Brian Fritsch
@bhfritsch.bsky.social
Associate Director for @pcac.org. I like trains. Opinions are my own.
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...
Advocates believe new mayor has chance to improve Fair Fares program
Mayor Adams raised the income eligibility threshold three times.
ny1.com
October 16, 2025 at 1:40 PM
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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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.
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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.
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October 2, 2025 at 12:01 PM
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.
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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.
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@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...
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…
pcac.org
October 1, 2025 at 4:17 PM
@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...
An @mtalirr.bsky.social strike is looming. In an @newsday.bsky.social op-ed @pcac.org LIRRCC Chair Gerry Bringmann calls for immediate negotiation, or many riders (especially those who can't work remotely) will face a chaotic environment and significant hardship.
www.newsday.com/opinion/comm...
www.newsday.com/opinion/comm...
LIRR labor dispute should be resolved by arbitrators
A strike, if called, will be a severe hardship for Long Island's commuters.
www.newsday.com
September 12, 2025 at 4:17 PM
An @mtalirr.bsky.social strike is looming. In an @newsday.bsky.social op-ed @pcac.org LIRRCC Chair Gerry Bringmann calls for immediate negotiation, or many riders (especially those who can't work remotely) will face a chaotic environment and significant hardship.
www.newsday.com/opinion/comm...
www.newsday.com/opinion/comm...
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The Long Island Rail Road, the nation's busiest commuter rail service, could have its first strike in over 30 years next week. Here's why, and also what to do if you rely on it. Free link:
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/11/n...
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/11/n...
Long Island Rail Road Workers May Strike. Here’s What to Know.
www.nytimes.com
September 12, 2025 at 1:37 PM
The Long Island Rail Road, the nation's busiest commuter rail service, could have its first strike in over 30 years next week. Here's why, and also what to do if you rely on it. Free link:
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/11/n...
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/11/n...
Celebrating a big CityTicket milestone @pcac.org today, nearly 25 years after we first advocated for it. Glad the @mta.info is making it permanent and the default option for rail riders. More of this, please!
@simko-bednarski.bsky.social
www.nydailynews.com/2025/09/08/c...
@simko-bednarski.bsky.social
www.nydailynews.com/2025/09/08/c...
CityTicket milestone, $100 million saved, says Gov. Hochul
The MTA’s discount ticket for commuter rail riders who stay within the five boroughs has now saved straphangers over $100 million, Gov. Hochul said Monday.
www.nydailynews.com
September 8, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Celebrating a big CityTicket milestone @pcac.org today, nearly 25 years after we first advocated for it. Glad the @mta.info is making it permanent and the default option for rail riders. More of this, please!
@simko-bednarski.bsky.social
www.nydailynews.com/2025/09/08/c...
@simko-bednarski.bsky.social
www.nydailynews.com/2025/09/08/c...
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Three out of four riders who use OMNY, New York's replacement for the MetroCard, said they've had problems with it, months before the two-decade old swipe card is slated to be retired. (A majority still prefer OMNY, but they have THOUGHTS)
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/10/n...
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As MetroCard Phases Out, Riders Gripe About Its Replacement
www.nytimes.com
July 10, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Three out of four riders who use OMNY, New York's replacement for the MetroCard, said they've had problems with it, months before the two-decade old swipe card is slated to be retired. (A majority still prefer OMNY, but they have THOUGHTS)
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/10/n...
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/10/n...
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The good folks at @pcac.org have published results of an OMNY survey today.
🔗: pcac.org/report/omnys...
The 392 respondents give OMNY positive marks but with a lot of room for improvement.
🔗: pcac.org/report/omnys...
The 392 respondents give OMNY positive marks but with a lot of room for improvement.
July 10, 2025 at 4:17 PM
The good folks at @pcac.org have published results of an OMNY survey today.
🔗: pcac.org/report/omnys...
The 392 respondents give OMNY positive marks but with a lot of room for improvement.
🔗: pcac.org/report/omnys...
The 392 respondents give OMNY positive marks but with a lot of room for improvement.
A lot of interesting discussion here on buses today, and I hope @pcac.org's new report on BRT and what it could look like on Northern Blvd and Flatbush can add to that. There is so much we can do to improve bus service on fares and through infrastructure. Glad to finally have some momentum!
NEW: our report "BRT for the Boroughs: How the @mta.info & City Hall can transform your bus ride" proposes transformational changes for New York City's two million daily bus riders. pcac.org/report/brtfo...
BRT for the Boroughs: How the MTA & City Hall can transform your bus ride - PCAC
Bus rapid transit (BRT) is a concept unfamiliar to most New Yorkers used to riding the nation’s slowest buses. Yet…
pcac.org
July 8, 2025 at 8:23 PM
A lot of interesting discussion here on buses today, and I hope @pcac.org's new report on BRT and what it could look like on Northern Blvd and Flatbush can add to that. There is so much we can do to improve bus service on fares and through infrastructure. Glad to finally have some momentum!
