Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Jim Brennan

Brennan Proposes $4.5B Transpo Bond for Next MTA Capital Plan

By Noah Kazis | Apr 6, 2012 | 2 Comments

With the next three years of the MTA capital plan officially moving forward — even without dedicated funding from Albany — it’s time to start talking about 2015. That’s when the next MTA capital plan starts. And distant as it may seem, on the political calendar it’s just around the corner. In fact, in Albany, […]

Cuomo “Eviscerated” Transit Lockbox, Says Bill’s Sponsor

By Noah Kazis | Dec 8, 2011 | 8 Comments

Governor Andrew Cuomo and the leadership of the state legislature added insult to injury last night, neutering the transit lockbox bill even after they put hundreds of millions in dedicated transit revenue at risk. While lockbox language did make it into the omnibus legislation passed last night, the governor’s office stripped out the meaningful provisions […]

Brennan Drops Plan for More Atlantic Yards Parking, Will Push Transit Instead

By Noah Kazis | Jul 12, 2011 | 14 Comments

Assembly Member James Brennan has abandoned the idea of implementing additional parking minimums at Atlantic Yards. That plan would have led more people to drive to the arena while failing to keep on-street spaces open for area residents. Wrote Brennan in an email to Streetsblog: I understand the concerns raised about my idea of compelling […]

Jim Brennan Wants to Force Ratner to Build More Atlantic Yards Parking

By Noah Kazis | Jul 7, 2011 | 21 Comments

Could the state legislature get in on the costly, congestion-inducing parking minimum game? And could they do it at the site of Brooklyn’s biggest transit hub? Under a proposal by Assembly Member James Brennan, that’s exactly what would happen. Brennan is working on legislation that would force Forest City Ratner to build more off-street parking […]

Transit Lockbox Still Alive, Under Threat From GOP Assembly Members

By Noah Kazis | Jun 24, 2011 | 3 Comments

Though the state legislature was expected to work well into the morning last night, dealing with major priorities like rent regulation and gay marriage in addition to lower-profile but still-important bills like the transit funding lockbox, the negotiated deals fell apart and the legislature put off all its business until this morning. The path to […]

With One Month Left In Session, Advocates Push For Transit Funding Lockbox

By Noah Kazis | May 19, 2011 | 2 Comments

Momentum is growing in the push to protect dedicated MTA funds from Albany’s predations, but with only one month left in the legislative session, time is ticking. Assembly Member Jim Brennan and Senator Marty Golden, the bipartisan sponsors of the transit funding lockbox bill, stood today with a broad coalition of transit advocates in the […]

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