Sentences with phrase «city transit funding»

But the upstagings and rank - pullings kept coming — from Cuomo's blindsiding of de Blasio with an Ebola quarantine to a last - minute request for $ 1 billion more in city transit funding to sudden inspections of city homeless shelters — and the rewards kept diminishing.

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On such sales, the city would collect either $ 61.49 a square foot or 20 percent of the total cost of the air rights, whichever is higher, to go into an account to fund pedestrian and transit improvements for the area.

As Altamonte Springs City Manager Marts told Curbed, «Seemed to us, if you can order a pizza using your cell phone, or transfer funds with [your] cell phone, you should be able to order a transit trip.

We love that you're looking for cities that have robust public transit infrastructure — but we know that an influx of 50,000 new people will strain our existing service, and building new transit to serve Amazon could divert funds from the rest of us.

Unfortunately, with Christy Clark playing endless transit funding games with the mayors of Metro Vancouver, at this rate commuters in other cities will wait for years before they see the buses and trains required to reduce gridlock and traffic.»

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But unlike the transit hub, built largely with federal transportation money, the church is being funded through donations including from the Greek government, Greek Orthodoxchurch members around the world, the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston and the Italian city of Bari, whose patron saint is St Nicholas.

Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan continues to say New York City should «ante up» on funding mass transit, though expressed openness on Monday to negotiating a congestion pricing proposal.

The de Blasio administration warns that a plan by Cuomo to divert a portion of new city property taxes to the MTA to help fund mass transit improvements would cost the city $ 290 billion over 35 years.

U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer suggested Thursday using money in a federal relief fund to bolster transit in the New York City area.

Finding ways of funding mass transit has been a key issue for lawmakers this legislative session amid ongoing problems with the New York City subway system.

The feds are probing how stimulus funds have been used in four of the city's largest transit projects — all of which are behind schedule.

Funding included in the recently passed state budget will allow New York City subway cars to be repaired more quickly, Cuomo said while unveiling an effort aimed at improving service for a transit system notorious for frequent breakdowns.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo has been criticized for his handling of the transit problems, but has also called for the city to take on more of a role in funding transit.

Talk about bad timing: President Obama is due in NYC today — just as news broke about his administration's decision to cut anti-terror funding for the city's mass transit system and port security.

With a modernization plan due soon from the new head of the MTA's New York City Transit division and another five - year MTA capital plan looming, all signs point to the governor asking the city to yet again allocate additional funds toward the state - controlled City Transit division and another five - year MTA capital plan looming, all signs point to the governor asking the city to yet again allocate additional funds toward the state - controlled city to yet again allocate additional funds toward the state - controlled MTA.

Cuomo next week in his State of the State address is expected to unveil the details of his plan to create a congestion pricing program in the New York City metropolitan area in order to provide for more transit funding.

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But it also presents grim funding questions for the MTA and other big - city transit agencies, according to the analysis, a joint study from transportation advocacy groups Riders Alliance and the Tri-State Transportation Campaign.

«Our transit system needs adequate and stable funding from both the city and state, dynamic solutions brought forth by the MTA, and chutzpah from Governor Cuomo to lead the city out of this transit crisis.»

The money collected from the endeavor would go to funding repairs to the city's ailing public transit system, while also easing record traffic in Manhattan.

Makes all New York City police officers, firefighters, housing police, transit police, correction officers, and all surviving spouses eligible for variable supplements fund, regardless of number of years of service.

Despite gaining the support of transit advocates and several local officials, including Councilman Ydanis Rodriguez, Mayor de Blasio has been reluctant to fund the pilot program, or any variation of it, saying the city can not afford it and that ultimately the MTA is the state's responsibility.

Cuomo's hand - picked MTA chairman Joe Lhota gave a quick history lesson of the history of the authority, explaining that the city owns the assets of MTA sub-agency New York City Transit and the state only stepped in to fund the first capital plan in 1981 because the city's finances were a mess and the subways were a disascity owns the assets of MTA sub-agency New York City Transit and the state only stepped in to fund the first capital plan in 1981 because the city's finances were a mess and the subways were a disasCity Transit and the state only stepped in to fund the first capital plan in 1981 because the city's finances were a mess and the subways were a disascity's finances were a mess and the subways were a disaster.

