Comments on: Blaming the Senate for MTA failures http://secondavenuesagas.com/2009/03/12/blaming-the-senate-for-mta-failures/ A New York City Subway Blog Fri, 25 May 2012 18:51:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Ray http://secondavenuesagas.com/2009/03/12/blaming-the-senate-for-mta-failures/#comment-59277 Ray Fri, 13 Mar 2009 01:17:07 +0000 http://secondavenuesagas.com/?p=2443#comment-59277 Another example of Republican deficits blowing up on Democrats. Fortunately Obama isn't afraid to do what it takes. Get some spine Paterson! And shame on you New York Assembly and Senate Dems. You control all branches of government and have solid electoral support and you can't come up with a stable mass transit funding model? Give me a break. In this environment of weakness, giving the free Bridges to the loosers in Albany is a mistake. The Senate shows every day they don't act they don't know what to do. Instead, let's give the MTA to Michael Bloomberg. He knows whats necessary and has been willing to take the political hit to get it done. He stuck his neck out and said yes to Congestion pricing when Bush was in office. It was genius then and it is now. Pure and simple. Do we have the ability to put forth a Constitutional Referendum in NY State to move the MTA to Mayoral control? If so, I'll be the first to sign it. Another example of Republican deficits blowing up on Democrats. Fortunately Obama isn’t afraid to do what it takes.

Get some spine Paterson! And shame on you New York Assembly and Senate Dems. You control all branches of government and have solid electoral support and you can’t come up with a stable mass transit funding model? Give me a break.

In this environment of weakness, giving the free Bridges to the loosers in Albany is a mistake. The Senate shows every day they don’t act they don’t know what to do.

Instead, let’s give the MTA to Michael Bloomberg. He knows whats necessary and has been willing to take the political hit to get it done. He stuck his neck out and said yes to Congestion pricing when Bush was in office. It was genius then and it is now. Pure and simple.

Do we have the ability to put forth a Constitutional Referendum in NY State to move the MTA to Mayoral control? If so, I’ll be the first to sign it.

]]> By: Scott C http://secondavenuesagas.com/2009/03/12/blaming-the-senate-for-mta-failures/#comment-59270 Scott C Thu, 12 Mar 2009 19:12:54 +0000 http://secondavenuesagas.com/?p=2443#comment-59270 Ah, the New York Legislature - it puts the fun in dysfunctional. Ah, the New York Legislature – it puts the fun in dysfunctional.

]]> By: rhywun http://secondavenuesagas.com/2009/03/12/blaming-the-senate-for-mta-failures/#comment-59269 rhywun Thu, 12 Mar 2009 18:36:14 +0000 http://secondavenuesagas.com/?p=2443#comment-59269 Ah, cool. Ah, cool.

]]> By: Benjamin Kabak http://secondavenuesagas.com/2009/03/12/blaming-the-senate-for-mta-failures/#comment-59268 Benjamin Kabak Thu, 12 Mar 2009 18:34:48 +0000 http://secondavenuesagas.com/?p=2443#comment-59268 Rhywun: It's coming back at 3:30. I pressed publish before setting the appropriate time for it! Comment then. Rhywun: It’s coming back at 3:30. I pressed publish before setting the appropriate time for it! Comment then.

]]> By: rhywun http://secondavenuesagas.com/2009/03/12/blaming-the-senate-for-mta-failures/#comment-59267 rhywun Thu, 12 Mar 2009 18:29:25 +0000 http://secondavenuesagas.com/?p=2443#comment-59267 [What happened to "What’s in a subway station name?" I really wanted to comment on that....] [What happened to "What’s in a subway station name?" I really wanted to comment on that....]

]]> By: Benjamin Kabak http://secondavenuesagas.com/2009/03/12/blaming-the-senate-for-mta-failures/#comment-59266 Benjamin Kabak Thu, 12 Mar 2009 17:51:44 +0000 http://secondavenuesagas.com/?p=2443#comment-59266 I certainly don't disagree, but the MTA is going to institute a fare hike no matter what. It just depends if we get stuck with an 8% hike that raises the costs a little while drivers spend on tolls or if we get stuck with a 23% hike and service cuts while getting nothing in return. I certainly don’t disagree, but the MTA is going to institute a fare hike no matter what. It just depends if we get stuck with an 8% hike that raises the costs a little while drivers spend on tolls or if we get stuck with a 23% hike and service cuts while getting nothing in return.

]]> By: MAL http://secondavenuesagas.com/2009/03/12/blaming-the-senate-for-mta-failures/#comment-59265 MAL Thu, 12 Mar 2009 17:49:13 +0000 http://secondavenuesagas.com/?p=2443#comment-59265 While service cuts and multi-fare rate hikes pose serious threats to the state of transit in the city, the $104/mo Unlimited, with which you close your post, is quite reasonable. The fact is that Albany's recalcitrance does not give straphangers an excuse to shirk from their own responsibilities. Spread out over 30 days, the Unlimited's hike is extremely modest for a daily commuter. All sides should be making at effort at closing the gap. Anything else is just another attempt to pass the bill around the table without contributing more to the tab. While service cuts and multi-fare rate hikes pose serious threats to the state of transit in the city, the $104/mo Unlimited, with which you close your post, is quite reasonable. The fact is that Albany’s recalcitrance does not give straphangers an excuse to shirk from their own responsibilities. Spread out over 30 days, the Unlimited’s hike is extremely modest for a daily commuter. All sides should be making at effort at closing the gap. Anything else is just another attempt to pass the bill around the table without contributing more to the tab.

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