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Working Families Party: Let’s Allow Bus Drivers to Run Over Working Families

By Brad Aaron | Mar 19, 2015 | 29 Comments

The Working Families Party says it supports the City Council bill to exempt MTA bus drivers from the Right of Way Law, but its position is based on a misreading of the law and the premise that bus drivers, in the course of doing their jobs, should be allowed to strike people who have the right of way. […]

Does the Working Families Party Deserve the NYC Transit Rider Vote?

By Ben Fried | Oct 25, 2010 | 14 Comments

Can any political party credibly claim to represent New York City transit riders in next Tuesday’s elections? Well, we can safely rule out the GOP and any party that gives its ballot line to Carl Paladino. Then there are the New York City Democrats, who have, if anything, been an even bigger obstruction to transit […]

On Transit Advocacy, Working Families Party Misses the Mark Again

By Ben Fried | Feb 25, 2010 | 10 Comments

Yesterday I received an email from the Working Families Party with the subject line "Students to confront MTA Board on MetroCard cuts." It seemed as though the WFP had surveyed the sorry state of transit finances in New York and decided that the MTA Board is a worthy target. As for the state legislature’s theft […]

Working Families Party Wants More Street Space for BRT

By Ben Fried | May 18, 2009 | 3 Comments

Photo: Brad Aaron. Spotted in the Working Families Party candidate questionnaire (hat tip to Liz Benjamin) — the influential third party is asking 2009 City Council hopefuls to support dedicated lanes and automated enforcement for Bus Rapid Transit: Expanded Public Transportation through Bus Rapid Transit Due to a mass transportation system that leaves many City […]

Transit Riders to Albany: Get to Work on a Real MTA Solution

By Ben Fried | Apr 29, 2009 | No Comments

Photo: Ben Fried. Yesterday’s rally in Union Square drew hundreds of transit riders calling on the State Senate and Albany leaders to enact a long-term solution for the MTA’s enormous funding shortfall. Judging by the cheering sections in the audience, most of the crowd was mobilized by the Facebook group "1,000,000 People Against the NYC […]

Time for Working Families Party to Step Up for Riders, Endorse Bridge Tolls

By Ben Fried | Apr 27, 2009 | 4 Comments

WFP director Dan Cantor (center) at a "Halt the Hike" rally last week. Photo: Working Families Party. Here’s another wake-up call for state legislators dithering over a transit funding package: The sinking economy continues to choke off revenues for New York City’s subways and buses. The MTA finance committee announced this afternoon that the agency’s […]

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