Metropolitan Transportation Authority

<div><p>It was a rough two hours for MTA board commissioners this morning: tears and tongue lashings in public testimony followed a budget presentation that confirmed all of their worst fears. </p><p>“I think I speak for all the board members when I say, ...

<div><p>New York's harried commuters fear being left stranded as city authorities scramble to survive a spiraling financial crisis.</p><p>The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA), which manages New York's buses, subways and trains, warned this week of "severe" fare hikes, budget cuts and route reductions ...

&lt;div&gt;&lt;p&gt;Feds approve multi-billion-dollar bailout for Citigroup. [WSJ] &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Obama hopes to have an aggressive $500 billion stimulus package ready to sign by Inauguration Day. [WSJ] &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The X28 running from East 57th Street to Coney Island—just another bus slated for the chopping block ...

<div id="subtitle">GR8 news! NY's MTA launching text messaging, e-mail system to keep riders informed</div><div><p>R U ready 4 this?</p><p>New York's Metropolitan Transportation Authority is launching a new text messaging and e-mail alert program Tuesday to keep riders informed ...

&lt;div&gt;&lt;p&gt;After years of threatening service cuts on the G train, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority is once again angering riders and advocates, who believe the agency is exploiting a funding emergency to justify bisecting the G's route. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;"Every year, it seems, they try ...

<div id="subtitle">Already said the dog ate your homework? Get note from transit agency blaming NYC subway delay</div><div><p>People late for school or work because of New York City subway delays can get notes from the transit agency to give to their teachers or ...

&lt;div&gt;&lt;p&gt;This summer I wrote about the need for increased public subsidies for mass transit and about the importance of keeping transit fares as low as possible. Due to over borrowing for capital improvements during the Pataki administration and the reduction in revenues ...

&lt;div&gt;&lt;p&gt;From GlobeSt: "The Metropolitan Transportation Authority on Monday awarded a $192.8-million contract for reconstruction on the Bronx-Whitestone Bridge connecting the Bronx to Queens and Long Island. The contractor--Conti of New York, LLC--is scheduled to start work on the four-year, three-stage project by ...

&lt;div&gt;&lt;p&gt;Location: With the Richard Ravitch report scheduled to come out Dec. 5 and the financial state of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, there’s been some buzz about congestion pricing being put back on the table. Do you think there’s potential for that, and ...

<div id="subtitle">East River tolls, employer-paid payroll tax part of NY panel's plan to save MTA</div><div><p>Drivers in New York City would pay to cross the East River and companies would be taxed on their payrolls under a proposal to stanch financial bleeding at ...