MTA chair tells New York lawmakers the agency needs billions and it's up to them to figure out how to get it
The MTA says it needs more than $68 billion to fund its capital plan for subway improvements. The head of the agency told ...
NYC Transit Chief Urges Lawmakers to Fix $35 Billion Gap
The head of New York City’s transit network is urging state lawmakers to resolve a $35 billion funding gap to help modernize ...
MTA chair asks New York lawmakers to figure out how to raise billions the agency needs
The MTA says it needs more than $68 billion to fund its capital plan for subway improvements. The head of the agency told ...
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To fund NYC subway fixes, MTA must undo decades of distrust
MTA Chair Janno Lieber is heading to Albany on Thursday to ask lawmakers to fund the largest construction program in the ...
MTA pitches $68 billion capital plan in Albany amid concerns over federal funding
MTA boss Janno Lieber went before state lawmakers Thursday, defending the transit agency’s $68 billion capital budget in an ...
NY county sick of being ‘MTA’s ATM’ with little service in return — and wants out of transit agency: pols
Orange County has had enough of being used as an ATM for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and now officials want to ...
Kids in New York keep dying while 'subway surfing' on top of trains. Can they be stopped?
New York City is trying to deter dangerous “subway surfing” through education programs, but some transportation advocates and ...
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Commuter rail service 'stinks' in Rockland, Orange counties, MTA Chair Janno Lieber admits
During a hearing Thursday, MTA chairman and CEO Janno Lieber told state lawmakers rail service west of the Hudson River ...
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Paradigm Shift: MTA Boss Says State Should Pony Up More For Capital Plans
"Every time the MTA capital program comes up, we treat it like, 'Oh my god, they need a bailout,'" the MTA CEO said, pointing out the absurdity.
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NY transit advocate says billions in tax hikes would fix MTA
While New York’s MTA needs state lawmakers to help fix a $35.4 billion hole in its multi-year capital spending plan, a rider ...
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MTA asking state lawmakers for $33B in funding in addition to congestion tolls 1 month into plan
The MTA says early data indicates the congestion pricing system is working and traffic into Midtown is down, but the agency says the revenue still won't be enough to fund their ambitious construction ...