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Adriano Espaillat: Upper Manhattan Prefers Doomsday to Bridge Tolls
It was a little surprising to see Upper Manhattan Assembly Member Adriano Espaillat, one of the few state electeds to support congestion pricing without reservation, come out so strongly against the Ravitch MTA rescue plan, and the tolling of East and Harlem River bridges in particular. Now we have this recent post from an e-mail list for Inwood parents:
April 2, 2009
Under Sander, How “Bloated and Wasteful” Is the MTA?
A Monday editorial from Crain's questioned the wisdom of sacrificing MTA head Lee Sander as part of any transit rescue plan, as rumors swirl that Governor David Paterson wants Marc Shaw to return to the agency's top spot.
April 1, 2009
Fare Hike Four Open Door to Suburban Copycats
It seems like only yesterday that the three men emerged from their room with vague talk of an emerging scheme to spare transit riders -- temporarily, at least -- the pain of fare hikes and service cuts required, minus help from Albany, to keep the MTA afloat. But as the Times reports, a new development would catch the triumvirate flat-footed.
April 1, 2009
Three Men in a Room Spike Bridge Tolls
Breaking news from The Politicker's Jimmy Vielkind:
March 31, 2009
Doomsday Open Thread: What’s Your Plan?
Now that they've covered the all-important transit riders against bridge tolls angle, William Neuman and the Times are asking straphangers how they plan to deal with seemingly imminent fare hikes and service reductions. Commenter #1's response:
March 24, 2009
Doomsday News: MTA Votes, Paterson Plays Chicken, Monserrate Indicted
The MTA's doomsday scenario came closer to fruition today, as agency board members took a step toward implementing planned fare hikes and service reductions while state lawmakers appeared mired in stalemate. Here are a few tidbits.
March 23, 2009
Upper Manhattan Pols Share a Common (Windshield) Perspective
Some residents of Inwood aren't happy with Assembly Member Adriano Espaillat's vocal opposition to bridge tolls on East and Harlem River bridges. On the neighborhood blog Inwoodite (maintained by yours truly), Espaillat constituents sounded off last week, with one pointing out the assemblyman's illegal parking habit -- as illustrated by the photo above, snapped last December by another Inwood blogger.
March 19, 2009
Doomsday Transit Cuts, District by District
If you're wondering how MTA doomsday service cuts will affect you, you can now look them up by state legislative district and ZIP code, thanks to new maps from the Regional Plan Association.
March 19, 2009
Blame Game Continues: Smith Swipes at MTA, Monserrate Goes Anti-Toll
There's MTA rescue news today from the State Senate, and none of it good.
March 12, 2009
Bronx Transit Riders to Rally Today at Diaz Sr.’s Office
Communities United for Transportation Equity (COMMUTE) will hold a rally today at the office of Ruben Diaz, Sr., one of a handful of state senators whose opposition to bridge tolls threatens to sink the MTA rescue plan. Says COMMUTE:
March 12, 2009