Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about MTA

Two Pedestrians Killed in 24 Hours, Including Seventh MTA Victim of 2014

By Brad Aaron | Oct 30, 2014 | 26 Comments

Update: The victim in the MTA crash was identified as Edgar Torres. WNYC reports that, according to a witness, Torres was in a crosswalk and crossing with the signal when he was hit. Drivers have killed two New York City pedestrians since Wednesday. One of the victims was the fourth pedestrian to be fatally struck […]

Citizens Budget Commission: MTA Capital Program Must Change Course

By Stephen Miller | Oct 24, 2014 | 1 Comment

The fight over how to fund the MTA’s next capital plan is just starting to heat up, with worries over disappearing federal dollars, ever-expanding debt, and proposals for new revenue sources. Before the funding discussion gets going in earnest, a new report from the Citizens Budget Commission [PDF] begs the region’s transportation policymakers to take a […]

DiNapoli: If Cuomo Borrows More for the MTA, Get Ready for Fat Fare Hikes

By Stephen Miller | Oct 21, 2014 | 13 Comments

Without a commitment from the state to close the $15.2 billion gap in the MTA’s capital program, the cost of a MetroCard is likely to spike as the MTA adds to its cumbersome debt load, according to a new report from Comptroller Tom DiNapoli [PDF]. The warning comes as Governor Andrew Cuomo and the legislature […]

Trottenberg: Federal Cuts Could Make MTA Funding Gap Even Bigger

By Stephen Miller | Oct 17, 2014 | 1 Comment

Transportation Commissioner Polly Trottenberg said today that the MTA is making “optimistic assumptions” about federal funding as it plans its next five-year capital program. The agency has identified only half the funds to cover the projected costs of the plan, which maintains, upgrades, and expands the transit system. At a panel with top-level city agency […]

It’s Cuomo vs. Transit Experts on MTA Funding

By Stephen Miller | Oct 8, 2014 | 54 Comments

Yesterday, Governor Andrew Cuomo called the region’s transit investment plan “bloated” and rejected calls for new revenue. Today, MTA Chairman and CEO Tom Prendergast, speaking at a forum on best practices in regional transit governance, hammered home the need for elected officials to find new money to fill the half-funded capital plan’s $15 billion gap. “This is […]

Vision Zero Hasn’t Changed NYPD Practice of Blaming Deceased Crash Victims

By Brad Aaron | Oct 8, 2014 | 11 Comments

Last week an MTA bus driver crushed a pedestrian to death in Mott Haven. By all accounts the victim, walking with a cane, was in the crosswalk at Willis Avenue and E. 147th Street when the driver ran him over while turning left. If reports are correct the bus driver should be subject to charges under […]

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