Archive for September, 2007
Fare Hike Should Not Affect Congestion Pricing Plan….
Well that is what state commission panel Chairman Marc Shaw said yesterday. The panel was created to study ways to decrease traffic congestion in Manhattan. The main objective on their table is evaluating Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s congestion pricing plan. Mr. Shaw feels that the MTA’s proposed fare hike should not be a factor when evaluation […]
Second Avenue Subway Getting More Funds!
In a story I first read at Second Ave Sagas, the Second Avenue Subway is getting more federal funds. The increase announced yesterday was a staggering $1.3 billion dollars. For more details, I suggest reading Benjamin’s entry here. I will end this entry with 2 statements: 1. This is great news especially for Lexington Avenue […]
Straphangers Campaign Calls Out The Government
Yesterday, The Straphangers Campaign called out the government to help the MTA. NY1 had a brief article about The Straphangers Campaign’s feelings about what should be done. This also includes some details of what the fare hike should be. Here is the brief article courtesy of NY1: The New York Public Interest Research Group’s Straphanger […]
LIRR JFK – Lower Manhattan Link Funding….
I forgot to blog about some important transit news in regards to funding from the federal government. Last Friday, The Senate approved $2 billion dollars for NYC to build a LIRR link to JFK Airport. The $2 billion is part of the $20 billion President Bush promised NYC after the 9/11 attacks. However there was […]
Ehh $2.25……
Without question, today’s major transit story is the release of two sets of details for the MTA’s proposed fare hike. Each plan would raise the base fare from $2.00 to $2.25. However there are some differences as one proposal would keep the fares at one base price while the other proposal would base fares on […]
