Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Bridge Tolls

Bill de Blasio Comes Out for $2 East River Bridge Tolls

By Brad Aaron | Apr 6, 2009 | 14 Comments

Late last week, Brooklyn City Council member and current candidate for public advocate Bill de Blasio released this statement on MTA funding: "In just two months, New York City commuters will face drastic fare hikes and service cuts unless our state government solves the MTA’s budget crisis. Time is running out and Albany needs to […]

Adriano Espaillat: Upper Manhattan Prefers Doomsday to Bridge Tolls

By Brad Aaron | Apr 2, 2009 | 21 Comments

Doomsday damage to Inwood (10034) as seen on RPA’s live map of planned MTA service cuts It was a little surprising to see Upper Manhattan Assembly Member Adriano Espaillat, one of the few state electeds to support congestion pricing without reservation, come out so strongly against the Ravitch MTA rescue plan, and the tolling of […]

Under Sander, How “Bloated and Wasteful” Is the MTA?

By Brad Aaron | Apr 1, 2009 | 6 Comments

Photo: Brad Aaron A Monday editorial from Crain’s questioned the wisdom of sacrificing MTA head Lee Sander as part of any transit rescue plan, as rumors swirl that Governor David Paterson wants Marc Shaw to return to the agency’s top spot. While making the seemingly obvious argument that maintaining a healthy transit system is vital […]

Working Families Party Leaps Into ‘Halt the Hike’ Mode

By Ben Fried | Apr 1, 2009 | 16 Comments

WFP director Dan Cantor. Photo: Drum Major Institute. Yesterday, after bridge tolls were officially ruled dead and before the latest breakdown in MTA rescue talks, the Working Families Party sent out an alert that its "Halt the Hike" campaign is back in full swing. In an email exchange with WFP spokesman Dan Levitan, I asked […]

Fare Hike Four Open Door to Suburban Copycats

By Brad Aaron | Apr 1, 2009 | 14 Comments

It seems like only yesterday that the three men emerged from their room with vague talk of an emerging scheme to spare transit riders — temporarily, at least — the pain of fare hikes and service cuts required, minus help from Albany, to keep the MTA afloat. But as the Times reports, a new development […]

Three Men in a Room Spike Bridge Tolls

By Brad Aaron | Mar 31, 2009 | 13 Comments

Photo: The Politicker Breaking news from The Politicker’s Jimmy Vielkind: David Paterson, legislative leaders and top staffers just emerged from a 90-minute meeting on an M.T.A. bailout package and declared that it will not include bridge tolls. "The framework I see is that the Senate has really eliminated what my choice would be, which would […]

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