With a deepening budget crisis and continued chaos in Albany, New York’s next Governor will inherit no shortage of challenges. Transportation is no exception: transit systems across the state face incredible deficits and the state lacks a 21st century transportation agenda. How the Governor chooses to deal with transportation issues in 2011 and beyond will dictate [...]
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Today the MTA outlined proposals to deal with a $900 million budget deficit. The options include an increase in the price of monthly Metrocard and commuter rail passes, a 50-cent toll increase, slashing $40 million in contributions to Long Island Bus, and labor concessions. According to the MTA, labor costs make up two-thirds of its operating [...] The Times Herald-Record recently asked state gubernatorial candidates Andrew Cuomo and Rick Lazio about their positions on a few key issues, including the MTA mobility tax. Lazio told the paper he was for repealing it. Gubernatorial candidates for Governor, Andrew Cuomo (left) and Rick Lazio (right), offered their positions on the MTA payroll [...] A proposal to replace the FDR with parks and cafes is part of a new exhibit that explores what sustainable cities could look like in 2030. TSTC friend Institute for Transportation and Development Policy will be celebrating its 25th anniversary on June 30th with the opening of a cutting-edge exhibit about transportation, [...] Over the weekend, New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo formally announced his campaign for Governor, saying he would clean up Albany and reduce government waste. Transportation wasn’t specifically mentioned, but a quick look at his campaign website offers some tidbits about what transportation policy could look like under a Cuomo Administration. Cuomo, at [...] A new barge-to-rail facility would be built in an industrial section of Jersey City. After Governor Christie publicly called on the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey to build a barge-to-rail facility at Greenville Yard in Jersey City yesterday, the agency’s board of directors approved the move at their monthly meeting [...] After intense pressure from riders across the state, NJ Transit announced today that it will reduce its planned fare increase for local bus and light rail riders to 10% but maintain 25% fare increases for commuter rail and long distance buses. Service cuts on local buses will also be reduced, and Access Link cuts [...] Gov. Paterson has proposed $7 billion in NYSDOT capital funds for the next 2 years, far less than the agency says it needs. Few things are as symbolic of New York's deteriorating infrastructure as upstate's Champlain Bridge, which was demolished last year after it was declared unsafe and beyond repair. Governor Paterson’s budget, [...] Top: Students and community activists protested in East New York against a plan to end the student MetroCard program. Bottom: NYC Council Speaker Quinn and Councilmember Vacca held a press conference with advocates at City Hall. Today, despite protests citywide, the MTA Board approved a package of drastic service cuts and an end [...] NYSDOT may be lacking money and political support for its newly released 2010-2015 capital program, but the program shows the agency is moving slowly toward a more sustainable policy. As is customary in New York, the program amounts to the same funding level as the transit portion of the MTA’s proposed five-year capital program, [...] |
 
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