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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 […]

New Yorkers Call on Cuomo to Back Complete Streets Law With State Funds

By Brad Aaron | Jan 14, 2014 | No Comments

A coalition of advocacy groups and government representatives called on Governor Cuomo today to dedicate state funds toward improving infrastructure for walking and biking. New Yorkers for Active Transportation (NY4AT), which consists of over 50 organizations, delivered a bike loaded with 1,300 postcards to the capitol. The postcards ask Cuomo to allocate $20 million in […]

Cuomo’s State of the State: More Highways, Less Dangerous Driving

By Stephen Miller | Jan 8, 2014 | 8 Comments

If you were expecting Governor Cuomo’s transportation policy to match up with his socially progressive yet fiscally conservative reputation, he didn’t deliver during today’s State of the State address, which featured a ringing endorsement of a multi-billion dollar highway across rural areas near the Canadian border. While the governor’s focus on expensive highway projects, not […]

Who, Me? Cuomo Vetoes Lockbox Bill, Denies Raiding Transit

By Stephen Miller | Nov 14, 2013 | 15 Comments

Hours after the MTA announced that it would be scaling back planned fare hikes in part because of better-than-expected tax receipts, Governor Cuomo vetoed two transparency bills designed to discourage Albany from siphoning away those very same dedicated transit funds. The governor capped his veto with a brazen denial: Despite getting caught raiding the MTA’s budget earlier […]

Cuomo Administration in Absolutely No Rush to Provide Tappan Zee Transit

By Stephen Miller | Nov 12, 2013 | 15 Comments

After the state dumped transit in its rush to build a new Tappan Zee Bridge, Governor Cuomo announced a transit task force and promised to open the new bridge’s emergency shoulders to buses. But connections for bus riders on either side of the bridge remain a mystery, and the state continues to throw out overblown […]

As Deadline Approaches, Will Cuomo Sign or Veto Transit Lockbox Bill?

By Stephen Miller | Nov 4, 2013 | 4 Comments

This afternoon, a coalition of more than 200 groups sent a letter to Governor Andrew Cuomo [PDF] asking him to sign the transit lockbox bill, which would help safeguard dedicated transit funds by requiring the state to disclose the impact of any raids on transit agency budgets. The pressure is on: The governor has until the middle of […]

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