Sentences with phrase «transportation authority board»

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority board on Wednesday awarded a $ 573 million contract to Cubic Transportation Systems to design a new method for riders to pay.

Under his plan, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority board would grow by two voting members, both appointed by the governor.

A Metropolitan Transportation Authority board member recommended by Mayor Bill de Blasio raised questions Wednesday about the costs of New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo's plans to overhaul Pennsylvania Station.

Metropolitan Transportation Authority board members warned of the danger posed by the agency's rising debt Wednesday, even as they approved a $ 2.9 billion capital spending increase funded with $ 1.6 billion of new bonds.

Veronica Vanterpool, a transportation authority board member picked by the mayor, said Mr. Cuomo spent time on superficial things, like adding lights on bridges, instead of critical but less sexy fixes like upgrading antiquated signals that are to blame for many delays.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo named the 57 - year - old Paterson, a former state senator and the stateâ $ ™ s first black governor, to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority board.

According to Mike Lupica, these tolls, set at $ 2 and collected by EZ - Pass technology so as not to slow traffic, were supported by nearly every major leader in the city: «politicians, labor leaders, community activists, even patrician Metropolitan Transportation Authority board members.»

A day after Gov. Andrew Cuomo unveiled plans for the new Penn Station, a Metropolitan Transportation Authority board member — Veronica Vanterpool, chairwoman of the Tristate Transportation Campaign — is raising concerns about the project's timeline and its funding.

Each of Cuomo's six appointees to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority board is a man, as are 14 of the 17 other members appointed by local officials or organizations.

Members of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority board are expected to consider a proposal today to bring back the W subway line, which was eliminated during 2010 service cuts.

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority board on Wednesday voted to ban alcohol advertising from its properties, beginning Jan. 1.

Elected officials joined in Manhattan Sunday with advocacy group Riders Alliance and Metropolitan Transportation Authority board member Allen Cappelli over the weekend with their eyes on the new state dollars made possible through the 2013 - 14 budget passed last month, which included an increase of more than $ 358 million for transit.

Elected officials joined in Manhattan Sunday with advocacy group Riders Alliance and Metropolitan Transportation Authority board member Allen Cappelli over the weekend with their eyes on the new state dollars made possible through -LSB-...]

Rejecting advice from Rep. Brian Higgins (D - Buffalo) to shrink its plans, the Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority board Thursday voted to hire a consultant to plan extensions of Metro Rail.

Not exact matches

The former are run by entangled webs of local transportation authorities and quasi-private operating boards.

In addtion, The Vancouver Board of Trade campaigned for a metro transit authority and monitored regional transportation.

Robin serves on a variety of boards and committees, including the Association of Canadian Port Authorities; Greater Vancouver Gateway Council; Greater Vancouver Board of Trade; Western Transportation Advisory Council; Canada West Foundation; and British Columbia Business Council.

Asian, African - American and Hispanic business and religious leaders demonstrated outside Gov. Andrew Cuomo's Manhattan office to pressure the Democrat to diversify the leadership of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, the Jacob Javits Center board of directors and other state entities under the control of the executive branch.

Under the proposed law, local constituencies, such as community boards, council members and borough presidents would have a say in how the plazas are used, but the transportation agency would have ultimate rule - making authority, Garodnick said.

In 2009, Ms. Nugent was appointed to the Capital District Transportation Authority (CDTA) Board, and currently serves as the Vice Chairwoman.

Veronica Vanterpool, an authority board member who also leads the Tri-State Transportation Campaign, an advocacy group, praised the proposed team as experienced and prepared to address the system's challenges.

But the project had stalled as an amendment to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority's Capital Plan was withdrawn at the Capital Program Review Board, potentially fearing a veto from Flanagan's appointees on the bBoard, potentially fearing a veto from Flanagan's appointees on the boardboard.

The measure allows pets to travel on Metropolitan Transportation Authority during emergencies as long as their is also space for people to be on board first.

The ad buy comes after an amendment to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority's Capital Plan was withdrawn at the Capital Program Review Board, potentially fearing a veto from Flanagan's appointees on the bBoard, potentially fearing a veto from Flanagan's appointees on the boardboard.

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority faces a $ 1 million lawsuit from the board at The Theso Condo On The Upper East Side Over Claims That...

