Comments on: Walder rumored to be next MTA head http://secondavenuesagas.com/2009/07/13/walder-rumored-to-be-next-mta-head/ A New York City Subway Blog Fri, 25 May 2012 22:48:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: 2009: The year the money vanished :: Second Ave. Sagas | A New York City Subway Blog http://secondavenuesagas.com/2009/07/13/walder-rumored-to-be-next-mta-head/#comment-69092 2009: The year the money vanished :: Second Ave. Sagas | A New York City Subway Blog Fri, 01 Jan 2010 21:05:30 +0000 http://secondavenuesagas.com/?p=3307#comment-69092 [...] we went in depth on the Bleecker St./Broadway/Lafayette St. reconstruction efforts. Jay Walder earned an MTA appointment and pledged a fully-funded capital plan. The Feds and the MTA debated whether or not the SAS Phase [...] [...] we went in depth on the Bleecker St./Broadway/Lafayette St. reconstruction efforts. Jay Walder earned an MTA appointment and pledged a fully-funded capital plan. The Feds and the MTA debated whether or not the SAS Phase [...]

]]> By: Praise as Paterson officially nominates Walder :: Second Ave. Sagas | A New York City Subway Blog http://secondavenuesagas.com/2009/07/13/walder-rumored-to-be-next-mta-head/#comment-62682 Praise as Paterson officially nominates Walder :: Second Ave. Sagas | A New York City Subway Blog Tue, 14 Jul 2009 19:52:41 +0000 http://secondavenuesagas.com/?p=3307#comment-62682 [...] By all accounts, Walder is supremely qualified and a transit innovator. Yesterday, I offered up my take on and praise for [...] [...] By all accounts, Walder is supremely qualified and a transit innovator. Yesterday, I offered up my take on and praise for [...]

]]> By: SEAN http://secondavenuesagas.com/2009/07/13/walder-rumored-to-be-next-mta-head/#comment-62654 SEAN Mon, 13 Jul 2009 19:00:00 +0000 http://secondavenuesagas.com/?p=3307#comment-62654 Nearly every large transit agency is converting to a smart cardpayment system. If he can do that in the Big Apple, fantastic. Anything that makes transit more user friendly I'm for it. New York should have been the first city in the US to convert to smart cards. The closest the MTA has come is the easypay Metrocard. Infact the current system was NOT what the manufacture suggested the MTA install. What was suggested was...wait for it... smart cards! If you think the setting up of a smart card system is messed up here, the Smartlink card in the SF Bay area is something like 5 years late & not all transit systems are tied in yet . From what I understand that will take upwards of another two years because there are thirteen bus systems all with different fare structures plus BART & CalTrain commuter rail. Nearly every large transit agency is converting to a smart cardpayment system. If he can do that in the Big Apple, fantastic. Anything that makes transit more user friendly I’m for it.

New York should have been the first city in the US to convert to smart cards. The closest the MTA has come is the easypay Metrocard. Infact the current system was NOT what the manufacture suggested the MTA install. What was suggested was…wait for it… smart cards!

If you think the setting up of a smart card system is messed up here, the Smartlink card in the SF Bay area is something like 5 years late & not all transit systems are tied in yet . From what I understand that will take upwards of another two years because there are thirteen bus systems all with different fare structures plus BART & CalTrain commuter rail.

]]> By: petey http://secondavenuesagas.com/2009/07/13/walder-rumored-to-be-next-mta-head/#comment-62652 petey Mon, 13 Jul 2009 16:57:48 +0000 http://secondavenuesagas.com/?p=3307#comment-62652 this bloke may well be a good choice, but not because of the oyster card or the olympics: the one is a way for a bureaucracy to yet further invade people's privacy, and the other is a boondoggle widely resented, except by those with media access who stand to make a profit on it (hint - just look at what elements were trying to push them on NYC). he is a good choice if he is a good administrator with a nose for efficiency, as he seems to be. this bloke may well be a good choice, but not because of the oyster card or the olympics: the one is a way for a bureaucracy to yet further invade people’s privacy, and the other is a boondoggle widely resented, except by those with media access who stand to make a profit on it (hint – just look at what elements were trying to push them on NYC). he is a good choice if he is a good administrator with a nose for efficiency, as he seems to be.

]]> By: A-W http://secondavenuesagas.com/2009/07/13/walder-rumored-to-be-next-mta-head/#comment-62649 A-W Mon, 13 Jul 2009 14:11:58 +0000 http://secondavenuesagas.com/?p=3307#comment-62649 This is encouraging news indeed. But if a good policymaker yells in a forest and no one else is there, did he really yell? Or to put it this way: The person in charge won't matter, unless the establishment addresses the root cause of the MTA's financial problems; that is, an excessive reliance on debt financing in general, and insufficient fares and/or subsidies to cover operating costs. This is encouraging news indeed. But if a good policymaker yells in a forest and no one else is there, did he really yell? Or to put it this way: The person in charge won’t matter, unless the establishment addresses the root cause of the MTA’s financial problems; that is, an excessive reliance on debt financing in general, and insufficient fares and/or subsidies to cover operating costs.

]]> By: Benjamin Kabak http://secondavenuesagas.com/2009/07/13/walder-rumored-to-be-next-mta-head/#comment-62647 Benjamin Kabak Mon, 13 Jul 2009 12:49:43 +0000 http://secondavenuesagas.com/?p=3307#comment-62647 I believe that Kalikow was the chair but not the executive director as well. Prior to Hemmerdinger/Sander, the chair was at the top and worked above the ED. With Dale and Lee, the two were co-equals. Now, the next person to get the position will be the lone Chair/ED. I believe that Kalikow was the chair but not the executive director as well. Prior to Hemmerdinger/Sander, the chair was at the top and worked above the ED. With Dale and Lee, the two were co-equals. Now, the next person to get the position will be the lone Chair/ED.

]]> By: Scott E http://secondavenuesagas.com/2009/07/13/walder-rumored-to-be-next-mta-head/#comment-62645 Scott E Mon, 13 Jul 2009 12:26:41 +0000 http://secondavenuesagas.com/?p=3307#comment-62645 You say that Walder could be "the first to hold the streamlined sole position atop the MTA leadership structure". Without passing judgement on anyone individually, how is this position different then the one formerly held by Peter Kalikow? You say that Walder could be “the first to hold the streamlined sole position atop the MTA leadership structure”. Without passing judgement on anyone individually, how is this position different then the one formerly held by Peter Kalikow?

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