Today the MTA announced its budget proposal for 2012 and explained how it plans to fill a $9 billion gap in its capital construction program. Media reports were generally positive, but transit advocates were critical of the plan because it relies on the issuance of $7 billion in more debt and puts more of [...]
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Earlier today, the MTA announced that Chairman and CEO Jay Walder would step down effective October 21. Walder is leaving to become the new CEO of the Hong Kong-based MTR Corp. (no relation to this blog), which runs rail and other services in Asia and Europe. In a statement, Tri-State Transportation Campaign’s executive director Kate Slevin said: [...] The N. White Plains Metro-North station. After months of advocating for improved bike facilities at many of Metro-North’s most widely used stations, the Bike Walk Alliance of Westchester announced that improvements will finally be coming to North White Plains. As reported by The Journal News, the MTA will build 20 bike parking spaces and add [...] Last week, Nassau County Comptroller George Maragos released his 2010 year-end audit that showed the County ended the year with a $26.6 million surplus. In response, Tri-State issued a statement welcoming the news and called for the surplus to be dedicated to funding LI Bus. Long Island Business News readers agreed, in an informal [...] The existing Merritt 7 Metro-North station has only a small shelter and a low platform. The prospect of a balanced budget in Connecticut is unclear now that an agreement with state employee unions appears at risk of collapse. But one positive highlight from the state’s budget was the shielding of more transportation revenue from [...] Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano announced today that the county intends to select Veolia Transportation as the private operator to run Long Island Bus starting next year. But the announcement didn’t answer crucial questions about the system’s future, as highlighted in a new report. Veolia's Phoenix system had about 66% greater ridership than [...] Members of TSTC, the Straphangers Campaign, Transportation Alternatives and other groups joined the Transport Workers Union and state lawmakers in support of transit lockbox legislation earlier this month. In foreground is Assm. Jim Brennan, with State Sen. Marty Golden directly to his left. Earlier this month, Tri-State joined State Sen. Marty Golden (R-Brooklyn) [...] For most New Yorkers, the transit system is essential, and can even be a source of joy. Whether it’s the friendship among a group of commuters and their regular bus driver, street theater in a subway car, or a chance meeting that turns into marriage, many classic “only in New York” moments rely on [...] Transportation, civic, planning, labor and community development groups gathered outside of the Nassau County legislature yesterday to call for a robust public process around County Executive Ed Mangano’s proposal to privatize Long Island Bus. Mangano will turn the county’s bus system over to a private operator by the end of the year, but hasn’t [...] In March, Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano said the county would slash its contribution to Long Island Bus from $9 million to $4.1 million a year, cut ties with the MTA, and privatize the system by the end of the year. The county and MTA together pay over $30 million of LI Bus’s $140 [...] |
 
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