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🚇 Riders Alliance @ridersalliance.org · 02/09/2026

Fun fact: better stops make buses move faster! 🚌💨 Let's talk about all-door boarding and why @mta.info is finally looking to put those fancy "ENTER FRONT DOOR" signs to good use. youtube.com/shorts/TSMnI...

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So, what's up with those fancy "FRONT DOOR ONLY" signs? Let's talk 🚌💨

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🚇 Riders Alliance @ridersalliance.org · 11/08/2026

Quick Update: @mayor.nyc.gov's Office of Mass Engaement, NYC DOT, and 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! 🚌💨 youtube.com/shorts/Bzu0d...

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Bus Rapid Transit is coming to Flatbush, Church, AND Utica Avenue. Let's talk about it 🚌💨

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Award-Winning Reporter Dave Colon @davecolon.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

At a groundbreaking for the Fordham Road offset bus lane DOT Commissioner Mike Flynn says the lanes will help people “visit some amazing destinations like the Bronx Zoo, Fordham University, the New York Botanical Garden, Little Italy.” Whose leaders all kiboshed the project under Mayor Adams

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🚇 Riders Alliance @ridersalliance.org · 08/07/2026

Today was a big day for bus riders! Mayor Mamdani and Governor Hochul stood together with member leaders from Riders Alliance to release a major new plan to speed up and improve bus service across the five boroughs.

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🚇 Riders Alliance @ridersalliance.org · 08/06/2026

Riders are increasingly concerned that @mayor.nyc.gov's budget priorities aren't meeting the needs of working New Yorkers facing $3 transit fares and ramped up fare enforcement efforts. We spoke to bus riders in Brooklyn, here's what they had to say: youtube.com/shorts/okEzT...

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We talked to bus riders in Brooklyn about $3 transit fares and the Mayor's budget

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🚇 Riders Alliance @ridersalliance.org · 05/06/2026

"For a slight increase of up to $170 million, the city can expand Fair Fares to cover people making up to 350% of the poverty line — putting thousands of dollars a year back into the pockets of people who truly need it." www.amny.com/editorial/ed...

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Editorial | City Hall must make the most of ‘Fair Fares’ for eligible New Yorkers | amNewYork

As they work out the final details of the new city budget this month, Mayor Zohran Mamdani and City Council Speaker Julie Menin need to find common ground not

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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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🚇 Riders Alliance @ridersalliance.org · 27/05/2026

Oh snap! It's MTA Board meeting recap time! The hottest topics this month were the LIRR strike, taking transit to the beach this summer, the new bus report dropping any day, keeping buses cool, and more! Yeah, that's a lot, but admittedly they're all hot topics in our book. 😎 youtu.be/cEni2kPdqL4

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MTA Board Meeting Recap - May 2026

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🚇 Riders Alliance @ridersalliance.org · 26/05/2026

Quick update: @mayor.nyc.gov released an executive budget with ZERO funding for affordable transit — no free buses, no Fair Fares expansion. So now, riders have 2 questions: What exactly happened to 'fast and free', and what do we do now? Let's talk. youtube.com/shorts/AvOqz...

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The Mayor's budget has ZERO funding for affordable transit — what happened? 🤨🤔🤔🧐

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🚇 Riders Alliance @ridersalliance.org · 14/05/2026

As we applaud DOT advancing long-awaited bus improvements along Flatbush Avenue's northern end, our calls for fast, reliable bus service along the entirety of the Flatbush corridor to Kings Plaza continues. Mayor Mamdani, let's keep Flatbush Ave movin'! 🚌💨

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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 2026

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🚇 Riders Alliance @ridersalliance.org · 01/05/2026

A new Streets Plan is due this year, and it's perhaps Mayor @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social's greatest opportunity to define his vision of faster buses, safer streets, and a built environment that prioritizes connecting New Yorkers above all. nyc.streetsblog.org/2026/05/01/o...

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Opinion: Mamdani's New Era For Bus Riders Starts With A Bold 'Streets Plan' - Streetsblog New York City

We need a whole-of-government approach to fixing our slowest-in-the-nation buses.

