Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Richard Ravitch

Ravitch Commission Hearings Announced

By Brad Aaron | Sep 5, 2008 | 5 Comments

The Ravitch Commission, formed to recommend MTA funding sources for the next decade, has scheduled three public hearings later this month. The Tri-State Transportation Campaign’s Mobilizing the Region has the scoop: The tentative meeting dates are September 15th in Manhattan, September 22nd in Long Island, and September 24th in White Plains. Hopefully more information will […]

The Biggest Fare Hike Factor? It Could Be MTA Debt

By Ben Fried | Jul 28, 2008 | 8 Comments

Saturday’s Times delved into the history of the MTA’s mounting debt burden, which, along with rising fuel costs and plummeting revenues from the real estate transactions tax, has severely squeezed the authority’s finances: Debt payments are the system’s largest single cost after payroll, and by 2012 they will account for one of every five dollars […]

Will Pricing Be on the Agenda of Newly-Appointed Ravitch Commission?

By Brad Aaron | Jun 13, 2008 | 8 Comments

Earlier this week Governor David Paterson announced appointees to the Ravitch Commission. The 13-member body, headed by former MTA Chair Richard Ravitch, is charged with researching and recommending revenue streams for the MTA in the wake of congestion pricing’s initial defeat at the hands of Assembly Democrats. At least four commission members can probably — […]

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 […]