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The unions, business groups, civic and good government organizations, community groups, and transportation advocates above sent a joint letter to legislators calling for a long-term MTA funding plan. The pressure on Governor Paterson and the New York State Legislature to stop drastic MTA fare hikes and service cuts continues to build. The [...] Sen. Hiram Monserrate's constituents will lose service on the G train and the QM22 and QM23 buses, and will have longer waits and more crowded trips on the 7, E, F, and R trains — but he still opposes a comprehensive transit rescue plan. The Regional Plan Association continues its excellent work mapping [...] Senate Democrats announced a plan today that does nothing but kick the can down the tracks. At an Albany press conference today, the State Senate Democrats released a stopgap MTA funding plan that would not address the agency’s long-term capital needs and may not even fill the agency’s operating gap. The plan includes [...]
Will Albany tell the region’s transit riders to “drop dead,” or come to their rescue? March 25 is the point of no return, when the MTA will prepare the system for service cuts and higher fares. According to media reports, the State Assembly and many State Senators are backing a variant of [...] On Friday NY State Senate Majority Leader Malcolm Smith said that a plan to add tolls to the East and Harlem River bridges “warrants strong consideration.” He also announced a website where the Senate would solicit ideas on how to solve the MTA’s funding issues. That website, www.nyMTAideas.org, is now live and taking [...]
The MTA's "doomsday" budget eliminates the W train and includes many other service cuts. Several key developments in the MTA’s funding saga have taken place in the past week: On Tuesday, 10 members of the MTA Board traveled to Albany to lobby state lawmakers in support of the Ravitch [...] The following is a first-hand account from Tri-State executive director Kate Slevin: Tri-State is a non-profit organization, but on many financial levels we are similar to any small business located in downstate New York. While we are exempt from a number of taxes and don’t make a profit like private companies, we still pay [...] (Click for larger image.) Today the Empire State Transportation Alliance announced the release of new subway and bus ads aimed at mobilizing riders to speak up to stop fare hikes and service cuts. The ads are posted in 3,000 New York City subway cars and urge riders to visit KeepNewYorkMoving.org and tell [...] The initial set of MTA hearings on the agency’s “doomsday” plan to raise fares and cut service ended last week (there is one more hearing, scheduled for March 2 in Orange County), but advocates from the Empire State Transportation Alliance and the Campaign for New York’s Future haven’t let up. On Tuesday, ESTA [...] The B75, one of the bus routes proposed to be cut as part of the MTA's doomsday budget. Public hearings on the MTA’s “doomsday” plan to raise fares and cut service continue tonight, at 6pm in Brooklyn at the Marriott at the Brooklyn Bridge, 333 Adams St. (map here) and in White Plains [...] |
 
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