Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about MTA

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 […]

Sadik-Khan: NYC Will Try Out Bolder Bus Improvements, But Not Now

By Noah Kazis | Feb 24, 2010 | 12 Comments

With the redesign of First and Second Avenues moving through the public review process, hundreds of regional transportation experts gathered at an NYU conference today to discuss the future of bus rapid transit in the New York region. Representatives from NYCDOT, the MTA, and the federal government all envisioned BRT as part of New York’s […]

Public Advocate de Blasio Open to Bridge Tolls to Fund Transit

By Noah Kazis | Feb 19, 2010 | 4 Comments

Yesterday, Public Advocate Bill de Blasio organized volunteers to campaign for student MetroCards at 20 subway stations across the city. We were encouraged by his decision to focus attention on legislators in Albany, and we had one big question: What funding solutions does the public advocate envision for the recession-battered MTA and the millions of […]

Spreading Falsehoods on Student Fares, Brodsky Takes Page From Giuliani

By Ben Fried | Feb 19, 2010 | 9 Comments

The Westchester Democrat who carried the banner for congestion pricing foes in Albany two years ago is grabbing attention with another anti-transit stance. Posing as a defender of New York City school children, Assembly member Richard Brodsky sent a letter to the MTA this week claiming that "the actual cost of free and discounted student […]

Gov’s Proposed NYC Tax Hike: A Testament to Your Local Pols, New Yorkers

By Ben Fried | Feb 9, 2010 | 21 Comments

So it’s come to this. With transit revenues plummeting to the point where the MTA has to deal with a $400 million shortfall on top of an austerity plan that already calls for deep cuts in service, Governor Paterson yesterday proposed shifting the burden of the MTA payroll tax to fall heavily on New York […]

More Bad News for Transit Funding: Payroll Tax Comes Up Lame Again

By Noah Kazis | Feb 3, 2010 | 8 Comments

The MTA’s budget picture took another turn for the worse today. The payroll tax instituted as part of last year’s funding package continues to raise far less revenue than expected. Which means that even if the extensive service cuts on the table take effect, the MTA will still have to deal with a $400 million […]

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