Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Transit Funding

Cuomo’s MTA Commission Declines to Endorse New Funding Source

By Stephen Miller | Nov 19, 2014 | 55 Comments

If you were hoping the release of the MTA Reinvention Commission report would be the moment when Governor Andrew Cuomo comes to his senses and makes an aggressive push to fund the region’s transit system by fixing its dysfunctional tolling structure, don’t hold your breath. Yesterday, Dana Rubinstein at Capital New York published a draft […]

How NYC Could Get More Transit Funding From Developers

By Stephen Miller | Nov 10, 2014 | 15 Comments

As the MTA capital plan funding gap has come into focus, there’s been a lot of discussion about how new development can help pay for the transit service it requires. It turns out the city already has a tool that links real estate with transit improvements, but it’s so limited that it’s been used to […]

Prendergast: $15 Billion Gap in MTA Capital Program “Unconscionable”

By Stephen Miller | Nov 7, 2014 | 28 Comments

Post-election, the political discussion about transit funding in New York has entered a new phase. Albany can now turn its attention to the most pressing transportation issue in the state: closing the $15.2 billion gap in the MTA’s next capital program. Yesterday, MTA Chair and CEO Tom Prendergast made his first public comments since the election. He […]

Livable Streets Progress in Albany Will Have to Go Through a GOP Senate

By Stephen Miller | Nov 5, 2014 | 6 Comments

Andrew Cuomo may have won re-election, but New York was no exception to the national Republican wave in yesterday’s elections. The GOP regained control of the State Senate, weakening its bond with the Independent Democratic Conference and keeping mainline Democrats in the minority. With last night’s results, the landscape for transit and livable streets legislation […]

Highlights From Today’s City Council Transportation Infrastructure Hearing

By Stephen Miller | Nov 3, 2014 | 9 Comments

Today, the City Council transportation and economic development committees held a marathon joint hearing on New York’s transportation investment needs. Top staff from the MTA and NYC DOT, including Transportation Commissioner Polly Trottenberg, fielded questions from council members for the better part of the day. Here are some highlights: Council members Jimmy Van Bramer and […]

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 […]

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