Comments on: Finding a rallying cry in Sander’s Op-Ed http://secondavenuesagas.com/2009/06/01/in-op-ed-sander-defends-the-mta/ A New York City Subway Blog Sat, 26 May 2012 00:19:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Ariel http://secondavenuesagas.com/2009/06/01/in-op-ed-sander-defends-the-mta/#comment-61358 Ariel Mon, 01 Jun 2009 20:56:21 +0000 http://secondavenuesagas.com/?p=3013#comment-61358 I thought that the op-ed was a great piece and put into perceptive Albany's role in the MTA's problems. Something that Sanders should have included in the piece though was recommending congestion pricing. The Obama administration has made it clear they would reward $350 million if it is implemented and the funds collected through cp would go a long way in funding the rest of the capital budget. I thought that the op-ed was a great piece and put into perceptive Albany’s role in the MTA’s problems.

Something that Sanders should have included in the piece though was recommending congestion pricing. The Obama administration has made it clear they would reward $350 million if it is implemented and the funds collected through cp would go a long way in funding the rest of the capital budget.

]]> By: Organize the MTA « NY Bullshit http://secondavenuesagas.com/2009/06/01/in-op-ed-sander-defends-the-mta/#comment-61352 Organize the MTA « NY Bullshit Mon, 01 Jun 2009 16:13:07 +0000 http://secondavenuesagas.com/?p=3013#comment-61352 [...] puts a point on the issue: MTA and public transit is still losing the public image battle, and needs to position itself as a public priority – in the same way that automakers have made themselves into an icon of [...] [...] puts a point on the issue: MTA and public transit is still losing the public image battle, and needs to position itself as a public priority – in the same way that automakers have made themselves into an icon of [...]

]]> By: Gary http://secondavenuesagas.com/2009/06/01/in-op-ed-sander-defends-the-mta/#comment-61351 Gary Mon, 01 Jun 2009 14:55:21 +0000 http://secondavenuesagas.com/?p=3013#comment-61351 Ben, I couldn't have said it better myself. A large part of the fight is going to be educating journalists; politicians wouldn't be able to demagogue this issue so thoroughly if reporters properly understood the roots of the problems. It's not the MTA - it's Albany. Ben, I couldn’t have said it better myself. A large part of the fight is going to be educating journalists; politicians wouldn’t be able to demagogue this issue so thoroughly if reporters properly understood the roots of the problems.

It’s not the MTA – it’s Albany.

]]> By: fpteditors http://secondavenuesagas.com/2009/06/01/in-op-ed-sander-defends-the-mta/#comment-61349 fpteditors Mon, 01 Jun 2009 13:26:32 +0000 http://secondavenuesagas.com/?p=3013#comment-61349 "modernization", "seamless service", "expanded service"... ? no wonder he was fired. He is a threat to the fossil-fuel/auto oligarchy. “modernization”, “seamless service”, “expanded service”… ? no wonder he was fired. He is a threat to the fossil-fuel/auto oligarchy.

]]> By: Scott E http://secondavenuesagas.com/2009/06/01/in-op-ed-sander-defends-the-mta/#comment-61348 Scott E Mon, 01 Jun 2009 12:40:12 +0000 http://secondavenuesagas.com/?p=3013#comment-61348 Twice in this article, you've said the MTA was better off with Sander than it is now. There's no disputing that Sander was the right man for the job and should have been allowed to continue, but I wouldn't go so far as to say that Helena Williams is the wrong person to run the agency. Lets give her some time to show what she can do before we pass judgement on her. Twice in this article, you’ve said the MTA was better off with Sander than it is now. There’s no disputing that Sander was the right man for the job and should have been allowed to continue, but I wouldn’t go so far as to say that Helena Williams is the wrong person to run the agency. Lets give her some time to show what she can do before we pass judgement on her.

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