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🚇 Riders Alliance @ridersalliance.org · 29/04/2026

Next Wednesday, the @council.nyc.gov Transportation & Infrastructure and General Welfare Committees will hold a joint hearing specifically about Fair Fares (expansion and automatic enrollment!). 📢 Speak up! Join us to Rally + Testify for Fair Fares! ➠➠➠ riders.nyc/testify

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🚇 Riders Alliance @ridersalliance.org · 28/04/2026

Quick update: Faster buses and traffic-free commutes are on their way for over 130,000 riders! But we aren't done yet. There's still a whole lot of Flatbush Ave in need of major improvements down to Kings Plaza, and we're ready to keep up the fight to win it! 🚌💨 youtube.com/shorts/eZKXq...

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Quick Update: Faster Buses are coming to Flatbush Avenue!

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🚇 Riders Alliance @ridersalliance.org · 22/04/2026

Expanding Fair Fares and making buses free are not opposing goals. We applaud the ambition at the core of @mayor.nyc.gov's affordability agenda, and Fair Fares plays a key role in furthering that agenda by offering free and half-price transit to millions of New Yorkers *now*.

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🚇 Riders Alliance @ridersalliance.org · 09/04/2026

“Time is money, and, too often, our city has taken both from working people who rely on our buses,” @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social wrote in a statement. “These center-running bus lanes will give New Yorkers back something precious: time with their families, time at work, time in their communities.”

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🚇 Riders Alliance @ridersalliance.org · 09/04/2026

Hey! Would a Riders Alliance work? Let's talk. www.ridersalliance.org/actnow

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Act Now — Riders Alliance

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🚇 Riders Alliance @ridersalliance.org · 08/04/2026

Does anyone actually read those emails we send to elected officials? Or do they just disappear into a spam folder somewhere out in cyberspace? 🤔 Let's find out! We emailed @cmalexaaviles.bsky.social about Fair Fares then went to their office to see where it ended up. youtube.com/shorts/huFD3...

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Where do all our emails go?

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🚇 Riders Alliance @ridersalliance.org · 04/04/2026

Update: Riders won funding to make bus + subway rides *completely free* for those who currently qualify for Fair Fares, but millions of working-class NYers still need the Mayor and NYC Council to expand access to families earning up to 300% of the federal poverty level. youtube.com/shorts/dGOTc...

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❗️Update: Riders Won Free Transit (and we aren't done yet!)

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🚇 Riders Alliance @ridersalliance.org · 02/04/2026

Dispatches from the Sunset Park, Flatbush Ave, and Elmhurst crews, and we're just getting started!

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🚇 Riders Alliance @ridersalliance.org · 02/04/2026

Because riders organized to demand it, we've secured a commitment from @council.nyc.gov to fund free transit for low-income NYers who need it most — but we aren't done yet! Today, we're canvassing at 8 transit hubs in all 5 boros to bring thousands of new riders into the fight to expand Fair Fares!

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🚇 Riders Alliance @ridersalliance.org · 30/03/2026

Today at 1pm: Policy & Comms Director Danny Pearlstein joins experts from the London School of Economics and Political Science for a panel exploring the definition of a fair and inclusive transportation system in a modern global city. Watch online: lse.ac.uk/school-of-pu...

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The Inclusive City: Transport Equity in New York and London

6.00pm Monday 30 March | Kate Ascher, Sam Schwartz, Val Shawcross and Tony Travers | Registration Required | Free hybrid public event at the LSE

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🚇 Riders Alliance @ridersalliance.org · 26/03/2026

Oh hey wow we're on 𝒕𝒊𝒌𝒕𝒐𝒌 now btw 👁️⇢📱⇢ 🌐 ⇶ www.tiktok.com/@ridersallia...

