NEW YORK CITY

Straphangers Campaign
The campaign was founded by the New York Public Interest Research Group at a critical time for New York City transit:
By the late 1970's, the city's subways had become unreliable and decrepit. Graffiti covered every car and station; transit
fires and derailments hit record levels. Crime steadily worsened. Ridership plummeted to the lowest level in 80 years. Businesses
cited poor transit as the leading reason for moving out of New York. The system had become a symbol of the decline of the city itself.

MTA Home Page
Home page of the MTA, the agency responsible for New York city subways and buses, LIRR, Staten Island Railway, and MetroNorth
service.

New York Metropolitan Transportation Council (NYMTC)
NYMTC promotes public participation in the Council's transportation planning activities and to facilitate information exchange among
transportation professionals in the New York Metropolitan area.

Regional Plan Association
Since 1923, Regional Plan Association has worked to improve the quality of life in the 31-county New York-New Jersey-Connecticut
metropolitan area.


Transportation Alternatives
Transportation Alternatives is a 4,500-member New York City-area citizens' group working for better bicycling, walking, and public transit
and fewer cars.

Tri-State Transportation Campaign
The Tri-State Transportation Campaign is an alliance of public interest, transit advocacy, planning and environmental organization working
to reform transportation policies in the New York/New Jersey/Connecticut metropolitan region.