http://blog.tstc.org/2008/08/20/show-us-the-money/ News and opinion from the Tri-State Transportation Campaign Sat, 11 Feb 2012 20:36:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 http://blog.tstc.org/2008/08/20/show-us-the-money/comment-page-1/#comment-41540 Tri-State Transportation Campaign – Transportation 101 « streetvisuals Sat, 11 Jun 2011 05:37:30 +0000 http://mobilizingtheregion.wordpress.com/?p=863#comment-41540 [...] short answer is funding. Elected officials have underfunded the MTA for years, and transit riders are left paying the additional [...] [...] short answer is funding. Elected officials have underfunded the MTA for years, and transit riders are left paying the additional [...]

]]> http://blog.tstc.org/2008/08/20/show-us-the-money/comment-page-1/#comment-3222 Statement on MTA Service Cuts | Mobilizing the Region Fri, 22 Jan 2010 22:23:38 +0000 http://mobilizingtheregion.wordpress.com/?p=863#comment-3222 [...] York City has not increased funding to the MTA since 1995. Mayor Bloomberg and the City Council must step up for New [...] [...] York City has not increased funding to the MTA since 1995. Mayor Bloomberg and the City Council must step up for New [...]

]]> http://blog.tstc.org/2008/08/20/show-us-the-money/comment-page-1/#comment-2996 Another day, another know-nothing politician: Peter Vallone, Jr. :: Second Ave. Sagas | A New York City Subway Blog Wed, 06 Jan 2010 21:03:40 +0000 http://mobilizingtheregion.wordpress.com/?p=863#comment-2996 [...] funding provided to the MTA. Coincidentally, the city’s $159 million tithe for transit operations has been virtually unchanged since the mid-90s. If the services provided to the MTA are so important to his district, why isn’t Vallone [...] [...] funding provided to the MTA. Coincidentally, the city’s $159 million tithe for transit operations has been virtually unchanged since the mid-90s. If the services provided to the MTA are so important to his district, why isn’t Vallone [...]

]]> http://blog.tstc.org/2008/08/20/show-us-the-money/comment-page-1/#comment-2992 Another politician criticizes MTA for something they can’t control « On Transport Wed, 06 Jan 2010 16:05:29 +0000 http://mobilizingtheregion.wordpress.com/?p=863#comment-2992 [...] provided to the MTA. Coincidentally, the city’s $159 million tithe for transit operations has been virtually unchanged since the mid-90s. If the services provided to the MTA are so important to his district, why isn’t Vallone [...] [...] provided to the MTA. Coincidentally, the city’s $159 million tithe for transit operations has been virtually unchanged since the mid-90s. If the services provided to the MTA are so important to his district, why isn’t Vallone [...]

]]> http://blog.tstc.org/2008/08/20/show-us-the-money/comment-page-1/#comment-2553 Five Ways to Stop MTA Service Cuts | Mobilizing the Region Wed, 16 Dec 2009 21:39:47 +0000 http://mobilizingtheregion.wordpress.com/?p=863#comment-2553 [...] City support to the MTA. The City’s contribution to the system has remained stagnant for years. And it is NYC residents, especially schoolchildren, who will be hurt the most under this [...] [...] City support to the MTA. The City’s contribution to the system has remained stagnant for years. And it is NYC residents, especially schoolchildren, who will be hurt the most under this [...]

]]> http://blog.tstc.org/2008/08/20/show-us-the-money/comment-page-1/#comment-648 Bloomberg’s Transportation Rhetoric and Reality « Mobilizing the Region Wed, 05 Aug 2009 20:52:29 +0000 http://mobilizingtheregion.wordpress.com/?p=863#comment-648 [...] because the mayor would have to acknowledge that the city gives less in direct subsidy to the MTA than it did during the 1990s. Of course, the poor relationship between the mayor and many state legislators means any [...] [...] because the mayor would have to acknowledge that the city gives less in direct subsidy to the MTA than it did during the 1990s. Of course, the poor relationship between the mayor and many state legislators means any [...]

]]> http://blog.tstc.org/2008/08/20/show-us-the-money/comment-page-1/#comment-647 2008 NY Year In Review: Steady Reform in a Tumultuous Year « Mobilizing the Region Mon, 05 Jan 2009 18:44:57 +0000 http://mobilizingtheregion.wordpress.com/?p=863#comment-647 [...] financial realities quickly set in, as the agency continued to strain under a debt load caused by years of underfunding by the state and city, and its disastrous decision (backed by then-Gov. Pataki) to borrow billions [...] [...] financial realities quickly set in, as the agency continued to strain under a debt load caused by years of underfunding by the state and city, and its disastrous decision (backed by then-Gov. Pataki) to borrow billions [...]

]]> http://blog.tstc.org/2008/08/20/show-us-the-money/comment-page-1/#comment-646 New York’s Transit Financing Discussion Begins; What to Watch « Mobilizing the Region Mon, 10 Nov 2008 22:35:36 +0000 http://mobilizingtheregion.wordpress.com/?p=863#comment-646 [...] the MTA has faced since the 1980s. The NYC Independent Budget Office released a report identifying stagnant government aid as a contributor to the agency’s fiscal crisis. But public sentiment will likely run against [...] [...] the MTA has faced since the 1980s. The NYC Independent Budget Office released a report identifying stagnant government aid as a contributor to the agency’s fiscal crisis. But public sentiment will likely run against [...]

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