Archive for August, 2008
Congestion Pricing Plan Just Won’t Go Away
Readers of Transit Blogger know how I feel about congestion pricing. If you are new to the site, here is a sentence to describe my feelings on the plan. Congestion pricing is nothing but a modernized version of “Robbing Peter to Pay Paul.” So when I was browsing the New York Times site & saw […]
Subway Station Conditions Will Not Improve Anytime Soon
Decrepit conditions like this at the East 143rd St-St. Mary’s St. station will continue to be a regular sight for straphangers. Resized photo courtesy of EyeOnTransit.com Lets face it, subway stations for the most part are in horrible shape & absolutely disgusting to look at. Don’t think the MTA does not know how you feel […]
Paratransit Costs The MTA Millions Each Year
As we all know the MTA has severe budget issues. We also know that the agency has never been a model for financial responsibility. Bruce Golding of the New York Post looks into the agency’s budget issues caused by the mismanagement of paratransit services. Here is his the brief report: The MTA spends $63 per […]
Complaints Lead To Construction Delays On The Second Avenue Subway
As everyone knows the Second Avenue Subway, arguably the most important transit construction problem in the entire tri-state area, is behind schedule. It has been behind schedule for so many years, I’ve lost count. Well we can now add some more time to it as complaints from local residents & officials have led the MTA […]
Riding The Subway To Support Breastfeeding Rights
While browsing the New York Times City Room blog for the first time in a few days, I spotted a story about a subway ride to support breastfeeding rights. Here is a small sample of Sewell Chan’s article: Today is the start of World Breastfeeding Week, and partly to mark the occasion, about 30 women […]
