Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Gene Russianoff

Taking Stock of NYC Streets and Transit at Stringer’s Transpo Conference

By Josef Szende | Nov 21, 2011 | 2 Comments

Times have changed since Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer hosted a conference on transportation reform in 2006. Five years ago, New York City appeared to be on the verge of shaking off the traffic-first approach to street engineering that had dominated city transportation policy for decades. Whispers were in the air about a push to […]

Gene Russianoff on What to Look for From Governor-Elect Andrew Cuomo

By Noah Kazis | Nov 3, 2010 | 3 Comments

Andrew Cuomo won his election yesterday by an enormous margin, racking up 62 percent of the vote. When he takes office, he will be the most powerful man in New York state politics. During his campaign, Cuomo dodged and pandered on the difficult question of how to fund the state’s transit systems, a policy decision […]

Gene Russianoff on What’s Next for MTA Rescue

By Ben Fried | Mar 11, 2009 | 2 Comments

The headlines this morning were sobering for everyone who depends on New York City’s transit system. Half-baked alternatives to the Ravitch plan are popping up left and right as bridge toll opponents dig in their heels, despite the whopping service cuts and fare hikes that loom for their constituents. With Senate Majority Leader Malcolm Smith […]

Ravitch Commission Faces Difficult Task of Shoring Up MTA’s Future

By Ben Fried | Sep 16, 2008 | 11 Comments

The panel headed by former MTA chief Richard Ravitch held its first public hearing yesterday at NYU’s Kimmel Center. Representatives of advocacy groups, local government, think tanks, trade associations, and unions gave the commission a variety of proposals, including but certainly not limited to road pricing, to help the MTA navigate its funding crisis. Streetsblog […]

Will Richard Ravitch Resurrect Congestion Pricing?

By Ben Fried | Apr 22, 2008 | 8 Comments

Marc Shaw, former chair of the Traffic Congestion Mitigation Commission, caused something of a stir in the local press on Friday, when he predicted that congestion pricing would "rise again" as a proposal to toll East River bridges and a cordon across 60th street. Speaking at a panel discussion at the RPA’s Regional Assembly, Shaw […]

Gene Russianoff on the MTA’s $17.5 Billion Hole

By Ben Fried | Apr 8, 2008 | 12 Comments

Gene Russianoff, senior attorney for the Straphangers Campaign, talks to Streetsblog about the future of transit funding without congestion pricing. Direct quotes are in quotation marks. Streetsblog: Without pricing, how will the MTA get funded? Russianoff: They currently have a proposed $29.5B capital plan. The vast majority is for stuff that absolutely has to be […]

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