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Working Families Party: Let’s Allow Bus Drivers to Run Over Working Families
The Working Families Party says it supports the City Council bill to exempt MTA bus drivers from the Right of Way Law, but its position is based on a misreading of the law and the premise that bus drivers, in the course of doing their jobs, should be allowed to strike people who have the right of way.
March 19, 2015
On Transit Advocacy, Working Families Party Misses the Mark Again
Yesterday I received an email from the Working Families Party with the subject line "Students to confront MTA Board on MetroCard cuts." It seemed as though the WFP had surveyed the sorry state of transit finances in New York and decided that the MTA Board is a worthy target. As for the state legislature's theft of MTA funds and lawmakers' repeated failure to properly fund the transit system -- well, there was no sign that Albany is facing pressure from the WFP.
February 25, 2010
Working Families Party Wants More Street Space for BRT
Spotted in the Working Families Party candidate questionnaire (hat tip to Liz Benjamin) -- the influential third party is asking 2009 City Council hopefuls to support dedicated lanes and automated enforcement for Bus Rapid Transit:
May 18, 2009