYC subways saw millions more riders during Manhattan toll program’s first year, transit group finds | amNewYork
The first year of congestion pricing in New York saw straphangers take more than 90 million additional subway rides than in the previous year, a new report
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Brian Fritsch @bhfritsch.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
Congrats Ry! Welcome to the Dad club.
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Brian Fritsch @bhfritsch.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
Another bill that would significantly water down and create massive loopholes in ACE/bus lane enforcement has been introduced. Glad we at least know it exists before it's passed this go around. If you live in AM Taylor's district, voice your concern! @2avesag.as @ridersalliance.org
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Rachael Fauss @rachaelfauss.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
Good factoid from the MTA board meeting today - $5B of the $15B in commitments for capital projects in 2025 came from congestion pricing revenues. That's huge - 2024 was their biggest year ever and shows how important CP is as a revenue stream.
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Streetsblog NYC @nyc.streetsblog.org · 22/02/2026
The MTA has not introduced daily or monthly OMNY fare caps, even as it phased out daily and monthly MetroCards.
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Advocates to MTA: More Fare Caps Will Be Fairer For All - Streetsblog New York City
The MTA has not introduced daily or monthly OMNY fare caps, even as it phased out daily and monthly MetroCards.
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Reinvent Albany @reinventalbany.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
We joined a letter to @mayor.nyc.gov on expanding Fair Fares: 🆓 Free fares for NYers under 150% of the poverty level ✂️ 1/2 price fares for NYers 150-300% of the poverty level Thank you @pcac.org @ridersalliance.org @cssnyorg.bsky.social for leading on this. buff.ly/PDyOIeR
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Budget Letter to Mayor Mamdani Regarding the Expansion of the Fair Fares Program - PCAC
Honorable Zohran MamdaniMayor, City of New YorkCity HallNew York, NY 10007 Dear Mayor Mamdani, At no point since the Great…
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Regional Plan Association @rpa.org · 06/02/2026
We have until 5pm today to restore funding for the Hudson Tunnel or risk an indefinite pause. RPA, advocates, and business and labor leaders are calling for the immediate release of the federal funding.
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Yonah Freemark @yonahfreemark.com · 05/02/2026
A self-absorbed megalomaniac in action
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Brian Fritsch @bhfritsch.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
Really well written and comprehensive piece on the future of the Fair Fares program by @davecolon.bsky.social and our push for expansion with @ridersalliance.org and @cssnyorg.bsky.social. Let's get it done @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social! nyc.streetsblog.org/2026/02/05/b...
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Budget Crunch: Advocates Push Mamdani For Massive Fair Fares Expansion - Streetsblog New York City
The expansion would offer free transit on the subway and bus for people making up to 150 percent of the federal poverty level, which is not a lot.
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E.J. Kalafarski @ejk.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
Is the Gateway Commission suing over the appropriated money that they’re holding up? They should be. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/c...
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Judge Hands Trump a Fifth Loss in His Effort to Halt Offshore Wind Projects
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Brian Fritsch @bhfritsch.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
Glad to hear Janno state at the MTA Board Meeting that even if it's off the table for the moment, Metro-North is going to keep working on this with hopes for service starting in the future.
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Brian Fritsch @bhfritsch.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
Not even really trying to hide it! Shameful. If the money isn't released tomorrow, GDC should sue.
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Brian Fritsch @bhfritsch.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
Weird. I was just looking at the site the other day when they were announced as a master developer finalist. Not like the site was particularly illuminating to begin with, so why take it down?
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Reinvent Albany @reinventalbany.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
The data shows SCOUT works. Our groups @pcac.org @rpa.org asked Gov. Hochul to make the MTA SCOUT program permanent and expand it to 20 teams in the FY26-27 budget buff.ly/D4KDB7F
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PCAC to the MTA @pcac.org · 30/12/2025
"Transportation is an important piece of the affordability puzzle." PCAC Associate Director @bhfritsch.bsky.social spoke with Greg Mocker of PIX11 about the importance of expanding Fair Fares to cover minimum wage workers. youtu.be/kGPPajyO4bw?...
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Commuters react to MTA fare hikes coming to NYC
YouTube video by PIX11 News
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Brian Fritsch @bhfritsch.bsky.social · 22/12/2025
If you can dodge a wrench, you can dodge reading this garbage
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Brian Fritsch @bhfritsch.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
Very proud to work on this transformative proposal for Fair Fares with @cssnyorg.bsky.social and @ridersalliance.org. Excited for the future of this program as part of the broader affordability agenda. Huge thank you to @samanthaliebman.bsky.social for covering!
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Brian Fritsch @bhfritsch.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
I'm sad my kids are too young (and I'm too old)! Looks super fun.
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Brian Fritsch @bhfritsch.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
Seems like tight timing, adding to the already complicated situation on the Hellgate Line.
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Brian Fritsch @bhfritsch.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
Is it going to be ready for @mtametronorth.bsky.social trains if Amtrak allows Penn Station Access to start in 2027?
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Community Service Society of NY @cssnyorg.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
Thank you Mayor-elect @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social for citing our research & spotlighting the affordability crisis. Our report “When You Can’t Afford the Fare” shows that New Yorkers with low and even moderate incomes are struggling to afford transit. Read more cssny.us/3LXjhD6
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Brian Fritsch @bhfritsch.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
Fair Fares is a program that has yet to reach its full potential, and expansion should be at the top of the new mayor's priority list. Great speaking with @samanthaliebman.bsky.social about the many opportunities to expand the program. ny1.com/nyc/all-boro...
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Advocates believe new mayor has chance to improve Fair Fares program
Mayor Adams raised the income eligibility threshold three times.
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Reinvent Albany @reinventalbany.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
NEW Report: States that voted for Trump got billions from MTA Spending Companies in red states by U.S. Senate seats received more than $3.5 billion in MTA payments over 14 years. States that voted for Trump in 2024 received nearly $7 billion from the MTA over this period. buff.ly/Yxt4KZ6
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Brian Fritsch @bhfritsch.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
@pcac.org statement condemning @usdot.bsky.social's decision to hold NYC infrastructure and antiterrorism funds hostage. Totally infuriating and ridiculous: pcac.org/pcac-condemn...
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PCAC Condemns USDOT’s Decision to Hold NYC Infrastructure and Antiterrorism Funds Hostage - PCAC
The White House’s edict via tweet to withhold $18 billion for the Hudson River Tunnel Project and phase two of…
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Brian Fritsch @bhfritsch.bsky.social · 22/09/2025
Picking an anti-urban, totally cookie-cutter cul-de-sac as the background image really takes it to the next level.
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