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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).
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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.
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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.
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Transportation
CBC Releases "Swimming in Subsidies"
Report Details the High Cost of Subsidizing NYC Ferry
March 28, 2019
CBC today released “Swimming in Subsidies,” a comprehensive report detailing the high operating subsidy for the NYC Ferry service.
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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.
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Transportation
CBC Examines Why the MTA's Subway Stations Never Reach a State of Good Repair
Interactive Map Accompanying Report Shows Conditions at Each Subway Station; 7 of the 10 Worst Stations Are In Queens
September 02, 2015
The Citizens Budget Commission today released a report – titled “Sisyphus and Subway Stations” – that examines why the subway stations of the MTA never reach a state of good repair and recommends how to address the challenge.
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Transportation
New Sources of Funding for MTA Capital Plan Available From Services Regulated by the NYC Taxi and Limousine Commission
Three Options for Increasing Motor Vehicle Cross-Subsidies for Mass Transit Service
August 26, 2015
Today the Citizens Budget Commission released a policy brief – titled “Taxis, Taxes, and the MTA Funding Gap” – that discusses three alternatives for generating added revenue from services regulated by the Taxi and Limousine Commission.
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Transportation
CBC Recommends Closing Funding Gap in MTA Capital Plan With Motor Vehicle User Charges
Best Options Are New Tolling Policies or New Vehicle-Miles Traveled Tax
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. The analysis includes consideration of how well measures to raise money for the MTA fit into a broader financing plan for the state’s entire transportation system.