Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Transit Funding

Guess Who Has a Lot to Lose From an MTA Meltdown: Drivers

By Charles Komanoff | Aug 1, 2011 | 8 Comments

Can you spot the flaw in this excerpt from the New York Times’ Saturday backgrounder on MTA chief Jay Walder’s pending departure for Hong Kong? [T]he future of New York’s cash-poor transit system, depended on by millions of riders a day, has now fallen directly to Mr. Cuomo, who must pick a successor. The passage […]

MTA Identifies $2 Billion in Savings — Now Comes the Hard Part

By Noah Kazis | Jul 26, 2011 | 7 Comments

Jay Walder’s surprise resignation announcement last week overshadowed some important news about the MTA’s finances: The agency has identified $2 billion in savings in its capital program [PDF], which maintains and expands the transit system, but expects $1 billion less in federal assistance. That brings the total gap in the five-year, $26 billion capital plan […]

Mica Transportation Bill Would Devastate New York Transit

By Noah Kazis | Jul 8, 2011 | 5 Comments

Rep. John Mica’s proposed transportation bill would take a machete to federal transportation spending, cutting overall transportation funding by a third and entirely eliminating dedicated funds for pedestrian and bike infrastructure. In New York, the effects would be especially dire. Statewide, the total cuts would inch up to 37 percent, according to calculations by the […]

Conservation Voters Give Legislature “B” Grade on Transportation

By Noah Kazis | Jul 1, 2011 | No Comments

The state legislature earned a solid B on sustainable transportation issues this term, according to a report card issued Wednesday by the New York League of Conservation Voters. Legislators earned top marks for passing complete streets legislation and a transit funding lockbox, but were penalized for their continued attacks on the MTA’s budget. Transportation was […]

Will Cuomo Protect Transit Riders and Sign the Transit Lockbox Bill?

By Noah Kazis | Jun 24, 2011 | 3 Comments

Led by Assembly Member James Brennan, the State Assembly joined the Senate and took a strong stand in support of transit riders this afternoon, passing the transit lockbox bill by a unanimous vote of 98-0. Speaker Sheldon Silver came out in support of the legislation last night, putting it on a smooth path through the […]

Assembly Passes Transit Lockbox, Moves on to Governor

By Noah Kazis | Jun 24, 2011 | No Comments

The transit lockbox bill, designed to prevent future raids on dedicated transit funds, has passed the State Assembly, according to the Assembly’s website. Having already passed the Senate, the legislation now only needs the signature of Governor Andrew Cuomo to become law. We’ll have more on the legislation once Cuomo has either signed or vetoed […]

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