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Testimony
Transportation
CBC Urges MTA to Publish TYNA Addendum Detailing Costs, Benefits of State of Good Repair Projects
Submitted to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority
May 22, 2024
CBC again urges the MTA to publish an addendum—prior to the release of the capital program—that includes detailed estimates of the costs, benefits, and timelines, for all assets and investment needs in the categories of “Rebuild” and “Improve” the system, including those that bring assets to and keep the system in a state of good repair.
Testimony
Transportation
Public Comment on the Proposed Structure For the Central Business District Tolling Program
Submitted to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority
February 29, 2024
While the Citizens Budget Commission (CBC) has long held the position that there should not be credits for bridge or tunnel crossings, we believe the Traffic Mobility Review Board’s (TMRB) congestion pricing toll recommendations, as a whole, are reasonable.
Testimony
Transportation
Testimony on NYC Ferry
Delivered to the New York City Council Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure and Economic Development
September 22, 2022
Reducing the ferry subsidy is vitally important to EDC’s capacity to meet its core economic development mission.
Testimony
Transportation
Testimony on the Congestion Pricing Environmental Assessment
August 31, 2022
CBC supports speedy implementation, paired with ongoing monitoring and continual improvement, to reduce congestion and emissions and improve transit for the future of all New Yorkers.
Testimony
Transportation
Testimony to the New York State Senate on the Pennsylvania Station Area Civic and Land Use Improvement Project
Submitted to the Senate Standing Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions and the Senate Standing Committee on Finance
June 24, 2022
To ensure the project has the maximum and most cost-effective impact, the plan should be designed and executed well, should be based on appropriate decision making input and authority, and should appropriately leverage City, State, federal, and private resources.