MTA Leadership Declines To Fight Gov. Cuomo’s $145M Transit Raid
| | No Comments
Advocates said the MTA shouldn't be rolling over as the governor swipes transit cash that state lawmakers thought they put in a lockbox.
Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Transit Funding
The MTA’s Fare Hike Has Been Postponed, But The Fight Over Revenue Is Just Starting
| | No Comments
There's gonna be a showdown.
The MTA May Finally Be Ready To Embrace Variable Price Tolling
| | No Comments
The MTA is considering instituting peak and off-peak toll prices for its bridges and tunnels, a move to raise more money, but also shift driving patterns that veteran traffic analysts say is long overdue.
Senate ‘Skinny’ COVID Bill Leaves Mass Transit Starving
| | No Comments
A bipartisan group of U.S. senators revealed a coronavirus compromise bill on Tuesday morning that provides less than half of what transit agencies need, an offer that advocates and transit agencies greeted with like being given a lump of coal on Christmas.
Congestion Pricing Can Still Happen in 2021 — But There Are a Lot of ‘Ifs,’ Including President Biden
| | No Comments
Advocates are hopeful that incoming President Biden will fast-track congestion pricing so that they can still start in 2021. But how would such a thing happen? Here's our latest deep dive into the issue.
President Trump’s ‘Anarchist’ Declaration Could Cost Transit Funds to New York, Others
| | No Comments
The president threatened to cut funding to those cities — and, apparently, his agencies have gotten the memo.