MTA Finances
MTA Statement On Booth & Kiosk Closures
Just a few minutes ago, the MTA issued a statement on the subway booth & kiosk closures which a Manhattan Supreme Court Judge found were closed by improper procedures. Here is the statement they sent me a few minutes ago: The MTA continues to disagree with the court’s ruling that additional public hearings are required […]
MTA Statement On Manhattan Institute Report
In the entry below, I wrote about how the average salaries of MTA workers rose by 2.4% in 2009 according to a report by The Manhattan Institute. Shortly after the report’s release, the MTA issued this statement which I received earlier: “The payroll data released today show that over the past year the MTA reduced […]
Average Salaries Rose At The MTA In 2009
The cost of employee wages (especially overtime) has dominated much of the transit landscape lately. The Manhattan Institute is continuing the cycle by releasing a report highlighting how average salaries at the MTA rose 2.4% in 2009. Here is some more courtesy of the press release they issued: A searchable database of the complete Metropolitan […]
Federal Aid Could Starve Off Transit Cuts
The majority of service cuts approved by the MTA to deal with a huge budget deficit are looming. While some cuts such as those on the LIRR have already gone into effect, legislation unveiled yesterday in Washington D.C. could help starve off cuts. Let us first take a look at the report from Washington D.C. […]
Spat On Bus Drivers Take 2 Months Paid Leave
B68 turning around in the Mermaid Bus Loop. Resized photo courtesy of Eye On Transit. The topic of overtime & sick time abuse has dominated this blog & the mindset of many in the transit community of late. Within the last 25 minutes, the New York Daily News issued a report about how bus drivers […]
