Comments on: Don't Relight the MTA Debt Bomb http://blog.tstc.org/2009/07/14/dont-relight-the-mta-debt-bomb/ 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 By: Can New Bosses Put New York’s Subways Back on Track? : TreeHugger http://blog.tstc.org/2009/07/14/dont-relight-the-mta-debt-bomb/comment-page-1/#comment-41981 Can New Bosses Put New York’s Subways Back on Track? : TreeHugger Sat, 25 Jun 2011 19:19:58 +0000 http://blog.tstc.org/?p=5778#comment-41981 [...] as the Tri-State Transportation Campaign argues, doing so would simply relight the “MTA debt bomb.” Passed around “like a hot [...] [...] as the Tri-State Transportation Campaign argues, doing so would simply relight the “MTA debt bomb.” Passed around “like a hot [...]

]]> By: NY Lt. Governor: State Needs $1.3B/Year for Transportation | Mobilizing the Region http://blog.tstc.org/2009/07/14/dont-relight-the-mta-debt-bomb/comment-page-1/#comment-22505 NY Lt. Governor: State Needs $1.3B/Year for Transportation | Mobilizing the Region Thu, 18 Nov 2010 22:33:26 +0000 http://blog.tstc.org/?p=5778#comment-22505 [...] NYSDOT capital programs are under great debt pressure. Adding to this pressure were restructurings of MTA debt in 2000 and Highway and Bridge Fund debt in 2005, which led to short-term savings but much higher debt [...] [...] NYSDOT capital programs are under great debt pressure. Adding to this pressure were restructurings of MTA debt in 2000 and Highway and Bridge Fund debt in 2005, which led to short-term savings but much higher debt [...]

]]> By: Looking For A Way Out For The MTA | NYCTracks http://blog.tstc.org/2009/07/14/dont-relight-the-mta-debt-bomb/comment-page-1/#comment-3796 Looking For A Way Out For The MTA | NYCTracks Wed, 24 Feb 2010 13:29:52 +0000 http://blog.tstc.org/?p=5778#comment-3796 [...] organization’s debt service budget — that money the MTA pays out to cover its debt– which grew by hundreds of millions of dollars thanks, he said, to Pataki tax and budget [...] [...] organization’s debt service budget — that money the MTA pays out to cover its debt– which grew by hundreds of millions of dollars thanks, he said, to Pataki tax and budget [...]

]]> By: Gotham Gazette - The Wonkster » Blog Archive » Weekly Web Wrap http://blog.tstc.org/2009/07/14/dont-relight-the-mta-debt-bomb/comment-page-1/#comment-1357 Gotham Gazette - The Wonkster » Blog Archive » Weekly Web Wrap Fri, 17 Jul 2009 20:14:33 +0000 http://blog.tstc.org/?p=5778#comment-1357 [...] Paying for MTA Maintenance and Operations With Debt is a Bad Idea (Tri-State Transportation Campaign) [...] [...] Paying for MTA Maintenance and Operations With Debt is a Bad Idea (Tri-State Transportation Campaign) [...]

]]> By: Streetsblog New York City » Today’s Headlines http://blog.tstc.org/2009/07/14/dont-relight-the-mta-debt-bomb/comment-page-1/#comment-1354 Streetsblog New York City » Today’s Headlines Wed, 15 Jul 2009 12:58:02 +0000 http://blog.tstc.org/?p=5778#comment-1354 [...] TSTC: Don't Pay for Next MTA Capital Program By Saddling Straphangers With More Debt [...] [...] TSTC: Don't Pay for Next MTA Capital Program By Saddling Straphangers With More Debt [...]

]]> By: A fully funded capital plan Walder’s top priority :: Second Ave. Sagas | A New York City Subway Blog http://blog.tstc.org/2009/07/14/dont-relight-the-mta-debt-bomb/comment-page-1/#comment-1356 A fully funded capital plan Walder’s top priority :: Second Ave. Sagas | A New York City Subway Blog Wed, 15 Jul 2009 05:24:26 +0000 http://blog.tstc.org/?p=5778#comment-1356 [...] afternoon, one of those decisions, according to the Tri-State Transportation Campaign, should be to eschew more debt service. The MTA’s capital campaigns have recently been funded through fare-backed bombs that come [...] [...] afternoon, one of those decisions, according to the Tri-State Transportation Campaign, should be to eschew more debt service. The MTA’s capital campaigns have recently been funded through fare-backed bombs that come [...]

]]> By: Steven Higashide http://blog.tstc.org/2009/07/14/dont-relight-the-mta-debt-bomb/comment-page-1/#comment-1355 Steven Higashide Tue, 14 Jul 2009 21:48:00 +0000 http://blog.tstc.org/?p=5778#comment-1355 Well, what parts specifically do you find confusing? Although we write for a general audience, most of our readers have above-average knowledge of transportation policy and history. So we sometimes inadvertently gloss over things (that confuse even very intelligent people) simply because we're familiar with them. Well, what parts specifically do you find confusing?

Although we write for a general audience, most of our readers have above-average knowledge of transportation policy and history. So we sometimes inadvertently gloss over things (that confuse even very intelligent people) simply because we’re familiar with them.

]]> By: Millers Debt Guide http://blog.tstc.org/2009/07/14/dont-relight-the-mta-debt-bomb/comment-page-1/#comment-1353 Millers Debt Guide Tue, 14 Jul 2009 20:58:16 +0000 http://blog.tstc.org/?p=5778#comment-1353 Would anyone care to re-write that in English. As much as I try to understand why we have a crisis, it is exactly this type of journalism that prevents me from doing so... Would anyone care to re-write that in English. As much as I try to understand why we have a crisis, it is exactly this type of journalism that prevents me from doing so…

]]> By: Praise as Paterson officially nominates Walder :: Second Ave. Sagas | A New York City Subway Blog http://blog.tstc.org/2009/07/14/dont-relight-the-mta-debt-bomb/comment-page-1/#comment-1352 Praise as Paterson officially nominates Walder :: Second Ave. Sagas | A New York City Subway Blog Tue, 14 Jul 2009 19:52:49 +0000 http://blog.tstc.org/?p=5778#comment-1352 [...] a similar response but also took the time in a separate post to urge the new head of the agency to avoid another debt spiral. TSTC said in a statement: The Tri-State Transportation Campaign congratulates Jay Walder on his [...] [...] a similar response but also took the time in a separate post to urge the new head of the agency to avoid another debt spiral. TSTC said in a statement: The Tri-State Transportation Campaign congratulates Jay Walder on his [...]

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