Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Richard Ravitch

Jim Brennan: It’s Okay to Fund Transit With Fees on Driving

By Ben Fried | Feb 25, 2009 | 3 Comments

A reader forwards this email from Assembly member Jim Brennan’s office, apparently sent in response to the "Keep New York Moving" petition in support of an MTA rescue plan: Thank you for your email regarding the MTA. the Ravitch Commission has identified that that the MTA faces a combined capital budget and operating deficit shortfall […]

Tell State Legislators to Avert MTA Doomsday

By Ben Fried | Feb 18, 2009 | 1 Comment

This afternoon, the State Senate is holding a hearing at Brooklyn Borough Hall to review the Ravitch Commission’s MTA rescue plan. Albany has until March 25th to stave off major fare hikes and service cuts, a doomsday scenario that would spell disaster for transit riders and choke New York City streets with more auto traffic. […]

Q & A With Charles Komanoff on Kheel Plan 2

By Ben Fried | Dec 10, 2008 | 7 Comments

Charles Komanoff in the booth at WNYC earlier this year. Photo: WNYC/Flickr Today Ted Kheel released a revised version of his plan to fund transit through a congestion pricing mechanism on motor vehicle traffic. Streetsblog spoke to one of Kheel’s lead analysts, Charles Komanoff, about the updated plan (see the major components here) and why […]

Kheel Plan 2 Seeks to Plug MTA Budget Gap

By Ben Fried | Dec 10, 2008 | 21 Comments

Ted Kheel and his band of transportation analysts are releasing an updated version of their low-cost transit proposal, which they are pitching as an alternative to the Ravitch Commission’s MTA rescue package. The revised Kheel Plan retains the original’s congestion zone cordon, charging vehicles to drive into Manhattan below 60th Street. The major twist is […]

Weiner, Ravitch and Gridlock Sam on Lehrer This Morning

By Aaron Naparstek | Dec 8, 2008 | 3 Comments

They’re talking about Barack Obama, why car-pooling doesn’t seem to work in New York City, and saving the MTA in three separate segments. Too bad Weiner’s not sticking around for the MTA piece to talk about his plan to raise the federal gas tax to pay for transit improvements.

More on the Ravitch Commission’s MTA Fix

By Ben Fried | Dec 4, 2008 | 20 Comments

Photo: New York Times Brad hit the major points from today’s Ravitch/Paterson/Bloomberg press conference. Here are some more details on the MTA rescue plan they unveiled. (The whole Ravitch Commission report is available as a PDF.) Bridge tolls would be cashless, using E-ZPass and license plate capture technology, not toll booths. The city would transfer […]

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