"Since 2022, she has taken action again and again so the MTA could increase service while also balancing the budget. And last year, she delivered the agency's largest-ever five-year Capital Plan $68.4 billion so we can continue to fix, upgrade and expand our transit system. The Governor's 2026 State of the State speech included even more for straphangers. Two MTA-related proposals have gotten a lot of attention"
"The latter idea which we've already explored in a feasibility study and our 20 Year Needs Assessment is to keep tunneling westward along 125th Street to Broadway after we finish the three new stations in Phase 2. This would save a huge amount of time and money because the massive diamond-studded tunnel-boring machine is already there. Almost half a million daily riders will benefit if both projects move forward, and we're excited to dig deeper into the specifics right away."
"In the speech, Governor Hochul also doubled down on her commitment to transit safety, including $77 million in additional funding to support the deployment of NYPD officers in the subway, as well as an expansion of the successful SCOUT program. There will now be 15 teams, up from 10, connecting homeless New Yorkers experiencing severe mental illness to care, treatment, and shelter. I'm thrilled since we know these strategies work they helped make 2025 the safest year on the subway in a generation."
Governor Kathy Hochul delivered a $68.4 billion five-year MTA Capital Plan to fix, upgrade, and expand the transit system. Proposals include reimagining Jamaica Station and beginning preliminary engineering for the next phase of the Second Avenue Subway, tunneling west along 125th Street to Broadway after Phase 2 to leverage an existing tunnel‑boring machine. Almost half a million daily riders would benefit if both projects proceed. The governor provided $77 million for NYPD subway deployment and expanded SCOUT from 10 to 15 teams to connect homeless New Yorkers experiencing severe mental illness to care, treatment, and shelter. Surveys show safety remains riders' top concern.
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