To ensure that doesn't happen De Blasio recently demanded a «lockbox» to ensure amassed funds go exclusively to city transit.

De Blasio has proposed a tax on city residents making more than $ 500,000 a year to help fund the transit system.

«It is time that New York City enact a congestion pricing plan that fully funds our mass transit system, improves traffic flow, and fairly applies fees so that outer - borough black car riders aren't forced to pay more than Manhattan residents who can easily hail a cab,» said Ira Goldstein, the Black Car Fund's executive director, in a statement.

The funds generated from this fee, as much as $ 525 million per year, will be poured into MTA coffers to fix the city's ailing public transit system.

Upstate and Long Island residents would have to pay 50 cents per trip to help fund mass transit in New York City and its suburbs, as well as upstate bus lines.

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The Rider's Alliance members, NY Communities for Change members, NYPIRG Straphangers Campaign members and other transit advocates were outside Cuomo's New York City office chanting and demanding a «fund and fix» to the city's subway sysCity office chanting and demanding a «fund and fix» to the city's subway syscity's subway system.

The congestion pricing plan was largely meant to fund the city's ailing public transit system, and this new surcharge too will go to the MTA to speed up repairs.

ALBANY — Sen. Jeff Klein (D - Bronx) emerged from a meeting with legislative leaders and Gov. Andrew Cuomo saying more funding for mass transit and crumbling public housing in New York City are part of a «tentative deal» on the state budget.

Three key points of contention between the city and the state have emerged over transit funding, highlighted during MTA Chair Joe Lhota's testimony at the joint legislative hearing on transportation last week in Albany.

«New York City is home to some of the most gridlocked streets in the nation and with this new advisory panel, we take a major step forward in coming up with a real solution to tackle the issue of congestion while helping to fund mass transit moving forward,» Cuomo said.

Cuomo backed a congestion pricing as a means of funding the ailing mass transit and subway system in New York City, criticism of which for him reached a boiling point with strap hangers amid a series of delays and disruptions last summer.

Mr. Katz cited the example of transportation funding in Los Angeles, where former mayor Antonio Villaraigosa worked with mayors of nearby cities to get Washington to vastly expand federal transportation loans to cities like his, and then supplemented that federal funding with a sales tax hike devoted to funding regional transit.

A broad coalition of environmental groups, good - government organizations and transit advocates are urging Gov. Andrew Cuomo and state lawmakers to approve new funding for public transportation in New York City.

Nearly three - quarters of those surveyed — 72 percent — say the state should invest more and 64 percent said New York City should provide more funding for mass transit.

The hearing came as Cuomo and New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, a fellow Democrat, continue to squabble over capital funding for the MTA and other matters regarding the transit system.

With advocates clamoring for more MTA funding, the mayor said it was up to Albany — not the city — to help plug the transit agency's budget gap.

New York City's ongoing transit woes — and lack of funding to solve them — have loomed large in Albany budget talks.

BOSTON — New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio joined mayors from across the U.S. on Monday to demand increased federal transportation funding, promising a campaign to get Washington to spend more on bridges, roads and improvements to mass - transit systems.

Also at 10:30 a.m., Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz and transit advocates announce measures to close funding gap, address latest disaster in «summer of hell» for aging transit network in city and surrounding counties, Penn Station entrance, 8th Avenue and West 31st Street, Manhattan.

Despite Governor Cuomo declaring a state of emergency for the ailing system and acknowledging control over the transit agency, he continues to turn toward the city for funding to carry out repairs.

After a week of squabbling between the city and the state over mass - transit funding, MTA chairman Joe Lhota traveled to the State Capitol to defend the governor's proposed budget that would force the city to pay more.

As the fate of a far - ranging congestion pricing plan to overhaul New York City commuting patterns and transit funding goes to state consideration, many questions linger.

The governor, however, came under scrutiny for the problems plaguing the New York City subway system and elected officials are debating ways of finding new funding sources for the Metropolitan Transit Authority.

A small chunk of Buffalo Billion funds designated for revitalizing neighborhoods and improving transit in the city went to about two dozen companies and local groups, a few of which also donated to the governor.

Expanding Citi Bike: Council members and transit advocates rallied outside City Hall in January calling on the mayor to provide public funds for a citywide expansion of the Citi Bike program.