Someone’s Gotta Pay for the Cuomo Transpo Plan, And It Won’t Be Motorists
Andrew Cuomo ran down his list of big transportation projects in the State of the State Address yesterday, and despite the billions it will take to build everything on his agenda, the governor didn't say anything about how he'll raise the money to pay for it. He did work in a line about toll cuts for Thruway drivers, though.
January 14, 2016
Cuomo’s “Ambitious” Transport Program: a Hodgepodge of Pandering
Try to picture this: Governor Cuomo, announcing a big MTA funding commitment, promises subway and bus fares won't rise for four years. And in fact, people who buy monthly MetroCards will get a de facto fare cut via tax credits. Infrastructure upgrades and lower fares -- sweet deal.
January 7, 2016
NYC Toll Reform Makes Too Much Sense to Fade Away
Don't count out Move New York just yet.
October 28, 2015
How Did Straphangers Make Out in the Cuomo-de Blasio MTA Deal?
On Saturday, Governor Cuomo and Mayor de Blasio reached a deal to close the gap in the MTA's five-year, $29 billion capital program, with the state pitching in $8.3 billion and the city contributing $2.5 billion. The agreement ends a drawn out political fight between the governor and the mayor. But enough about politics. How do transit riders make out in the deal?
October 12, 2015
If Cuomo’s MTA Raids Are No Big Deal, Why Won’t He Promise to Stop?
Andrew Cuomo has a credibility problem.
October 9, 2015
Don’t Believe Team Cuomo’s Spin on the MTA “Lockbox”
This is rich. When Mayor Bill de Blasio told the Daily News he's wary of upping the city's contribution to the MTA capital program because Governor Andrew Cuomo has repeatedly raided dedicated transit funds, MTA Chair Tom Prendergast said don't worry, you can trust the governor:
September 18, 2015
Cuomo’s Brazen Politicization of the MTA
On Friday, MTA Chair Tom Prendergast used the occasion of a G train derailment to badger Bill de Blasio about upping the city's contribution to the MTA capital program. His statement resembled the reaction from the TWU, beneficiaries of generous contract terms bestowed by Governor Andrew Cuomo last year. Prendergast delivered the same message on Sunday at the opening of the 7 train station on the far West Side.
September 14, 2015
The Politics of Road Pricing: Andrew Cuomo vs. Actual Polls
Andrew Cuomo styles himself as a guy who gets stuff done. That's what muscling through the Tappan Zee Bridge double-span boondoggle and the multi-billion dollar LaGuardia renovation is all about. But when reporters ask Cuomo about funding transit by putting a price on NYC's free bridges, he likes to portray himself as a helpless bystander, stymied by politics.
August 10, 2015
If Crowded Old Airports Are “Un-New York,” What Are Crowded Old Trains?
Andrew Cuomo's big infrastructure announcement with VP Joe Biden today was, if nothing else, a tidy encapsulation of how little the governor cares about the big problems facing New York's transportation systems.
July 27, 2015