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Transportation
Working in the Dark
Implementation of the MTA's Capital Plan
October 20, 2009
This report analyzes the MTA’s effectiveness at managing its five-year capital plans. It does so by examining the capital projects scheduled by the MTA for work in the three-year period from January 2005 to December 2007.
Press Release
Transportation
Groups call for MTA Capital Program Review Board to Follow Open Meetings Law
August 08, 2019
Seventeen groups call on MTA Capital Program Review Board to follow open meetings law.
Report
Transportation
More Than Fare
Options for Funding Future Capital Investments by the MTA
March 25, 2015
This report examines the MTA’s current fiscal challenges and identifies options for funding its capital investment needs for the next five years.
Report
Transportation
Taxis, Taxes, and the MTA Funding Gap
August 25, 2015
This policy brief suggests alternatives for taxes on services regulated by New York City’s Taxi and Limousine Commission as a potential source of filling the gap in the MTA's proposed 2015-2019 capital plan.
Report
Transportation
Recessions and Revenues
The Case of the MTA
December 16, 2015
This policy brief considers the implications of a recession for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s (MTA) current financial plan.
Video
Transportation
MTA Fare Inreases Ahead?
Fox 5 News
October 15, 2019
MTA’s $50 billion plan to upgrade transit system will likely lead to fare increases.
Report
Transportation
How To Balance the MTA's Budget
June 27, 2006
In order for New York to maintain a strong and vibrant economy, its transportation system has to be kept up to par and expanded to meet future needs. This report examines the two problems and suggests alternative financing policies for the MTA that would balance its operating budget and provide sufficient capital to accelerate the pace at which its facilities are brought to a state of good repair.
Video
Transportation
Transit Workers Union Rejects MTA Contract Offer
NY1
August 21, 2019
Labor negotiations are heating up between the MTA and its largest union, the TWU.
Video
Transportation
TWU Rallies for Better Contract Outside MTA Headquarters
Spectrum News NY1
October 31, 2019
Thousands of transit workers are turning up the heat on the MTA, demanding a new contract with a wage hike.
Podcast episode
Transportation
275, with MTA Board Member Veronica Vanterpool
November 21, 2019
275 is the number of meetings Veronica Vanterpool has attended since she was appointed to the board of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority. She is one of four individuals appointed by the Mayor to the 21 member board. She joined the pod to discuss her time on the board, the important challenges facing the MTA, and more.
Press Release
CBC News
Twenty Groups Urge MTA Board to Promptly Appoint Traffic Mobility Review Board and Ensure it Follows Open Meetings Law
November 15, 2019
Twenty groups representing rider, watchdog and industry groups today sent a letter to the MTA Board urging it to promptly appoint the Traffic Mobility Review Board (TMRB) and ensure that body follows the state Open Meetings Law (OML).
Report
Public Workforce
Reform at the Bargaining Table
Labor’s Participation Needed to Improve the MTA’s Financial Outlook
April 30, 2019
The MTA's fiscal outlook is dire, and improving it requires a multipronged approach. Paramount in the effort is slowing the growth of labor costs.
Press Release
Transportation
CBC Releases “Reform At the Bargaining Table”
Report Details the Need to Improve Productivity at the MTA and Recommends “Net-Zero” Wage Increases
April 30, 2019
CBC released a report detailing the critical need to slow the growth of labor expenses if the MTA is to become fiscally sound.
Video
City Budget
New York City Budget Microscope
The Bond Buyer
February 21, 2015
Maria Doulis breaks down New York City's $78 billion budget and $84 billion, 10-year capital plan, with the Bond Buyer.
Report
Transportation
Swimming in Subsidies
The High Cost of NYC Ferry
March 28, 2019
NYC Ferry serves more than 4 million passengers at a high level of operating subsidy: $10.73 per ride, 10 times that of the New York City Transit.
Report
Education
Cut Costs, Not Ribbons
Alternatives That Reduce School Crowding
July 09, 2019
Administrative solutions can reduce school crowding and limit the need to build expensive new school buildings.
Video
Health Care
Dr. Mitchell Katz, President & CEO of NYC Health + Hospitals
CBC Breakfast Series
April 01, 2019
Dr. Mitchell Katz joined CBC to discuss his transformation plan to improve H+H's fiscal stability.
Report
Transportation
Sisyphus and Subway Stations
August 31, 2015
This brief examines why the subway stations of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority never reach a state of good repair and recommends how to address the challenge.
Press Release
Transportation
CBC Recommends Five Principles for Congestion Pricing
February 13, 2019
The CBC today released its five key principles for crafting an effective congestion pricing program.
Report
Health Care
Options to Enhance the Coordination of Care for Dually Eligible Individuals in New York State
A Discussion Paper
April 25, 2019
This discussion paper outlines lessons from previous and existing efforts to coordinate the care of duals, and suggests five strategies for the State to consider moving forward.