Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Transit Funding

32 Assembly Members Want to Reverse Cuomo’s Transit Raid. Where’s Shelly?

By Ben Fried | Mar 7, 2014 | 2 Comments

It’s crunch time for the state budget, and so far Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver has not said a word about undoing the $40 million MTA raid in Governor Andrew Cuomo’s executive budget, even though 32 Assembly members have called on Cuomo to restore the funds [PDF]. Cuomo’s budget proposal shifts $40 million in bond obligations to […]

The Tappan Zee Transit Task Force Has Issued Its Report. Now What?

By Stephen Miller | Mar 4, 2014 | 5 Comments

On Friday, the Tappan Zee Mass Transit Task Force released its final report [PDF], recommending bus improvements across Westchester and Rockland counties that could be completed when the new Hudson River span opens in 2018. But the path to implementation is vague at best. If these bus upgrades are going to materialize, task force members […]

Assembly Members: We Have to Stop Cuomo’s $40 Million Transit Raid

By Stephen Miller | Mar 3, 2014 | 2 Comments

Yesterday, a group of Assembly members and advocates took Governor Cuomo to task for the $40 million transit raid in his budget proposal. The legislators unveiled a letter [PDF] urging Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver to restore the funds in the legislative budget, due for a vote on March 12. In the executive budget, Cuomo wants to […]

Cuomo Electioneering: Robbing From Transit to Pay Staten Island Motorists

By Ben Fried | Feb 6, 2014 | 47 Comments

Which governor is worse on transit issues, Chris Christie or Andrew Cuomo? Amazingly, New York’s chief executive could win this race to the bottom. The latest move from Cuomo would cut a guaranteed source of revenue for the MTA that Albany can never raid for its own purposes. Ken Lovett at the Daily News had […]

Governor Cuomo Calls for Annual Transit Raids Until 2031

By Stephen Miller | Jan 24, 2014 | 16 Comments

Transit advocates are sounding the alarm as Governor Cuomo again tries to quietly raid dedicated transit funds and back away from the state’s promises to the MTA so he can plug Albany’s budget holes. Most years since 2009, the state has yanked funds from dedicated transit taxes to fund other parts of its budget. The pattern continues […]

The Last Thing New York Needs Is a Tax Break for Drivers

By Stephen Miller | Jan 10, 2014 | 22 Comments

The MTA capital program, which funds maintenance and expansion of the transit system, is on the final year of its five-year cycle. A new plan is being developed, and the big question is how the state is going to pay for it. At a hearing of the Assembly Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions, state […]

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