Sentences with phrase «funding public transit»

What will it take for the governor to stop making excuses and start funding public transit?»

Instead of trying to squeeze every penny out of hard - working upstate residents, the Governor should be reprioritizing budget issues so that we can fund public transit systems through more appropriate budgetary means, starting with the legislation he vetoed that would have helped identify more long - term funding sources for upstate transit systems.»

«We are extremely encouraged by the new revenue streams secured for the MTA in the state budget,» said MTA spokesman Jon Weinstein in a statement, «and we will continue to work with our partners in government at all levels to help fund public transit.»

He pressured the mayor to surrender more money to fund public transit in the fall.

Also at 1 p.m., NYC subway and bus riders will rally with lawmakers from both parties, calling out Cuomo for zeroing out the MTA capital plan in his budget and demanding that the state follow through on the governor's promise to fund public transit investment, Assembly staircase, 3rd floor, state Capitol, Albany.

In 2008, then - mayor Michael Bloomberg proposed a $ 8 congestion charge levied on all drivers south of 60th Street in Manhattan, known as the Central Business District (CBD), to reduce traffic and help fund public transit improvements.

Not exact matches

The four proposed new levies would bring in the $ 2 billion a year needed to fund over 400 kilometres of new and improved public transit, Metrolinx said.

For instance, the government says it will invest $ 950 million over five years to support «superclusters,» but the vast bulk of that money is repurposed from last year's budget, with the remainder scraped from «public transit and green infrastructure» funding allocated in the 2016 fall economic statement.

The Vancouver Board of Trade welcomes yesterday's announcement that a referendum on transit funding in Metro Vancouver could be delayed, and urges the provincial government to push back the referendum date to June 30, 2015, in order to give the public ample time to consider the referendum question and its implications.

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They do not reflect $ 1.5  billion in 2007â $ «08 measures announced earlier this year, including the Public Transit Capital Trust 2008 and the Police Officers Recruitment Fund.

Infrastructure Minister Amarjeet Sohi, a low - profile minister with a high - impact portfolio, must hammer out huge bilateral deals with all the provinces for their slices of $ 33 billion in federal funds for ribbon - cutting - worthy projects like big public transit expansions.

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Ottawa could withhold funding for affordable housing, public transit, oil spill cleanup and more — unless Premier John Horgan buckles.

«In addition to the confirmation of the Public Transit Fund, we are particularly pleased with the $ 700 - million announcement to support the Action Plan for Women Entrepreneurs.

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.

It continues to be important that provincial and regional commitments are made to fully participate in cost - sharing of the Federal Government's Public Transit Infrastructure Fund.

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Take a leadership role in working with local governments and communities to pursue mobility pricing (e.g. road tolling, distance pricing, etc.) to fund further investments in public transit and roads; and

She imposed a five - year freeze on the carbon tax, refuses to use carbon tax revenue to fund climate solutions, exempted the LNG industry from calculating greenhouse gas emissions on 70 per cent of its operations, cancelled a home retrofit program, and derailed public transit expansion plans with a built - to - fail referendum.

Since 2011, Reinvent Albany and numerous advocacy, business and labor organizations have supported a series of «lockbox» bills that would make it more difficult for the governor to divert funds dedicated to public transit to the General Fund or other purposes.

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.

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.

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.

Maybe next Flanagan can use public funding to create a privately owned alternative mass transit system.

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.

Greene County Administrator Shaun Groden is unfamiliar with the funding and is unsure if the county would be eligible, but said the county would like to add more routes to its public bus system, the Greene County Transit System.

U.S. Rep. John Katko (R - N.Y.) spoke out Wednesday afternoon about a House bill amendment that would cut funding for the Centro public transit company by 20 percent.

U.S. Rep. John Katko (R - N.Y.) spoke out about a House of Representatives bill that would reduce funding for the Centro public transit company.

At 2 p.m., Assemblywoman Shelley Mayer and advocates gather to call for additional funding for public transit, pedestrian and bicycle infrastructure in the final New York state budget, Fountain Plaza at Ridge Hill, 1 Ridge Hill Blvd., Yonkers.

Rep. John Katko asked a committee of House and Senate members Wednesday to restore $ 12 million in funding for Centro and billions for other public transit systems that were cut in a highway bill the House passed earlier this month.

He authored legislation to require more accountability from the more than 700 state and local authorities that use public funds and provide quasi-governmental services like mass transit and economic development.

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.

Republican Congressman Richard Hanna is joining fellow New York Congressman Louise Slaughter in a push to restore federal funding for local public transit systems.The money would be cut in the new federal Highway bill.

«The State's raids on public transit funding have forced the MTA to pay for subways and buses with debt.

«We are campaigning for a Green New Deal for New York, including full employment through public jobs for the unemployed, a $ 15 - an - hour minimum wage, single - payer health care, fully funded public schools from pre-K through college, affordable housing and expanded mass transit,» Hawkins said.

Central New York's public transit system is facing a sizeable budget gap and it's proposing a major reduction in service if more funding isn't provided.

Transportation and environmental advocates hail the idea for both encouraging drivers to take public transportation and also providing the funding to improve mass transit.

On transit, he said the next mayor must start a public conversation about how to improve the current funding scheme for the cash - strapped Metropolitan Transportation Authority, which he ran for a little less than a year before stepping down to campaign for mayor.

In addition, the agency has been caught in the middle of a public feud between Mayor Bill de Blasio and Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo over how New York City Transit should be funded and improved.

He said his progressive tax reforms would also fund «A Green New Deal for New York» featuring full employment, living wages, single - payer health care, fully - funded public schools, affordable housing and mass transit, and a 100 percent clean energy system by 2030.

This is not the first year Centro has spent more money running buses in its four central New York county service area than it's taken in to do so, but according to the public transit authority's executive director, Frank Kobliski, they've run out of one - time funding streams to fill the hole.

«I am calling for a Green New Deal for New York to establish the human right of all New Yorkers to economic security and prosperity, including decent jobs, living wages, publicly - funded health care, good public education from pre-K through college, and affordable housing, mass transit, and clean energy,» said Hawkins, a working Teamster who unloads trucks at night at UPS in Syracuse.

Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Robin Vos suggested Tuesday the state could cut a chunk out of a looming $ 680 million transportation fund deficit by removing public transit from that part of the budget.

In his first budget address to the legislature, Murphy said he would use the extra revenue to ramp up state aid for school districts, increase funding for the beleaguered NJ Transit and a make a larger payment into the cash - strapped public worker pension system.

De Blasio cited other examples of what he perceived as revenge, including inconveniently timed pressure from the state for the city to increase transit funding and a fight over money for public housing.

«Although some of these changes represent modest improvements, we're very disappointed that after months of discussion the city fails to recognize that we can't create a stronger Midtown if we don't reliably invest in the transit system, predictably fund public space improvements, protect landmark worthy buildings, and make sure that New Yorkers have a real voice in the future of their skyline,» Lola Finkelstein, chairwoman of a multi-board task force comprised of Community Boards 1, 4, 5 and 6, said in a statement.

Lawmakers want a portion of that money to be dedicated to local public transit agencies to help them deal with expected ridership declines to the new services and to help fund programs to expand transportation options for disabled people.

The city would take a 20 to 40 percent cut of the sales proceeds to fund transit and public infrastructure improvements.