Not only are MTA buses slower than taking a big wheel tricycle, they're trying to kill us in creative, Final Destination-esque ways. Wheels have come flying off MTA buses twice in 2011, with one incident captured on a surveillance camera. Union leaders claim that the flying wheels are the direct result of MTA cutbacks on maintenance, allegations an MTA spokesman denies to the Daily News. "There have not been changes to maintenance schedules," he says, "Maintenance is not being deferred." more ›

More has come to light about the MTA bus driver who was busted yesterday for using his sexy express bus to woo the ladies on the company clock, and, shockingly, he doesn't have the most sparkling record. more ›

Know how to snag all the ladies? Forget smooth-talking and fancy bouquets—the correct answer is with a sweet, sweet express bus. That's what one imagines driver Edward Meehan was thinking when he allegedly used his express bus as his own private love shack, cruising over to Staten Island after his shift, parking his empty chariot "on a quiet, treelined avenue," and escorting a mystery woman on board for a quickie rendezvous. The icing on the cake is that Meehan then told MTA dispatchers that he was stuck in traffic and collected overtime for his supposed extra work. more ›

The family of a 26-year-old Chinese restaurant deliveryman killed by a MTA bus has spoken out about the tragedy. On Friday afternoon, Qi Ming Weng had apparently fallen off his electric bicycle riding on Second Avenue near 96th Street when a MTA express bus rolled over him, crushing his skull. The Post reports that Weng's relatives are blaming it on the Second Avenue subway construction that is taking up lanes. more ›

A MTA bus and a delivery man on a bicycle collided on the Upper East Side today, leaving the bicyclist dead at the scene. The incident occurred at Second Avenue and East 96th Street just before 4:30 p.m.; the bus driver kept going, apparently not realizing someone was hit, and the authorities are still seeking the bus. more ›

The MTA's newish Select Buses may be illegal because they use flashing blue lights which, according to state law, are only supposed to be used by emergency vehicles. Computer consultant Eugene Falik has made it his mission to hold the MTA responsible for its wanton misuse of blue lighting, and he tells the Daily News, "The reason for standardizing these things is so driver reaction becomes subconscious. When you take that way, overall, it endangers public safety." Two years ago, when the lights first appeared on the Bx12 route, Falik called a police precinct to hold the MTA accountable. He also voiced his concerns via the 311 hotline. But his complaining has fallen on deaf ears! more ›

Yesterday, the city rolled out its second Select Bus Service to replace the M15 Limited, the first having replaced the old Bx12. The bus will run in exclusive traffic lanes and requires riders to pay at the curb so nobody holds up the bus while trying to remember in which pocket their MetroCard is hiding. Mayor Bloomberg was among the first passengers, and told the Daily News, "We're really rolling out the red carpet for bus riders." However, the carpet had some kinks. more ›

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority has revised its proposed plan for "Doomsday" service cuts, potentially rescuing nighttime service on several crosstown buses, saving the Z train, and ensuring that trains run every 20 minutes, not every 30 minutes, late at night. The MTA's new proposed cuts no longer threaten the M79 and M96 buses, and nighttime service on Eighth Avenue's M10 bus would be preserved. The M train would still be cut, though the V train — which currently terminates in the Lower East Side — would extend into Brooklyn to cover its stops in Williamsburg and further east. Though the W train would still be eliminated, Q trains would extend into Queens and N trains would run local in Manhattan to cover its stops. more ›

As the Metropolitan Transportation Authority considers far-reaching service cuts that could eliminate free Metrocards for students and nix entire subway lines, the MTA's chairman unveiled a series of agency-wide goals intended to make commuting easier. MTA Chair Jay Walder said the city's public transit needs a "top-to-bottom overhaul" because "many service improvements are long overdue and ... customers are tired of hearing excuses." more ›

Metropolitan Transportation Authority Chairman Jay Walder is pushing the State Assembly to draft legislation that will allow him to install cameras in bus lanes to keep cars from obstructing the mass transit paths. Like the stop light cameras used to ID drivers who run red lights, the proposed program aims to clear the way for buses by cracking down on motorists who turn bus lanes into parking lanes, according to NY1. more ›

Mayor Bloomberg is turning his attention to constituents in areas that have a history of being sweet on him in hopes of reigniting the flame as he heads into his newly found reelection year. The Post thinks that catering to areas that strongly supported him in the last election might be the motivation behind some recent moves to provide transit-related relief around town. The paper points out that Staten Island, a Bloomberg stronghold, would be one of the areas benefited most by his successful push to lower the fare hike for express bus riders. Another neighborhood that heavily relies on those buses is Riverdale, one of the few Bronx neighborhoods he won while running against Fernando Ferrer in 2005. The city has just placated many of its residents by cutting in half the number of alternate side parking days they have to deal with due to street cleaning. Supposedly up next to receive similar reductions of both regulation and its accompanying frustration for local drivers are other Bloomberg-friendly neighborhoods such as Brooklyn Heights, Fort Greene and Boerum Hill. Susan Lerner, executive director of Common Cause, New York told the Post, "He needs to be sure people aren't angry at city government in this current economic climate with an election upcoming. He doesn't want to tick people off." more ›

After much speculation and the local papers preparing commuters for what was to come, the MTA made their official budget proposal today and as expected, the cutbacks were dramatic. In addition to the slashing of the W and the Z lines among other cuts listed Tuesday, today's 2009 budget also included the following: more ›