“We have to make sure that we as a city don’t support a plan where we give the state check where we have no control” -CM Rodriguez on CP
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“We should have all of our stations accessible, and it would have been best to do so while everything was torn down,” says Constanides.
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CM Constantides chastises the MTA budget people for not knowing answers to so many questions.
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CM Cabrera said he opposes congestion pricing because he fears streets in the lower Bronx and Upper Manhattan will be flooded with cars.
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CM Miller says he opposes congestion pricing because “there is no comprehensive plan” to service transit desert neighborhoods like his.
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MTA budget officials reiterate that they are not canceling the Access-A-Ride e-hail program.
The PCAC released its MTA funding tool today, which examines all of the possible revenue that the agency could benefit from in the new state budget. pcac-mtafundingtool.org/the-tool.html
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Citi Bike is adding a $2 surcharge for each electric bike ride.
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“We’re not talking layoffs at this point,” says Ferrer. “We are looking at a reduction in management personnel.”
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Vote on fare hike passes. New fares will go into effect April 21. Tolls will go up in March.
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Board member Saul said he won’t vote in favor of fare increase “I think it’s dead wrong to put this thing on the riders.
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“Maybe we could pass legislation that could put some of the weight here on the operators of these vehicles,” board member Norm Brown says
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He says the deaths are a tragedy, but the LIRR shouldn’t bear the whole cost of it.
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MTA board member Norm Brown says car operators should have to pay money when there is a tragedy such as last night on LIRR.
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Weekly metrocard prices will increase 3% while monthly will increase by 5%.
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At MTA meeting, Ferrer says what we all knew: base fare will stay $2.75 and bonus is now gone.
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This is awful. The MTA needs to be broken up, not given more money with an amorphous centralization mandate. The major thing that’s been centralized (Capital Construction) is the WORST performing MTA entity! Why replicate that? De Blasio is tying his successor’s hands here
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NEW: Gov Cuomo and Mayor de Blasio together just announced a 10-point plan to reorganize and fund the MTA. BdB endorses congestion pricing, both endorse additional MTA funding from marijuana legalization and internet sales tax. Much of it requires state lawmakers' support.
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There are no big changes to what we knew about the plant before. But now the Blasio is on board with installing tech needed to collect tolls
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Cuomo and de Blasio jointly announcing they’ll partner to make congestion pricing happen.
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This is just a few days after MTA said it will inspect all elevated tracks for debris that could fall on people. The agency is having a bad month.
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MTA says it will immediately inspect all 231 escalators in the system after one broke into pieces this morning.
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Byford took a secret shopper Access-A-Ride trip. It was on time on both ends, says accessibility officer Alex Elegudin.
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“If we don’t get the funding we need, we won’t be able to continue this progress going forward,” says board member Veronica Vanterpool
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On-time performance improved between Jan. 2018 and Jan. 2019 on every line, says Librera.
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“We’re beginning to feel the benefits of CBTC,” says Byford.
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“I’ve heard a number of people tell me they’re waiting less time,” board member Albert says of improved subway statistics.
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“Planned work delays are not included in major delays indicator,” says Sally Libera of MTA delay stats.
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“My commitment to those 50 stations is rock solid,” Byford says of adding new elevators to the system. Some disabled advocates fear he won’t
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“Everyone, if they live enough, will become disabled,” says a speaker at the MTA meeting. He says the board should have a disabled member.
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Several disabled folks are at the MTA NYCT meeting to call for no fare hike. Sources say there won’t be a base fare hike.
MTA released a statement about flying wood incident : “We take this incident extremely seriously, are conducting a full investigation into what happened, have personnel ensuring the rest of the area is safe, and are relieved that no one was injured.”
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This is so unsafe.
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A track from the 7 train just crashed down upon a driving car around 65th Street in Woodside, piercing through the windshield. These photos are horrifying!
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MTA is renegotiating contracts for L train plan, including project manager and construction project, says Hakim.
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“I’m still perplexed by the entire thing,” says Sen. Rivera of L train switcheroo.
Sen. Rivera wants to know why it’s taken more than a month to hire an independent consultant to address MTA board concerns on L train plan.
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“It was not a snap. It was an accelerated review,” Hakim says of the suddenly changed L train plans.
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“There was a concern about pausing SBS on the next two routes, but I believe Andy is taking a look at that,” says Hakim.
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“Everybody on the board and the 3 of us are customers,” says Foye in response to Kennedy asking for rider reps on MTA board
“The inclusion of both the variable pricing system and the lockbox are very important,” says Foye.
“If congestion pricing doesn’t take effect for a couple of years, how will the MTA improve service before then?” asks Sen. Kennedy.