Opinions
Editorial Says Straphangers Are Being Treated Unfairly
The bleak picture of the MTA’s finances is news to no one at this point. Riders should expect to have to shoulder the majority of the burden that the MTA is under due to the inept actions of former leaders such as Gov. Pataki & MTA Chairman Peter Kalikow among other people & actions. An […]
MTA CFO Responds To New York Times Report
8 days ago I wrote an entry which talked about how the MTA’s global bond investments backfired. The entry was the result of a New York Times piece on how investments in C.D.O.’s (Collateralized Debt Obligations) backfired for many agencies including the MTA. The report has lead to MTA’s Chief Financial Officer Gary J. Dellaverson […]
The Right Choice For Our Country’s Transit Infrastructure
A few friends e-mailed me over the last few days wondering what my opinion was of Barack Obama being elected as our 44th President. They assumed I would post an entry being excited for the future of federal investment into the U.S. transit infrastructure. I wanted to make this post sooner but I was busy […]
Election Day = Go Out & Vote!
Well the historic day is finally here. By the end of the night (more likely tomorrow morning), history will be made when we elect either the first African American President or Female Vice-President. I am not going to try & influence anyone to vote for one candidate over the other. The one thing I will […]
NY Times Looks Into The Tenure Of Elliot Sander
MTA Executive Director & Chief Executive Officer Elliot G. Sander; Photo courtesy of Mount Vernon Inquirer William Neuman of the New York Times has written many transit related pieces which I thought were well done. He once again does what is expected & has penned a nice piece looking into what has been quite a […]
