Transportation Funding
Mass Transit To Be Stimulated
In my opinion, one of the key issues ignored in the past election was how the federal government could better invest in mass transit. I watched every single debate hoping to get some sort of an answer besides anything auto related. Unfortunately I was letdown each time. However in researching the candidates, it was easy [...]
NY Times Writer Says MTA Needs A Champion
We all know the story, the MTA is in a deep financial crisis. The crisis is so bad that they might increase the initial planned fare hikes & add service cuts/eliminations to the mix. This is due to them not knowing where the money will come from to help close an over $1 billion dollar [...]
Sneak Peek At The Ravitch Commission Proposals
As we all know by now the MTA is in a deep financial crisis. The budget deficit continues to grow with each passing day & some wonder when we will see the light at the end of the tunnel. Many people are pinning their hopes on proposals from the 12 deep Ravitch Commission. The commission [...]
Specific Details Of The Proposed Fare Increases & Service Cuts
In the entry just below this one, I wrote my feelings on the entire MTA Board meeting & subsequent media session. While I was writing that entry, the MTA issued a press release via e-mail with more specific details which I posted some of. Here is the complete release: The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) today [...]
NYC Councilman John Liu Wants Federal Bailout For The MTA
While browsing the net late last night, I decided to visit StreetsBlog to see what I might have missed on the transportation front. After scrolling down the page, I found an article by Brad Aaron which talks about how NYC Councilman John Liu wants a federal bailout for the MTA. Mr. Liu made his feelings [...]
