Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Transit Funding

Assembly and Senate Would Strip Another $170M From Transit Riders

By Noah Kazis | Mar 24, 2011 | 14 Comments

When Andrew Cuomo released his executive budget in February, it included a $100 million raid on dedicated transit funds. As Cuomo hammers out the budget in negotiations with the State Assembly and Senate, however, it seems that the MTA could lose up to another $170 million. Both houses of the legislature are seeking cuts and […]

Cuomo Budget Amendments Claim End to MTA Raids After This Year

By Noah Kazis | Mar 7, 2011 | 1 Comment

In amendments to the state budget released last week [PDF], the Cuomo administration claims that its $100 million raid on dedicated MTA funds was a one-time deal that won’t be repeated in the next three years. In detailing its plan to close the state’s deficit, the budget document lists the $200 million the state took […]

Budget Woes Force MTA To Cut More Than Half of All LI Bus Lines

By Noah Kazis | Mar 2, 2011 | 13 Comments

Nassau County’s unwillingness to pay for its own buses is ending in disaster for Long Island Bus riders. The MTA has announced that it plans to cut 25 of the 48 LI Bus lines and axe weekend service on two more. “It’s absolutely devastating,” said the Tri-State Transportation Campaign’s Ryan Lynch. He noted that as […]

Albany Lacks Leadership on Transit as Time Runs Out on MTA Capital Funding

By Noah Kazis | Mar 1, 2011 | 2 Comments

The MTA is still staring down a $10 billion hole in its capital plan, and the consequences of that deficit continue to roll closer. Unless money is found by the end of the year, transit expansions like the Second Avenue Subway will slow down and important maintenance will be left undone. But despite the approaching […]

Bloomberg Budget Sets Up Round Two of Parking Meter Fight

By Noah Kazis | Feb 18, 2011 | 7 Comments

Mayor Bloomberg unveiled his budget plan yesterday, including hundreds of measures to close a deficit of billions of dollars [PDF]. While the most controversial element may be Bloomberg’s plan to lay off thousands of teachers, included among the smaller-scale deficit-closing measures is one that is sure to set up a fight over transportation policy. The […]

Cuomo Cuts $100 Million to Transit [Updated]

By Noah Kazis | Feb 1, 2011 | 14 Comments

Reactions to Governor Cuomo’s proposed budget are beginning to come in. The cuts to transit, which are being pegged at $100 million, are being portrayed as painful, though perhaps not devastating. The MTA itself sees Cuomo’s plan as cutting $100 million from its budget, not the $57 million we estimated earlier. That’s $200 million in […]

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