Adams adds record $171M in budget to fund 1,400 shelter beds for homeless New Yorkers "The mayor says the investment will pay for 1,400 Safe Haven and stabilization beds, small-scale alternatives to traditional shelter settings, the creation of three drop-in centers, and improving ongoing outreach efforts. The investment, which City Hall says would be the largest of its kind to be made by the city, will be allocated every year beginning next fiscal year." (6sqft)
Q70 bus to LaGuardia will be free, starting May 1st, while AirTrain alternatives are reviewed "The MTA will make the Q70 bus free starting Sunday, directly connecting between LaGuardia Airport and the 74th Street-Broadway/Jackson Heights Roosevelt Avenue station." (Gothamist)
MTA Surging Ahead With Electric Bus Plans "The state transit agency, which presently owns just 15 electric buses that run along two routes, has pledged that all 5,800 coaches in its fleet will be zero emission in less than two decades." (THE CITY)
MTA to hold virtual town hall on Interborough Express in May "The Metropolitan Transportation Authority will host the online forum to update the public on the latest about the vision and take questions for their transit experts on the evening of Thursday, May 19." (amNY)