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MTA officials have begun the process of implementing experimental "rush" bus routes never before seen in the city in a promising bid to boost connectivity and service speeds in the World’s Borough.
'Rush' Routes Debut in Queens Bus Map Overhaul More Than Five Years in the Making - Streetsblog New York City
The MTA's new "rush" bus routes in Queens make fewer stops in busy downtown areas to avoid wasted time merging in and out of traffic.
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July 7, 2025 at 2:05 PM
MTA officials have begun the process of implementing experimental "rush" bus routes never before seen in the city in a promising bid to boost connectivity and service speeds in the World’s Borough.
This is potentially good news for riders. Hope they take some of @pcac.org's suggestions, plus some other good ones I've been reading in our OMNY survey.
#Breaking: According to @mta.info fare increase may be tied to full implementation of OMNY. Not confusing people with too many things all at once and possibly figuring out more discounts for the new payment system. That means could come next year and not this year.
@spectrumnewsny1.bsky.social
@spectrumnewsny1.bsky.social
June 26, 2025 at 6:49 PM
This is potentially good news for riders. Hope they take some of @pcac.org's suggestions, plus some other good ones I've been reading in our OMNY survey.
This de Blasio interview is terrific. I wish he'd been this open and honest with the press when he was mayor, he'd have been a lot more popular and productive.
"I had endless conversations with him about what was going on in New York City. I often felt like he was talking about a place he didn’t know. I think his understanding of New York City is a bit stuck in the 1980s and ’90s. I don’t think he feels the affordability crisis."
10 Questions With Bill de Blasio About Andrew Cuomo’s Run for Mayor
www.nytimes.com
June 13, 2025 at 7:13 PM
This de Blasio interview is terrific. I wish he'd been this open and honest with the press when he was mayor, he'd have been a lot more popular and productive.
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Stand with them. Stand with us. Tell the private equity goons at Alden that New York needs the Daily News, and the Daily News needs a fair contract.
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actionnetwork.org/petitions/st...
Stand with the Daily News Union and fight for journalism in New York City
New York City has over 8 million people – but its hometown newspaper only has a unionized staff of 51. Alden Global Capital, a vulture hedge fund known as the ‘destroyer of newspapers,’ has hacked st...
actionnetwork.org
June 11, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Stand with them. Stand with us. Tell the private equity goons at Alden that New York needs the Daily News, and the Daily News needs a fair contract.
actionnetwork.org/petitions/st...
actionnetwork.org/petitions/st...
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Tell us about your experiences with OMNY. 🚇🚍
We want to hear the good, the bad, and the ugly — as well as your MTA fare policy ideas to inform our recommendations!
Fill out our brief survey here: t.co/UymPEQU2xo
We want to hear the good, the bad, and the ugly — as well as your MTA fare policy ideas to inform our recommendations!
Fill out our brief survey here: t.co/UymPEQU2xo
https://pcac.org/omnysurvey/
t.co
June 11, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Tell us about your experiences with OMNY. 🚇🚍
We want to hear the good, the bad, and the ugly — as well as your MTA fare policy ideas to inform our recommendations!
Fill out our brief survey here: t.co/UymPEQU2xo
We want to hear the good, the bad, and the ugly — as well as your MTA fare policy ideas to inform our recommendations!
Fill out our brief survey here: t.co/UymPEQU2xo
Issues with OMNY or thoughts about how to improve it? Take @pcac.org's survey to let us know what you think! pcac.org/omnysurvey/
Tell us about your OMNY experience! - PCAC
As advocates for MTA riders, we want to hear how the OMNY transition is going for you. Have you made…
pcac.org
June 3, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Issues with OMNY or thoughts about how to improve it? Take @pcac.org's survey to let us know what you think! pcac.org/omnysurvey/
Inspired by @jmartineznyc.bsky.social's excellent piece on the OMNY chatbot, I spent a bit of time on my OMNY account and was pretty disappointed by how little information is available and how poorly the chatbot functions. www.thecity.nyc/2025/05/28/m...
MTA Approves Millions More for OMNY Chatbot in Buggy System
As complaints mount about the new tap-and-go cards for buses and subways, transit officials have approved $13 million extra for AI help services — on top of a nearly $600 million original contract.
www.thecity.nyc
May 29, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Inspired by @jmartineznyc.bsky.social's excellent piece on the OMNY chatbot, I spent a bit of time on my OMNY account and was pretty disappointed by how little information is available and how poorly the chatbot functions. www.thecity.nyc/2025/05/28/m...
