Congestion Pricing Has Nine Lives
Just when I thought that the bullshit congestion pricing plan was buried, comes the news that it has nine lives! This is due to Gov. David Patterson who found Mayor Bloomberg’s congestion pricing plan to be “unique and well thought out.” He said this in an exclusive interview with CBS-2 New York. Here is Jay […]
MTA Revokes Travel Perks
As expected, the Metrpolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) voted to revoke the free travel perks to current & past board members at today’s board meeting. The new policy strips all former board members of their free E-Z Pass tags, MetroCards, & railroad passes. Current members will still receive these items but with restrictions which state they […]
MTA To Vote On Budget Savings Plan
Today is a big day for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) or more specifically New York City Transit, as they will be voting on the proposed budget savings plan. The plan would eliminate or curb back the following: 19 station rehabs Administrative reductions Cancel bus arrival GPS pilot program Car cleaning Car quality control Repairs […]
MTA Board Polling On Free Perks
This past Thursday, writers from Newsday contacted the 22 members who make up the MTA Board. The purpose of this contact was to conduct a poll on whether or not they favor the proposed restriction of use on their free systemwide passes. Here is the report with the results courtesy of Newsday: Newsday called the […]
Free Perks Price Tag
The MTA Board free perks scandal continues as a new report comes out with some usage statistics. William Neuman of the New York Times shares some usage statistics for the free E-Z Pass tags that are in the hands of MTA Board members. Here is his report: How much has a free E-ZPass been worth […]