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority faces a $ 1 million lawsuit from the board at The Theso Condo On The Upper East Side Over Claims That The Second Avenue Subway project is damaging the façade.

Dear Hon. Fernando Ferrer, Thank you for your service on the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) Board and dedication toward improving the quality of life of the countless passengers that use the many services offered.

The $ 145.3 billion spending plan increases school aid next year by just under $ 1 billion (which school boards say is not enough) and over the next five years commits to build thousands of units of affordable housing for the homeless, contribute $ 8.3 billion to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, spend $ 22 billion on upstate roads and bridges, cut taxes for small businesses and create a rebate for Thruway toll payers.

Electeds Say Eliminating Proposed Discounted LIRR Fare Between Southeast Queens and Penn Station Renders Freedom Ticket Pilot «Inferior» and «Set Up For Failure» QUEENS, NY — In advance of the upcoming Board Meeting of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA), Borough President Melinda Katz, U.S. Representatives Gregory Meeks, Senators Leroy Comrie and James Sanders, Assemblymember Alicia -LSB-...]

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork)-- Wednesday marked Joe Lhota's last board meeting as the chairman of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority.

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio's appointees to the board of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority have formed a three - person rebel faction, questioning some of the panel's initiatives and pushing their own.

The Republican - controlled State Senate never got around to confirming de Blasio's three appointees to the board of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, which controls New York City's subways and buses.

«I want to make sure that we have a signed law that does what I've tried to accomplish for the last six years which is to reform the Port Authority, to return them completely and wholly to their mission, which is transportation and not real - estate holdings, that we make sure there's a board that we hold accountable and have the right accounting principles,» Lanza said in an interview.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Tuesday injected one final issue into the end of the legislative session with a bill that would remake the board of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority with two new seats controlled by the state.

Cuomo sought last week to gain more control over the board of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, a measure that ultimately failed.

Sen. Steve Saland is calling for the creation of a Metropolitan Transportation Authority Restructuring Board to reorganize the agency.

De Blasio's appointees to the board of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority have formed a three - person rebel faction, questioning some of the panel's initiatives and pushing their own.

The question cracked up the 40 or so other Upper East Side residents who had been invited by a division of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority for a tour of the line, which has been on the drawing board since 1920.

Southold Town Board members are questioning the Metropolitan Transportation Authority's handling of railroad track maintenance in Southold, which has caused unexpected road closures.

From Pataki, Seabrook secured a place for himself on the board of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, and wrangled new benefits for his members from the otherwise fiscally conservative Republican governor.

Meanwhile, Cuomo is looking to make the PA board do his bidding: In April, he got the Legislature's backing for a new inspector general, appointed by and answerable only to him, with jurisdiction over the Port Authority and all downstate transportation projects.

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But after days of requests, the administration has only identified a total of three boards that it said fall under the order's purview: the Albany Convention Center Authority, the Capital Program Review Board at the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and the Occupational Safety and Health Hazard Abatement Board.

In 2009, the board of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority responded to the fiscal hardships of the Great Recession by voting for drastic cuts to subway and bus service.

An appointee of Mayor Bill de Blasio to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority's board raised concerns Wednesday about the funding for New York Governor Andrew Cuomo's grand plans for the new Penn Station.

But Martin Robins, a former Port executive and current director emeritus of Rutgers University's Alan M. Voorhees Transportation Center, finds the prospect of a wholesale, Cuomo - driven remake of half the Port Authority board concerning.

He has sat on the boards of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, New York Public Library, Pelham Picture House, and Manhattan College.

Officials from the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and the LIRR met with local officials and transportation advocates throughout 2016 and 2017 to develop the new schedule, and had also met with the Riverhead Town Board, the Southold Town Board and the Greenport Village Board, as well as with business groups, to discusTransportation Authority and the LIRR met with local officials and transportation advocates throughout 2016 and 2017 to develop the new schedule, and had also met with the Riverhead Town Board, the Southold Town Board and the Greenport Village Board, as well as with business groups, to discustransportation advocates throughout 2016 and 2017 to develop the new schedule, and had also met with the Riverhead Town Board, the Southold Town Board and the Greenport Village Board, as well as with business groups, to discuss the changes.

Without a unanimous decision from the board, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority could not transfer the land, and the state could not contribute its half of the $ 600 million public subsidy.

He noted the Board of Ethics does not receive disclosure forms from the Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority or Erie County Medical Center.