The MTA Board Standing Up for Riders? It Could Happen.
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The board often acts as a rubber stamp, but the action at today's meeting hints at the more muscular oversight role it can and should play.
Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Construction Costs
A Whole Lhota Excuses About High MTA Construction Costs
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New York City's sky-high subway construction costs are finally getting some much-needed attention from elected officials. But with pressure mounting to reform MTA capital construction practices and bring costs down, the agency is falling back on familiar excuses.
“Independent” Audit of Oregon DOT Looks More Like Agency PR
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The audit is an object lesson in how transportation agencies and their consultants can manipulate public communications to serve their self-interest.
Why Infrastructure Costs May Rise Thanks to Trump’s Cronyism
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The Trump transition team is already harassing companies in several ways, all of which are likely to lead to more graft and higher costs for the public.