Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about David Paterson

Under Sander, How “Bloated and Wasteful” Is the MTA?

By Brad Aaron | Apr 1, 2009 | 6 Comments

Photo: Brad Aaron A Monday editorial from Crain’s questioned the wisdom of sacrificing MTA head Lee Sander as part of any transit rescue plan, as rumors swirl that Governor David Paterson wants Marc Shaw to return to the agency’s top spot. While making the seemingly obvious argument that maintaining a healthy transit system is vital […]

Fare Hike Four Open Door to Suburban Copycats

By Brad Aaron | Apr 1, 2009 | 14 Comments

It seems like only yesterday that the three men emerged from their room with vague talk of an emerging scheme to spare transit riders — temporarily, at least — the pain of fare hikes and service cuts required, minus help from Albany, to keep the MTA afloat. But as the Times reports, a new development […]

Three Men in a Room Spike Bridge Tolls

By Brad Aaron | Mar 31, 2009 | 13 Comments

Photo: The Politicker Breaking news from The Politicker’s Jimmy Vielkind: David Paterson, legislative leaders and top staffers just emerged from a 90-minute meeting on an M.T.A. bailout package and declared that it will not include bridge tolls. "The framework I see is that the Senate has really eliminated what my choice would be, which would […]

Doomsday News: MTA Votes, Paterson Plays Chicken, Monserrate Indicted

By Brad Aaron | Mar 23, 2009 | 8 Comments

Photo: The Daily Politics The MTA’s doomsday scenario came closer to fruition today, as agency board members took a step toward implementing planned fare hikes and service reductions while state lawmakers appeared mired in stalemate. Here are a few tidbits. Newsday filed this report on the MTA Finance Committee meeting (as live-blogged by Second Avenue […]

Poll Watch: Paterson Getting No Respect for MTA Rescue Efforts

By Ben Fried | Mar 19, 2009 | 11 Comments

If you’re the sort of person who just can’t resist unscientific internet polls (and I am), there are a couple of good ones about the current state of MTA rescue talks. In NY1’s who-to-blame poll, ineffectual Senate Majority Leader Malcolm Smith was getting off scot-free as of about 4:30 this afternoon: The governor, who went […]

Paterson’s MTA Rescue Bill Now Online

By John Kaehny | Mar 3, 2009 | 1 Comment

Included on the State Senate’s "MTA Ideas" web site is a PDF of the governor’s proposed MTA bailout plan. It is a huge bill which generally seems to echo the proposals made by the Ravitch Commission. Streetsblog will summarize the proposal as soon as we can digest its 78 pages. In the meantime, please share […]

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