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Riders Alliance's Creator Profile

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🚇 Riders Alliance @ridersalliance.org · 25/03/2026

🙄👍🥱😴💤: one rider @'ing MTA to complain about $3 fares 💫🚌🔥📈💰💥🌎: one million riders demanding affordable transit together! Join us outside next Thursday, April 2 — find a Fair Fares Citywide Day of Action canvass near you! ↓↓ riders.nyc/doa

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🚇 Riders Alliance @ridersalliance.org · 18/03/2026

Our Better Buses Virtual Organizing Meeting starts in 20 minutes at 6pm! Come join us to learn more about the building blocks to building better buses and our plan to win a citywide action plan from Mayor Mamdani 🚌💨 Join via Zoom → ridersny-org.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

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Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Better Buses Virtual Organizing Meeting. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.

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🚇 Riders Alliance @ridersalliance.org · 17/02/2026

Despite a new fare hike and the fact that 1 in 5 riders struggle to afford the fare, the preliminary budget seem to exclude expansion of the Fair Fares program. In the final budget, riders expect the Mayor and Council to broaden eligibility and deliver free/reduced bus and subway fares to 2M NYers.

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🚇 Riders Alliance @ridersalliance.org · 04/02/2026

New Yorkers deserve a fare cut! Today, riders rallied on the steps of City Hall to call on Mayor Mamdani and our elected leaders to bring free and half-price transit to over 2 million New Yorkers!

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🚇 Riders Alliance @ridersalliance.org · 29/01/2026

Access to fast, reliable public transit is a *right*. By expanding Fair Fares eligibility to more working families, Mayor Mamdani can eliminate transportation costs as a barrier to opportunity for over 2 million New Yorkers!

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🚇 Riders Alliance @ridersalliance.org · 28/01/2026

This Transit Equity Day (next Wednesday, February 4), join our calls on the steps of City Hall to expand the Fair Fares program and deliver free and half-price transit to over 2 million New Yorkers! RSVP: action.ridersalliance.org/ff-226/

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Riders for Affordable Transit Rally @ City Hall | Wednesday, February 4

City Hall, New York, NY 10007 Wednesday, February 4, 2026 12:00pm – 1:00pm EST google Google Calendar ical Apple Calendar outlook Outlook Calendar Riders for Affordable Transit Rally @ City Hall Join ...

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Pratt Center @prattcenter.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

Join this community meeting on improving bus service south of Grand Army Plaza on Flatbush Avenue, hosted by @ridersalliance.org! Our co-published research shows how bus delays disproportionately affect low-income Flatbush residents. Read our full report: prattcenter.net/our_work/bet...

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🚇 Riders Alliance @ridersalliance.org · 28/01/2026

What's next for better buses on Flatbush Avenue? Let's talk about it! Join us next Tuesday, February 3, at the Crown Heights Library for our Better Buses Flatbush Ave Community Meeting. RSVP ⬇️⬇️ action.ridersalliance.org/flatbush-226/

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Flatbush Avenue Community Meeting | Tuesday, February 3

560 New York Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11225 Tuesday, February 3, 2026 6:00pm – 7:30pm EST google Google Calendar ical Apple Calendar outlook Outlook Calendar Flatbush Avenue Community Meeting It’s icy out th...

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🚇 Riders Alliance @ridersalliance.org · 27/01/2026

This Transit Equity Day (next Wednesday, February 4) join our calls on the steps of City Hall to expand the Fair Fares program and deliver free and half-price transit to over 2 million New Yorkers! RSVP: action.ridersalliance.org/ff-226/

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Riders for Affordable Transit Rally @ City Hall | Wednesday, February 4

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🚇 Riders Alliance @ridersalliance.org · 07/01/2026

There's no challenge bigger than the resolve and imagination of New Yorkers. That's why we believe making buses free for every rider as part of @NYCMayor's ambitious affordability agenda is more than achievable — we can exceed it! How? Bringing free/half-price subway rides to 2 million New Yorkers.

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🚇 Riders Alliance @ridersalliance.org · 05/01/2026

Happy Congestion Pricing Day! Here's to another year of cleaner air, safer streets, and better transit! 🎉🥳

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🚇 Riders Alliance @ridersalliance.org · 08/12/2025

On Sunday, riders took action to demand an affordability agenda that meets the moment. One that will offer free and reduced transit fare to more than 2 million New Yorkers by expanding the Fair Fares program and making our buses free for all riders.

