Sentences with phrase «transportation authority board member»

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.

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.

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.

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-...]

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.»

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.

Not exact matches

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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