Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Transit Funding

Community Service Society President David Jones (podium) speaking in October alongside Riders Alliance Executive Direction John Raskin (left) and Public Advocate Letitia James. Photo: David Meyer

Sunday: Rally for Fair Fares With the Riders Alliance

By David Meyer | Mar 17, 2017 | 3 Comments

More than two-thirds of the City Council has signed on to the Fair Fares campaign since it launched a year ago. But Mayor de Blasio declined to include the $212 million needed for the program in his preliminary Fiscal Year 2018 budget.

No matter how bad the service gets, transit riders will always have these USB ports.

Here’s What the MTA Could Do With the $65 Million Cuomo Wants to Cut

By David Meyer | Mar 13, 2017 | 21 Comments

Governor Cuomo wants to cut $65 million from the state's annual contribution to the MTA. An analysis by the Riders Alliance and Regional Plan Association identifies transit improvements that money could pay for.

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The Big Beneficiaries of Rhode Island’s Plan to Cut Car Taxes Would Be Rich People

By Angie Schmitt | Mar 9, 2017 | No Comments

Rhode Island political leaders say they want to cut the state's car tax because it's "regressive." But what they're proposing is a windfall for people who own expensive cars.

Assembly Member Jeffrey Dinowitz is confident he and his colleagues can restore the $65 million Cuomo wants to cut from the MTA. Photo: David Meyer

65 Albany Legislators Are Fighting Cuomo’s $65 Million Transit Funding Cut

By David Meyer | Feb 27, 2017 | 2 Comments

Governor Cuomo's proposed budget slashes $65 million from the state's general fund contribution to the MTA, breaking a promise he made five years ago. Now a bipartisan group of 65 Albany legislators are calling for those funds to be restored in the final budget.

Cuomo Wants to Pay Less for Transit While Riders Pay More

By Brad Aaron | Feb 16, 2017 | 3 Comments

Andrew Cuomo is balancing the state's books on the backs of New York City straphangers. Under his draft budget, the MTA would receive $65 million less from the state’s general fund than it did in 2016, at the same time as riders chip in about $300 million more via the upcoming fare hike.

Cuomo Breaks Another Promise to Transit Riders

By Ben Fried | Feb 14, 2017 | 7 Comments

Five years ago, Cuomo promised to allocate $320 million annually to the MTA to make up for cutting one of the agency's dedicated revenue streams. At the time, advocates warned that Cuomo wouldn't keep his promise for long. They were right: This year the governor's draft budget calls for a $65 million cut to MTA funding.

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