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🚇 Riders Alliance @ridersalliance.org · 02/12/2025

"Manhattan has roughly 140,000 curb spaces suitable for metering... Those spaces could each generate roughly $5,000 a year, producing around $700 million annually, nearly enough to fund free buses by itself." www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/o...

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Opinion | This Is How Mamdani Can Pay for Free Buses

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🚇 Riders Alliance @ridersalliance.org · 10/11/2025

Can't stand waiting for the bus? We've got great news for you: @nyc-dot.bsky.social is bringing new benches to 8,750 stops! www.bkreader.com/policy-gover...

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NYC to Spend $40M Bringing Benches to Every Bus Stop

The new plan will add seating to more than 8,700 bus stops citywide.

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🚇 Riders Alliance @ridersalliance.org · 05/11/2025

When riders organize, we win. We’re excited to keep building our power, winning fast and affordable transit, and making New York a city that truly moves for everyone with Mayor-elect, @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social!

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🚇 Riders Alliance @ridersalliance.org · 28/10/2025

"I’ve seen @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social actively advocating for riders in Albany, and on street corners in Queens fighting for better, faster buses and safer streets, long before he ever ran for mayor." From @jimrockaway.bsky.social in @eldiariony.bsky.social! eldiariony.com/2025/10/27/v...

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Voices of Passengers: Why New York Needs a Bus Mayor - El Diario NY

Too often, bus riders like myself are left out of the conversation

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🚇 Riders Alliance @ridersalliance.org · 27/10/2025

Beautiful writeup in @nytimes.com exploring the ins and outs of bringing @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social's vision of Fast + Free buses to our streets, including a neat interactive example of how to shave *40%* off trip times o the B41! 🚌💨 www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

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Can Faster Buses Really Be Free? (Gift Article)

An analysis of the possible promise and fundamental tension in one of Zohran Mamdani’s big plans for New York.

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🚇 Riders Alliance @ridersalliance.org · 22/10/2025

How to incentivize the 34% who drive (and make up 80% of NYC's traffic) to join the 65% who get around car-free? @openplans.org's @saraklind.bsky.social says "Bus Rapid Transit would be a huge game changer in terms of getting people out of cars," — and we agree! hellgatenyc.com/nyc-is-losin...

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NYC Is Losing the War on Cars

New Yorkers are driving a lot more—plus some links to rev up your Wednesday.

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Award-Winning Reporter Dave Colon @davecolon.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

Whether it's universal daylighting or restarting Mayor Adams' stalled bus lanes, Zohran Mamdani told Streetsblog he'll get his agenda done even if means fighting the DOT deep state or the big shot political bosses who just endorsed him nyc.streetsblog.org/2025/10/09/m...

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Mamdani Vows To Defy DOT Insiders, Political Bosses To Pursue His Streets Agenda - Streetsblog New York City

Mamdani pledged stand up to bureaucrats and political power players who oppose his plans to make streets safer and buses faster.

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abundanceny.bsky.social @abundanceny.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

Next year will bring a new mayoral administration, and it’s time to think big about improving our streetscape. The @ridersalliance.org plan for Bus Rapid Transit is exactly the kind of visionary stake in the ground we need. BRT saves time, and time is money in New Yorkers’ pockets.

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🚇 Riders Alliance @ridersalliance.org · 06/10/2025

How can our next Mayor go beyond red paint and create a citywide network of fast, reliable, accessible transit service? (hint: it's how we put the 'fast' in 'Fast and Free') Read our latest report, Much Better Buses: It's About Time! www.ridersalliance.org/news/its-abo...

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Much Better Buses: It’s About Time — Riders Alliance

As we approach the end of four long years of waiting for faster bus service, waiting for leaders like Mayor Adams to build the network of bus lanes he committed to on the campaign trail, we’ve been pr...

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🚇 Riders Alliance @ridersalliance.org · 04/08/2025

Here's 3 pieces of free game for our Mayor (or, y'know... the next one) to speed up the slowest buses in America. You have any bright ideas to add to the list? Let us know! youtube.com/shorts/4ni-x...

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3 Ways to Speed Up NYC's Buses

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