Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about MTA

Quinn Ties Transit Growth to NYC’s Economic Health, Stops Short on Funding

By Brad Aaron | Apr 11, 2013 | 26 Comments

Christine Quinn outlined her transit platform at a campaign event at LaGuardia Community College this morning. With a focus on Select Bus Service and ferries — elements of the transit system that the mayor can actually control to a large degree — Quinn’s proposals tie the expansion of transit to the city’s economic health. She […]

In State Budget, Tax Receipts Giveth to MTA, and Cuomo Taketh Away

By Stephen Miller | Mar 29, 2013 | 3 Comments

Earlier this week, there was good news for transit riders: MTA tax receipts came in higher than expected, providing up to $40 million in additional revenue this year. While the MTA isn’t scheduled to update its budget until summer, there is already talk of using the money to restore cuts or expand service. But the […]

Ravitch: The Next Mayor Must Get Serious About Congestion Pricing

By Stephen Miller | Mar 5, 2013 | 5 Comments

The next mayor will have to take the lead on transportation funding challenges that, while difficult to address in campaign speeches, are critical to the city’s future, former lieutenant governor and MTA chairman Richard Ravitch said today at a Fordham University infrastructure forum. Ravitch said that while raising fares to cover the MTA’s operating expenses is […]

At Transit Forum, Albanese, Allon, and Carrión Support Rational Tolls

By Stephen Miller | Feb 25, 2013 | 5 Comments

Friday’s transit forum hosted by Transit Workers Union Local 100 and a coalition of rider advocacy groups offered an opportunity for a more more detailed discussion of transit policy than this year’s mayoral race has seen so far. While the candidates offered few specifics about how they would improve transit for the millions of New Yorkers who depend on […]

TSTC: Cuomo Budget Would Raid $20 Million From the MTA

By Ben Fried | Feb 6, 2013 | 6 Comments

If you thought Albany had gotten over the habit of raiding the MTA for cash, think again. Nadine Lemmon at the Tri-State Transportation Campaign reports that there’s a $20 million transit raid lurking in Governor Cuomo’s 2013 executive budget: This $20 million diversion of funds comes from a pot of money that is statutorily dedicated […]

Cuomo Budget: Rising MTA Debt Costs Leave Big Gap for Riders to Cover

By Stephen Miller | Jan 23, 2013 | 4 Comments

When it comes to Governor Cuomo and the MTA, no news is bad news, and the governor’s 2013 budget contains nothing new for the transit agency’s operating budget. With debt, pension, and health care costs on the rise, the MTA continues to slowly drown in red ink, relying on straphangers to keep it afloat. Although […]

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