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MTA Cheered and Jeered, But Mostly Jeered
Reactions were mixed to yesterday's MTA fare hike approval. That is to say -- with the exception of the New York Post -- there was enough criticism to go around as to generally avoid repetition.
December 20, 2007
MTA Chief Lee Sander Gets Megamodal
The Fall 2007 issue of the NYU Rudin Center's New York Transportation Journal is out and for anyone looking to delve into some wonkish, big picture, regional transportation policy issues, it's worth a download.
November 30, 2007
Spitzer Calls on MTA to Retain $2 Base Fare
Governor Eliot Spitzer has "directed" the MTA to keep the base fare for subway and bus rides at $2. City Room reports, however, that Spitzer held out the possibility for increases in unlimited ride card rates at a press conference held this morning.
November 20, 2007
MTA Chief Links Congestion Pricing to Fare Hike… or Not
MTA Chief Lee Sander told CBS reporter Marcia Kramer on Wednesday that the passage of Mayor Bloomberg's congestion pricing pilot project may help stave off a fare hike.
November 9, 2007
Now the MTA is Stealing Bikes in Williamsburg
Back in July, New York City's Department of Transportation built sidewalk extensions and bike racks on a few automobile parking spaces-worth of street space near the Bedford Avenue subway stop in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. It was the first time ever that on-street car parking had been replaced by bike parking in New York City.
October 24, 2007
DOT Unveils Sidewalk Compass Markings
If you're a directionally-challenged pedestrian, as I am, and often have to rely on sun and skyline to tell you which way is up, this one's for you.
October 16, 2007
MTA Says it Needs More Money for Congestion Pricing
The deal that produced the 17-member Congestion Mitigation Commission mandated the MTA to "submit comments on the Mayor's [congestion pricing] plan" by October 1, 2007. In these comments, the MTA was instructed to provide the Commission with three items:
October 8, 2007
MTA Chief Lee Sander Talks Congestion Pricing in Queens
MTA CEO, Queens native and LIRR commuter Lee Sander received a warm reception then "faced some tough questions when he addressed a combined meeting of the
Saul Weprin and Eleanor Roosevelt Democratic Clubs on Thursday in
Hollis Hills" last Thursday, the Queens Chronicle reports:
October 2, 2007
Traffic Congestion Mitigation Commission Opens for Business
Westchester Assembly member Richard Brodsky on Mayor Bloomberg's congestion pricing proposal: "My problem is that I don't understand what you've proposed."
September 26, 2007
MTA Marks 75 Years of A Train Service
As previewed in today's New York Times, the MTA this morning held a ceremony commemorating the 75th birthday of the A line, originally known as the IND 8 Ave, which made its first run on September 10, 1932.
September 10, 2007