Opinions
Editorial Says Straphangers Are Being Treated Unfairly
The bleak picture of the MTA’s finances is news to no one at this point. Riders should expect to have to shoulder the majority of the burden that the MTA is under due to the inept actions of former leaders such as Gov. Pataki & MTA Chairman Peter Kalikow among other people & actions. An [...]
MTA CFO Responds To New York Times Report
8 days ago I wrote an entry which talked about how the MTA’s global bond investments backfired. The entry was the result of a New York Times piece on how investments in C.D.O.’s (Collateralized Debt Obligations) backfired for many agencies including the MTA. The report has lead to MTA’s Chief Financial Officer Gary J. Dellaverson [...]
The Right Choice For Our Country’s Transit Infrastructure
A few friends e-mailed me over the last few days wondering what my opinion was of Barack Obama being elected as our 44th President. They assumed I would post an entry being excited for the future of federal investment into the U.S. transit infrastructure. I wanted to make this post sooner but I was busy [...]
Election Day = Go Out & Vote!
Well the historic day is finally here. By the end of the night (more likely tomorrow morning), history will be made when we elect either the first African American President or Female Vice-President.
I am not going to try & influence anyone to vote for one candidate over the other. The one thing I will try [...]
NY Times Looks Into The Tenure Of Elliot Sander
MTA Executive Director & Chief Executive Officer Elliot G. Sander; Photo courtesy of Mount Vernon Inquirer
William Neuman of the New York Times has written many transit related pieces which I thought were well done. He once again does what is expected & has penned a nice piece looking into what has been quite a tenure [...]
Bus Drivers VS. Cellphone Users
The debate between bus drivers & cellphone users goes back many years. Most bus drivers find them to be a nuisance not only to them but all the riders aboard his or her bus. This battle has even trickled down to riders vs riders with the same feelings being felt. On the other side of [...]
My Thoughts On The New York City Transit Riders Council Report
Yesterday afternoon I wrote about the New York City Transit Riders Council report which stated subway stations are in a state of disrepair. I had promised to come back later with my thoughts on the report so here I am.
Let me first take the time to thank everyone who was involved in collecting the data [...]
Editorial On LIRR Third Rail Project
Last month I wrote about the LIRR Third Rail project & how important it was to the overall transit infrastructure of Long Island. In Friday’s edition of Newsday, Jeffrey M. Zupan of the Regional Plan Association discussed the importance of the project in an editorial. Here is a small sample of it:
The recent announcement by [...]
