Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Transit Funding

Transpo Bill Preserves Transit Funding, Wastes Opportunities For Progress

By Tanya Snyder | Jun 28, 2012 | No Comments

In H.R.7 — the transpo bill so backwards even the House couldn’t pass it — the roads-only crowd threw transit riders under the bus, as it were, eliminating dedicated funding for transit, which was left to fend for itself off scraps from the general fund. The best thing one can say about the bill issued by […]

Albany 2012: Lawmakers Strike Out on Safe Streets and Transit

By Brad Aaron | Jun 26, 2012 | 5 Comments

Albany lawmakers had several opportunities during the 2012 session to come through for transit riders, pedestrians, cyclists and drivers. They came up short on every count. A bill targeted at NYPD’s self-imposed ban on citing motorists for careless driving passed the State Senate transportation committee but did not come to a vote in the full […]

This Time, Lockbox Bill Falls Short in Legislature, Leaving Riders at Risk

By Noah Kazis | Jun 22, 2012 | 4 Comments

A bill that would protect dedicated transit funds from being stolen by Albany failed to pass the legislature this year, leaving riders upstate and downstate at continued risk of further service cuts at the hands of the state budget process. Since 2009, Albany has taken away $260 million in funds promised to the MTA, and […]

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Rising or Falling, Volatile Gas Prices Underscore Importance of Transit

By Ben Goldman | May 16, 2012 | No Comments

When gas prices go up, it can be a big motivator for people to start taking transit more frequently. But according to a study released by the American Public Transportation Association and Building America’s Future [PDF], even when gas prices start to go down, the newly converted keep riding transit. The report, “Volatile Gas Prices […]

In Small Transit Victory, Cuomo Grants MTA Bond Fee Waiver Worth $50M

By Noah Kazis | May 2, 2012 | 3 Comments

It’s not often that Andrew Cuomo is willing to spend a dime in support of mass transit, but the governor did offer the MTA a small respite yesterday. Currently, the state steals money from transit riders in one particularly insulting way. First, Albany leaves the MTA capital plan drastically underfunded, forcing the authority to take […]

On Congestion Pricing, Cuomo Plays the Pundit, Not the Governor

By Noah Kazis | Apr 25, 2012 | 6 Comments

Andrew Cuomo knows he’s the governor of New York, right? You couldn’t tell from this exchange about congestion pricing yesterday, via Transportation Nation: Q: Have you seen Sam Schwartz’s revised congestion pricing plan? Do you support it? A: I have not seen it. We’ve talked about congestion pricing for many years. We’ve tried to pass […]

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