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Podcast episode
Transportation
$1.5 trillion, with the MTA's Janno Lieber and Jamie Torres-Springer
December 19, 2023
$1.5 trillion is the MTA’s total asset value—the trains, buses, yards, and stations...all the infrastructure moving New Yorkers round the clock. At a recent CBC event, MTA Chair and CEO Janno Lieber and President of Construction and Development Jamie Torres-Springer discussed congestion pricing, fare evasion, congestion pricing, state of good repair, the future of Penn Station, and more.
Video
Transportation
Conversation with the MTA's Janno Lieber and Jamie Torres-Springer
A CBC Event
December 13, 2023
MTA Chair and CEO Janno Lieber and MTA Construction & Development President Jamie Torres-Springer to discuss a wide range of issues facing the MTA.
Press Release
CBC News
CBC Releases "Keys to a Cap-and-Invest Design That’s Earth- and Economy-Focused"
November 28, 2023
New York’s forthcoming Cap-and-Invest program provides a critical opportunity: to cost effectively reduce greenhouse gas emissions and help meet the State’s goal of reducing emissions by 85 percent by 2050
Press Release
CBC News
CBC Releases "What to Look for in the MTA’s November 2023 Financial Plan"
November 27, 2023
The MTA is expected to release its November 2023 Financial Plan shortly. The overall budget outlook is positive. Still, caution is warranted.
Report
Transportation
What to Look for in the MTA’s November 2023 Financial Plan
November 27, 2023
While the budget outlook is positive, caution is warranted. The MTA and stakeholders should closely monitor ongoing results because certain risks threaten its projected revenue and expenses.
Press Release
CBC News
CBC Releases "What to Look for in the New York City November 2023 Financial Plan"
November 14, 2023
CBC’s What to Look For finds that fiscal year 2024 now has a budget gap of $839 million.
Press Release
CBC News
CBC's Op-Ed "New York Is Teetering on a Fiscal Cliff"
November 08, 2023
It's time to sound the alarm on the City's looming budget gaps.
Video
CBC News
Growing Gotham: Realities, Risks, and Remedies to NYC's Population Loss
A CBC Event
November 02, 2023
A half-day conference bringing together a broad group of experts—policymakers, researchers, academics, and practitioners—to delve deeply into NYC's population trends and what they mean for the City's long-term competitiveness.
Testimony
Transportation
Public Comment on the MTA’s Twenty-Year Needs Assessment for 2025-2044
Submitted to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority
October 25, 2023
As it stands, the public does not have a clue how much it would cost over the next five years to begin bringing the system to adequate condition.
Statement
Transportation
Statement on the MTA’s Twenty-Year Needs Assessment for 2025-2044
October 04, 2023
The MTA's Twenty-Year Needs Assessment for 2025-2044 (TYNA) importantly lays bare the transit system’s precarious state of repair.
Press Release
CBC News
CBC Launches NYC Resident Survey
Survey invites New Yorkers to rate municipal services and the quality of their neighborhood and city
September 26, 2023
CBC today announced the launch of the NYC Resident Survey, a rare opportunity for New Yorkers to provide independent, statistically valid feedback about the City’s services and the quality of life in their neighborhood and the city.
Press Release
CBC News
CBC Submits "Testimony on the New York City Housing Authority’s 2023 Physical Needs Assessment"
September 22, 2023
NYCHA’s PNA provides the information needed to identify what has happened to NYCHA’s housing stock over the past five years and to help plan for its future.
Press Release
CBC News
CBC Releases "Needs and Wants: What to Look for in the MTA's Twenty-Year Needs Assessment"
September 21, 2023
CBC's new report recommends five ways the MTA can ensure its upcoming Twenty-Year Needs Assessment (TYNA) includes the information that the public, policymakers, and MTA leadership need.
Report
Transportation
Needs and Wants
What to Look for in the MTA's Twenty-Year Needs Assessment
September 21, 2023
Based on analysis of past needs assessments, this report recommends how the MTA should improve its forthcoming Twenty-Year Needs Assessment.
Press Release
CBC News
CBC Releases "The Learning Ledger: NYS School Aid Continues to Rise in the 2023-24 School Year"
September 06, 2023
CBC’s new report reveals that New York State’s school aid increases 8.8 percent this year, despite the State’s massive future budget gaps.
Press Release
CBC News
CBC Submits "Testimony on Congestion Pricing and the MTA's Fiscal Health
August 17, 2023
Congestion pricing revenues will provide critical funding for one-quarter of the MTA's 2020-2024 Capital Plan—resources that are essential to ensure progress toward a state of good repair for the region's transit system.
Testimony
Transportation
Testimony on Congestion Pricing and the MTA's Fiscal Health
Submitted to the New York City Council Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
August 17, 2023
As long-time supporters of congestion pricing, we are pleased that the MTA has secured federal approval and moved into the implementation phase.
Press Release
CBC News
CBC Releases "5 Myths and Facts about the NYC FY 2024 Budget"
August 15, 2023
A lot has been said about the NYC's fiscal year 2024 budget—from its size to the cuts to its manageability—but these claims are not supported by the facts.
Press Release
CBC News
CBC Releases "11 Billion Reasons to Rethink: New York's Increasing Economic Development Spending"
July 20, 2023
CBC's new policy brief reveals that New York's State and local economic development spending continues to increase without sufficient evidence that these programs cost-effectively create jobs.
Letter
Transportation
Five Recommendations on Congestion Pricing
A Letter to the Traffic Mobility Review Board
July 19, 2023
CBC has long supported congestion pricing to further three important goals: reduce congestion, reduce emissions, and support the MTA’s capital plan. We urge the Board to follow CBC’s five recommendations to ensure balanced progress on all three goals.