Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Transit Funding

Make 'em pay, says Bobby Carroll. Photo by Gersh Kuntzman.

Brooklyn Pol: Let’s Charge $3 Per Amazon Package — And Other Ways to Raise MTA Cash

By Streetsblog | Feb 5, 2019 | 40 Comments

Brooklyn Assembly Member Robert Carroll launched a drone attack on Amazon and other online retailers on Monday, announcing a proposal to levy a $3-per-package fee on deliveries. But wait...there's more!

The image from a since-deleted Senate Democrats tweet promoting Diane Savino's incorrect comments.

HEAD-SCRATCHER OF THE WEEK: Staten Island Pol Attacks ‘Unfair’ Punishment of Bridge Toll Scofflaws

By David Meyer | Jan 31, 2019 | 8 Comments

Fact check: The fines for evading a subway fare or bridge toll are identical.

Governor Cuomo's budget: The devil is in the details. Photo: NY Governor's Office

On Transportation, Cuomo Giveth and He Taketh Away

By David Meyer | Jan 18, 2019 | 7 Comments

Nearly all of his new initiatives — save the bus lane cameras — come with a catch.

Congestion. Let's price it away. Photo: Rgoogin/Wikimedia Commons

KOMANOFF: Good Tidings for Congestion Pricing From Governor Cuomo

By Charles Komanoff | Jan 16, 2019 | 164 Comments

The governor's congestion pricing plan is a win-win-win.

The people's house in Albany. Photo: Wally Gobetz/Flickr

Congestion Pricing Has More Positive Momentum But Remains Uphill Battle in Albany

By David Meyer | Jan 14, 2019 | 30 Comments

Legislators are increasingly attune to the urgent need to fund and fix the city's transit system. Whether they're up to the task remains an open question.

A typical scene on Varick Street. You can tell it's a still because there's no honking.

Op-Ed: Varick Street Crossing Guards Are Telling a Tale of Congestion Pricing

By Charles Komanoff | Dec 28, 2018 | 17 Comments

The Times story on "adult crossing guards" reveals, though inadvertently, how our politicians have failed us.

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