MTA Board
MTA Board Loses 6 Advocate Board Members
Stop & tell me where you have heard this one before, state politicians in Albany showcase their lack of regard and/or knowledge for the needs of the MTA & the riders it serves. Whether these actions are done purposely or not, the end result is the same. The ineptitude of our elected officials find a […]
Elliot Sander’s New Gig
Months after being forced to resign due to the inept & idiotic politicians in Albany, former MTA CEO/Executive Director Elliot Sander has landed a new gig at a familiar place. He now resides in a top position at the international engineering firm AECOM. Pete Donohue of the New York Daily News had more in this […]
Gov. Paterson Expected To Nominate New MTA Leader
Late Sunday evening, I blogged about the New York Daily News’ exclusive report which indicated finance expert Jay Walder seemed to be Gov. Paterson’s top choice to run the beleaguered transit agency. In a followup story, Pete Donohue talks about how Gov. Paterson is expected to officially nominate Mr. Walder later today: A transit executive […]
A New Name Surfaces For The MTA’s Top Job
The MTA as a whole has been through the ringer for the last few months. The main issue they had to deal with was the increasing debt that was crippling their finances & almost led to doomsday fare hikes & service cuts. However as we know now, Albany saved us from doomsday (their story but […]
MTA Board Appoints A New Member
Earlier this afternoon, the MTA announced it has appointed a new non-voting member to its board. Here are the complete details courtesy of a press release I received: The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) today announced the appointment of Ira R. Greenberg to the MTA Board effective June 3, 2009. Mr. Greenberg joins the board as […]
