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De Blasio: Albany Failing to Meet Its Obligation to NYC Transit Riders

By Brad Aaron | Feb 9, 2015 | 1 Comment

Mayor de Blasio unveiled his preliminary budget proposal this afternoon. In an address outlining the broad strokes of the budget, de Blasio called out Albany for neglecting the MTA and warned that inaction on federal transportation funding could undercut the Vision Zero program. During his address, de Blasio alluded to the failure of state lawmakers […]

Cuomo’s Transit Budget Is a Confusing Jumble of Raids and Transfers

By Stephen Miller | Feb 5, 2015 | 8 Comments

It’s state budget season! Governor Andrew Cuomo’s executive budget is chock-a-block with raids of dedicated transit funds, questionable transfers, and toll cuts doled out as election-year favors. It’s a mess that doesn’t answer how the state will close the $15.2 billion gap in the MTA capital program. Cuomo’s attempts to satisfy MTA haters in the […]

Just a Reminder: Cuomo Can Take Charge of the MTA Whenever He Wants

By Stephen Miller | Jan 29, 2015 | 11 Comments

At approximately 5 p.m. Monday, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced that he had ordered the complete closure of New York City’s bus and subway systems in the face of an oncoming snowstorm. If nothing else, it was a stark reminder that the transit system is not a political orphan. The MTA is, in fact, Cuomo’s agency. […]

Lancman and Simanowitz: Let’s Keep Queens Bus Riders Stuck in Traffic

By Brad Aaron | Jan 22, 2015 | 47 Comments

Tonight, DOT and the MTA will hold an open house to solicit input for proposed Select Bus Service routes linking Flushing and Jamaica. The plan to reduce travel times for tens of thousands of Queens bus riders has broad support from advocates and local electeds, including Assembly Member Nily Rozic. But the Times Ledger reports that […]

Ex-MTA Chiefs: Fund the Capital Plan, Don’t Gamble With the Transit System

By Stephen Miller | Jan 13, 2015 | 21 Comments

With the election over and Albany in session, the time for tiptoeing around the $15.2 billion gap in the MTA’s next five-year capital program is over. Today, three former MTA chiefs lined up to say that, one way or another, the plan must be fully funded. “The governor, the legislature, and the mayor must do the […]

Bus Lanes Worked Wonders on East 125th. Now What About the West Side?

By Stephen Miller | Jan 12, 2015 | 20 Comments

Since debuting last year, Select Bus Service on 125th Street has dramatically improved transit speeds, especially on the section with dedicated bus lanes east of Lenox Avenue, according to NYC DOT and the MTA. The results strengthen the case for adding bus lanes west of Lenox, which DOT had scuttled in 2013 in response to resistance […]

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