Probably not surprising, but I was still struck that, in the 100-or-so minutes of congestion pricing legal arguments in Federal Court this morning, almost no one discussed how well the program is working. Besides the point, I guess!
May 27, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Probably not surprising, but I was still struck that, in the 100-or-so minutes of congestion pricing legal arguments in Federal Court this morning, almost no one discussed how well the program is working. Besides the point, I guess!
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The MTA has been granted a TRO preventing the federal government from taking retaliatory measures to force the agency to turn off congestion pricing
May 27, 2025 at 4:12 PM
The MTA has been granted a TRO preventing the federal government from taking retaliatory measures to force the agency to turn off congestion pricing
Listening to Sec. Duffy at the APTA Legislative Conference just said transit is not the ugly step-child of U.S. DOT. Very reassuring!
May 19, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Listening to Sec. Duffy at the APTA Legislative Conference just said transit is not the ugly step-child of U.S. DOT. Very reassuring!
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Did the Federal DOT just accidentally file a letter containing legal advice from the DOJ, instead of a letter addressed to the Judge, in the MTA v Duffy case?
April 24, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Did the Federal DOT just accidentally file a letter containing legal advice from the DOJ, instead of a letter addressed to the Judge, in the MTA v Duffy case?
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PCAC's @bhfritsch.bsky.social writes in @nydailynews.com "Transit isn’t elitist; it’s the lifeblood of our city and region ... I get that’s far from the reality of Duffy’s Hayward, Wis., but from one Wisconsinite to another, it’s time to become proficient." www.nydailynews.com/2025/04/21/m...
Manhattan tolling program is working as planned
The federal government is threatening to bring back New York City’s terrible traffic.
www.nydailynews.com
April 21, 2025 at 7:14 PM
PCAC's @bhfritsch.bsky.social writes in @nydailynews.com "Transit isn’t elitist; it’s the lifeblood of our city and region ... I get that’s far from the reality of Duffy’s Hayward, Wis., but from one Wisconsinite to another, it’s time to become proficient." www.nydailynews.com/2025/04/21/m...
From one Wisconsinite to another, I wrote an op-ed to U.S. DOT Sec. Sean Duffy on why the Congestion Pricing program has been a great success over its first 100 days and why DOT's arguments for attempting to cancel the program are misguided: www.nydailynews.com/2025/04/21/m...
Manhattan tolling program is working as planned
The federal government is threatening to bring back New York City’s terrible traffic.
www.nydailynews.com
April 21, 2025 at 2:59 PM
From one Wisconsinite to another, I wrote an op-ed to U.S. DOT Sec. Sean Duffy on why the Congestion Pricing program has been a great success over its first 100 days and why DOT's arguments for attempting to cancel the program are misguided: www.nydailynews.com/2025/04/21/m...
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The MTA is spending money more wisely now than it has in decades, writes @pcac.org @bhfritsch.bsky.social.
Hey, Sec. Duffy, DOGE Should Learn Cost-Saving from the MTA Not the Other Way Around - Streetsblog New York City
Sic DOGE on the MTA? Maybe Sean Duffy should reverse that — the MTA is spending money more wisely than in decades.
buff.ly
April 13, 2025 at 6:54 PM
The MTA is spending money more wisely now than it has in decades, writes @pcac.org @bhfritsch.bsky.social.
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The MTA is spending money more wisely now than it has in decades, writes @pcac.org @bhfritsch.bsky.social.
Hey, Sec. Duffy, DOGE Should Learn Cost-Saving from the MTA Not the Other Way Around - Streetsblog New York City
Sic DOGE on the MTA? Maybe Sean Duffy should reverse that — the MTA is spending money more wisely than in decades.
buff.ly
April 10, 2025 at 6:39 PM
The MTA is spending money more wisely now than it has in decades, writes @pcac.org @bhfritsch.bsky.social.
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.@bhfritsch.bsky.social in @nyc.streetsblog.org "$3 billion has been saved under @governor.ny.gov's leadership. Compare that to DOGE: Elon Musk claims to have cut as much as $65 billion, but reporting has shown that the actual “savings" are closer to $2.3 billion" nyc.streetsblog.org/2025/04/10/h...
Hey, Sec. Duffy, DOGE Should Learn Cost-Saving from the MTA Not the Other Way Around - Streetsblog New York City
Sic DOGE on the MTA? Maybe Sean Duffy should reverse that — the MTA is spending money more wisely than in decades.
nyc.streetsblog.org
April 10, 2025 at 6:23 PM
.@bhfritsch.bsky.social in @nyc.streetsblog.org "$3 billion has been saved under @governor.ny.gov's leadership. Compare that to DOGE: Elon Musk claims to have cut as much as $65 billion, but reporting has shown that the actual “savings" are closer to $2.3 billion" nyc.streetsblog.org/2025/04/10/h...