Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Transit Funding

Sooner or Later, the Cuomo Fare Hike Is Coming

By Ben Fried | Dec 16, 2011 | 7 Comments

Earlier this week, Streetsblog contributor Charles Komanoff crunched the numbers to see what could happen if Governor Andrew Cuomo doesn’t follow through on his pledge to restore the $320 million in MTA funding cuts he signed into law on Monday. The cost to commuters, the economy, and public health, he found, could substantially outweigh the […]

Transit Union Leader Urges Labor to Back Transit on the New Tappan Zee

By Noah Kazis | Dec 13, 2011 | 2 Comments

Despite widespread opposition, Governor Andrew Cuomo is plowing forward with plans to build a new Tappan Zee Bridge without transit. Even so, there’s still no plan for how to pay for the bridge. Cuomo has proposed that union pension funds put up some of the money, but there’s been no explanation of how those pension […]

Straphangers: Cuomo Funding Cuts Top 2011 Worst-in-Transit List

By Noah Kazis | Dec 13, 2011 | 4 Comments

Looking back on 2011, there was a lot more bad news for New York City transit riders than good news. The Straphangers Campaign released its annual list of the ten best and worst events for subway and bus riders, and topping the “worst of” list are three separate ways that Governor Andrew Cuomo has attacked […]

Widening Coalition Calls Out Cuomo for Abandoning Transit

By Noah Kazis | Dec 9, 2011 | 2 Comments

Anger over Governor Cuomo’s disregard for transit riders during this week’s special session continues to grow. Since yesterday, two new organizations have signed on to a letter calling out the governor for neutering transit lockbox legislation that the State Assembly and State Senate had passed unanimously. The League of Women’s Voters of New York City […]

Cuomo “Eviscerated” Transit Lockbox, Says Bill’s Sponsor

By Noah Kazis | Dec 8, 2011 | 8 Comments

Governor Andrew Cuomo and the leadership of the state legislature added insult to injury last night, neutering the transit lockbox bill even after they put hundreds of millions in dedicated transit revenue at risk. While lockbox language did make it into the omnibus legislation passed last night, the governor’s office stripped out the meaningful provisions […]

As Dedicated MTA Funds Disappear, Cuomo Still Hasn’t Signed Lockbox Bill

By Noah Kazis | Dec 7, 2011 | 4 Comments

Even as Governor Andrew Cuomo moves to put $320 million in dedicated transit funding in a precarious position, he still hasn’t acted on transit lockbox legislation which would help protect the dedicated funds that remain. The bill, sponsored by Assembly Member James Brennan and Senator Marty Golden, passed both houses of the legislature unanimously last […]

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