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Opponents already combatting the Ravitch recommendations

Wednesday, December 3rd, 2008

While we know what Richard Ravitch is going to propose — modest fare hikes, East River bridge tolls and a small, region-wide payroll tax increase — already this plan’s opponents are gathering to defeat it. Will no one step up to save the MTA?
As Streetsblog reported today, Micah Kellner, the anti-congestion pricing assembly representative from [...]

The two-dollar ride

Thursday, August 14th, 2008

I’m on vacation for the next week, but since New York’s subways never shut down, neither will Second Ave. Sagas. I’ve enlisted the help of a few bloggers to help keep things fresh around here. Today’s guest post comes to us from Todd, a frequent SAS commenter and the author of Blog Name Removed.
Last Friday, [...]