FTA Says It Could Withhold Funds From New York MTA over Subway Safety Issues

FTA says it could withhold funds from New York MTA over subway safety issues

Workers address a signal modernization project on the New York City Transit G line while the line is out of service on Aug. 6, 2024. The Federal Transit Administration has said it could withhold funds from NYC Transit over the response to a 2024 directive on track worker safety. MTA/Marc A. Hermann WASHINGTON — The Federal Transit Administration on Tuesday warned it could take actions against New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority — in…

Trump administration threatens to cut New York transit funds over safety

The US Department of Transportation has given the MTA 30 days to come up with a plan to address transit worker safety.

Exclusive | Trump admin threatens MTA funding over ‘flawed’ safety reports after 2023 worker death

Federal Transit Administration boss Marc Molinaro has accused the MTA of ignoring its own safety rules following the 2023 death of a worker who was struck by a train, as well as a second incident last year in which a worker was hit, but survived.

Federal Transit Administration again threatens MTA funds over safety risks

President Donald Trump’s administration is once again threatening to withhold funding from the Metropolitan Transportation Authority. The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) on Tuesday accused the agency of using “flawed analytical approaches” in a safety plan and said it fails to reflect actual safety risk to subway workers. The FTA required the MTA to develop a new safety plan after a subway track worker was struck and killed by a train in 20…