NEW YORK, NY December 17, 2009 —The MTA board has approved an austerity plan to close a nearly $400-million funding gap by eliminating the W and Z subway lines, and more than 20 bus routes. Read the full story. Related stories WNYC: MTA Approves Service Cuts WNYC: MTA Countdown Clocks Could Be Delayed Until 2011…
The federal government is on the verge of spending billions of dollars on highways and public transit projects, beginning in 2010. Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood views this as a historic moment in American history, when federal money will back policy aimed at getting Americans off the highways, out of our cars and into public…
NEW YORK, NY December 16, 2009 —As Yogi Berra would have said, it’s deja vu all over again. Just seven months ago state lawmakers said they had rescued the MTA from a crippling deficit and riders from steep fare hikes and severe service cuts. But Dale Hemmerdinger, who was MTA chairman at the time, warned…
NEW YORK, NY December 16, 2009 —The board members of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority have approved service cuts to the city’s train and bus systems. The changes, intended to trim the MTA’s budget, include cuts to student metrocards, as well as eliminating the W and Z subway lines and two dozen bus routes. Read the…
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg is in Copenhagen this week to take part in the Climate Summit for Mayors. Last week, the Mayor passed his Greener, Greater, Buildings Plan, and this week he hopes to inspire leaders from other cities to follow suit. With cities around the worldproducing more than 80 percent of the…
NEW YORK, NY December 08, 2009 —The MTA is warning about new financial problems. The transportation authority says a new payroll tax on metropolitan-area businesses has generated less revenue than expected. Read the full story. Related stories WNYC: MTA Criticized for Countdown Clocks for Bus and Subways WNYC: MTA Approves Service Cuts WNYC: New MTA…
NEW YORK, NY December 04, 2009 —An influential Long Island lawmaker is criticizing the MTA’s decision to install countdown clocks throughout the bus and subway system. At a hearing yesterday on the authority’s capital plan, State Senator Craig Johnson said he had a tough enough time voting for a new payroll tax this spring to…
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