Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Jay Walder

Jay Walder and NYC Buses, Part 2: What Can the MTA Do for Bus Riders?

By John Kaehny | Oct 26, 2009 | 11 Comments

"If I put train tracks down the street, you wouldn’t park your car on them. If I said this is a bus lane, somehow it becomes fair game. One person’s use of a road impacts upon another person’s use of the road. My point is, if we have to make a choice, make the choice […]

Off-Peak Discounts for NYC Transit: An Intriguing Idea

By Charles Komanoff | Oct 22, 2009 | 24 Comments

Photo: cunningsue/Flickr Discounting off-peak transit service could be a boon to New York City’s transportation and quality of life, so long as revenues can be found to make up for the likely farebox shortfall. MTA chief Jay Walder floated the idea of off-peak discounts in an interview in today’s New York Times. While Walder didn’t […]

Jay Walder’s Well-Placed Priorities: Doing More With New York City Buses

By John Kaehny | Oct 21, 2009 | 9 Comments

“In London, you carry nearly twice as many people in the bus system as you do on the Underground.” In New York, the opposite is true. “We must close the gap and make more of the bus system.” — Jay Walder, MTA chairman, as quoted in the New York Times Improvements like real-time arrival displays […]

The Jay Walder Compensation Confirmation Circus Gets Underway

By Ben Fried | Sep 3, 2009 | 3 Comments

Jimmy Vielkind at the Politicker files a dispatch from the first State Senate hearing about MTA chair nominee Jay Walder’s severance package (yes, there will be more than one). At today’s hearing, in Mineola on Long Island, Regional Plan Association President Bob Yaro said that Walder’s pay is fair (and low, if you compare it […]

It’s Official: Paterson Taps Jay Walder to Head MTA

By Ben Fried | Jul 14, 2009 | 5 Comments

David Paterson has nominated Jay Walder to the top post at the MTA, a selection welcomed by transportation advocates who hailed his expertise and accomplishments today. Walder brings to the job several years of executive experience at large transit agencies, including 12 years at the MTA spanning the 80s and 90s, and a recent six-year […]