Comments on: Statement on Appointment of Jay Walder as MTA Chairman http://blog.tstc.org/2009/07/14/statement-on-appointment-of-jay-walder-as-mta-chairman/ 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: Steven Higashide http://blog.tstc.org/2009/07/14/statement-on-appointment-of-jay-walder-as-mta-chairman/comment-page-1/#comment-1351 Steven Higashide Tue, 14 Jul 2009 21:35:10 +0000 http://blog.tstc.org/?p=5811#comment-1351 "Cashless tolls" mean there are is no physical collection of cash - high-speed E-ZPass plus some mechanism (usually license-plate reading cameras) to charge drivers without E-Z Pass. As a result, there are no toll plazas and drivers move at normal driving speed. They are being used across the country: http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2008-07-27-cashless-toll-roads_N.htm Also, Walder is an American who was an MTA executive in the 1980s and 90s before moving to London. We didn't include any biographical information in this press statement, but Ben Kabak at Second Ave. Sagas has some good background (his post was published before Walder was officially nominated: http://secondavenuesagas.com/2009/07/13/walder-rumored-to-be-next-mta-head/) “Cashless tolls” mean there are is no physical collection of cash – high-speed E-ZPass plus some mechanism (usually license-plate reading cameras) to charge drivers without E-Z Pass. As a result, there are no toll plazas and drivers move at normal driving speed. They are being used across the country: http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2008-07-27-cashless-toll-roads_N.htm

Also, Walder is an American who was an MTA executive in the 1980s and 90s before moving to London. We didn’t include any biographical information in this press statement, but Ben Kabak at Second Ave. Sagas has some good background (his post was published before Walder was officially nominated: http://secondavenuesagas.com/2009/07/13/walder-rumored-to-be-next-mta-head/)

]]> By: Jen http://blog.tstc.org/2009/07/14/statement-on-appointment-of-jay-walder-as-mta-chairman/comment-page-1/#comment-1350 Jen Tue, 14 Jul 2009 20:27:15 +0000 http://blog.tstc.org/?p=5811#comment-1350 "Cashless tolls?" Isn't that an oxymoron? Secondly, Patterson appoints a BRITISH guy!? What's a British guy gonna know about improving transportation in the UNITED STATES!? What the hell is he thinking? Seriously?! Presidents for all the separate lines? Why? Seriously, why? Bad move on Patterson's part. I think this is a time we should be consolidating the MTA. Cut costs that way. “Cashless tolls?” Isn’t that an oxymoron?

Secondly, Patterson appoints a BRITISH guy!? What’s a British guy gonna know about improving transportation in the UNITED STATES!? What the hell is he thinking? Seriously?! Presidents for all the separate lines? Why? Seriously, why? Bad move on Patterson’s part. I think this is a time we should be consolidating the MTA. Cut costs that way.

]]> By: Praise as Paterson officially nominates Walder :: Second Ave. Sagas | A New York City Subway Blog http://blog.tstc.org/2009/07/14/statement-on-appointment-of-jay-walder-as-mta-chairman/comment-page-1/#comment-1349 Praise as Paterson officially nominates Walder :: Second Ave. Sagas | A New York City Subway Blog Tue, 14 Jul 2009 19:52:45 +0000 http://blog.tstc.org/?p=5811#comment-1349 [...] had a similar response but also took the time in a separate post to urge the new head of the agency to avoid another debt [...] [...] had a similar response but also took the time in a separate post to urge the new head of the agency to avoid another debt [...]

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