Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Joe Lhota

Quick Hits From the 2012 RPA Regional Assembly

By Ben Fried | Apr 27, 2012 | 7 Comments

The tri-state area’s transportation and infrastructure leaders are gathered at the Waldorf Astoria today for the Regional Plan Association’s annual gala. For a few years now, the proceedings at the Regional Assembly have been haunted by the death of congestion pricing and bridge tolls in Albany, and lately the complete gridlock in Washington over a […]

NYC Congress Members, MTA Chief Repudiate House GOP Attack on Transit

By Noah Kazis | Feb 6, 2012 | 3 Comments

Four New York City members of Congress joined the chairman of the MTA today to bluntly denounce the House GOP’s anti-transit transportation bill. “It’s the worst piece of legislation you could ever imagine,” said MTA chief Joe Lhota, a Republican who served as the city’s budget director during the Giuliani administration. “The worst transportation bill […]

Joe Lhota: The MTA Needs New Tax Revenue

By Noah Kazis | Jan 23, 2012 | 9 Comments

The MTA needs new revenues, announced chairman Joe Lhota during a broad-ranging panel discussion at Fordham University this morning. “There’s going to be the need for broad-based tax revenue somewhere within the system over the next couple of years,” Lhota said, noting that he’s generally the kind of conservative person loath to call for tax […]

Lhota Stands For MTA Funding Status Quo in Confirmation Hearings

By Noah Kazis | Jan 9, 2012 | 1 Comment

This afternoon, Joe Lhota was confirmed as the new chairman of the MTA. Hearings held earlier today provided a glimpse into the kind of leadership New York transit riders can expect from Lhota. The new chairman defended the MTA from the most strident attacks of anti-transit state senators. When it came to the question of […]

Cuomo Selects Joe Lhota as Next MTA Chair

By Ben Fried | Oct 20, 2011 | 1 Comment

Governor Andrew Cuomo today named Joseph Lhota as his pick to run the nation’s largest transit system. Lhota, a former deputy mayor and budget director under mayor Rudy Giuliani, will officially hold the position of MTA CEO after a confirmation vote by the New York State Senate, which is not expected to pose much of […]

Jay Walder Came to the MTA With a Plan to Improve Transit. Will Joe Lhota?

By Noah Kazis | Oct 20, 2011 | 4 Comments

Any moment now, Governor Andrew Cuomo is expected to announce that Joe Lhota, the former budget director and deputy mayor for Rudy Giuliani, will be the next chairman of the MTA. There will be a press conference and press releases — a singular opportunity for Cuomo and Lhota to put forward their vision for the […]