Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Elliot Spitzer

Interstate Access, Plenty of Parking at the “Green” Airport

By Jason Varone | Jan 29, 2008 | 9 Comments

During his State of the State address, Governor Spitzer claimed that his administration is "turning Stewart Airport into an economic engine for the Hudson Valley and an environmental model for the world: the very first carbon-negative airport." In this morning’s New York Times, we see the Port Authority, touting SIA as an air congestion reliever […]

As Anti-Pricing Arguments Fall Away, It’s Just Parking & Politics

By Brad Aaron | Jan 17, 2008 | 6 Comments

Over the weekend, City Council Member David Weprin and "Keep NYC Congestion Tax Free" spokesman Walter McCaffrey got a lot of press by casting doubt on whether congestion pricing revenues would, as promised, be invested in transit. It looks like a plan was already in the works to allay that fear. The Daily News reports: […]

MTA Cheered and Jeered, But Mostly Jeered

By Brad Aaron | Dec 20, 2007 | 6 Comments

Reactions were mixed to yesterday’s MTA fare hike approval. That is to say — with the exception of the New York Post — there was enough criticism to go around as to generally avoid repetition. The Daily News, which has pounded the transit agency with its "Halt the Hike" series ("Even as the MTA is […]

Russianoff and Schneiderman Map the MTA’s Road to ‘Ruin’

By Brad Aaron | Nov 28, 2007 | 1 Comment

In today’s Daily News, Gene Russianoff of the Straphangers Campaign and State Senator Eric Schneiderman examine how the MTA ended up the most debt-ridden transit system in the United States, and urge state leaders to chart a new course. The governor must prevent next year’s state budget from being a carbon copy of the budgets […]

Spitzer Basks in Fare Freeze Afterglow

By Brad Aaron | Nov 20, 2007 | 16 Comments

Liz Benjamin at The Daily Politics has been posting to-the-minute developments surrounding this morning’s fare freeze announcement from Governor Spitzer. Assemblyman Richard Brodsky says the move was a good first step, but that he wants other fare increases — including tolls — delayed as well. “We welcome the governor’s intervention, but there’s been no change […]

Spitzer Calls on MTA to Retain $2 Base Fare

By Brad Aaron | Nov 20, 2007 | 18 Comments

Governor Eliot Spitzer has "directed" the MTA to keep the base fare for subway and bus rides at $2. City Room reports, however, that Spitzer held out the possibility for increases in unlimited ride card rates at a press conference held this morning. Mr. Spitzer said it was possible to keep the base fare at […]

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