The subway is crowded again. Behave accordingly.

Plus: MTA needs major climate resilience upgrades [FORWARD TO A FRIEND]( [VIEW IN BROWSER]( [DONATE]( [WNYC Politics Brief] [No vaping or fare evasion: MTA asks riders to be 'courteous' as more return to subway, buses]( [An MTA official at Grand Central announcing a new courtesy campaign]( With the MTA [clocking seasonal highs]( in post-pandemic ridership, the agency is [reminding passengers to mind their Ps and Qs]( on trains and buses. A revamped "courtesy campaign" announced this week will display advertisements — across trains, buses and stations — briefing riders on proper transit etiquette. The ads discourage riders from blocking subway car doors, wearing backpacks on crowded trains, vaping and evading fares. The new messages also warn riders not to charge electric scooters in subway cars. [Read more.]( --------------------------------------------------------------- 🚆 --------------------------------------------------------------- More transit stories to know this week MTA says New York's mass transit is in dire need of climate resilience upgrades Some 400 miles of subway tracks are in dire need of upgrades by 2043 to stave off flooding and other extreme weather exacerbated by climate change, the MTA said in a new report. The agency also said it needs to replace 6,300 of its 8,700 rail cars and its entire fleet of 6,000 buses by then. ([Gothamist]( Panel weighs MTA's congestion pricing tolls and carve-outs The group responsible for setting the charges and exemptions for congestion pricing met for what is likely the final time this week, but still didn’t answer the big question: How much will drivers pay? ([Gothamist]( Under congestion pricing, one Midtown resident said she'd reconsider driving around to socialize "[Currently] I’ll go down to SoHo at 6 and meet a friend for a cocktail and then drive back," said 53-year-old Joan Brothers. If there's a toll? "I would really think twice." ([Bloomberg]( NYC saw its 24th cyclist death of the year — the most in the Vision Zero era A 56-year-old cyclist was hit and killed by a box truck driver in Flatbush yesterday. Police did not immediately say whether the driver would be charged. ([Streetsblog]( OMNY readers are coming to the AirTrain A select number of turnstiles at the Jamaica and Howard Beach AirTrain terminals will have functioning OMNY readers starting Oct. 10, according to Gov. Kathy Hochul. ([AM New York]( Amtrak could be forced to cut Acela service because the new fleet of trains isn't ready to go A new 28-train fleet that was supposed to begin service in 2021 still hasn't received federal approval, all while Amtrak continues to deplete its reserve of spare parts for existing trains. ([Vice]( Migrants selling fruit and candy on the subways are running into turf battles with existing vendors "They are breaking the law," one licensed hot dog vendor said of the new arrivals. "The only reason I accept this is for the children. When you see the babies strapped to their backs, how can you not want to feed the babies?" ([The New York Times]( --------------------------------------------------------------- 🚆 --------------------------------------------------------------- Support WNYC + Gothamist Make a donation to support local, independent journalism. Your contributions are our largest source of funding and pays for essential election coverage and more. [DONATE]( [Facebook]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [Instagram]( [WNYC]( [WQXR]( [NJPR]( [GOTHAMIST]( [WNYC STUDIOS]( [THE GREENE SPACE]( Copyright © New York Public Radio. 160 Varick Street, New York, NY 10013 All rights reserved. [Terms of Use.]( Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your [preferences]( or [unsubscribe]( from this list