Sentences with phrase «transit advocacy group»
Transit advocacy group Riders Alliance said reduced - priced MetroCards for New Yorkers below the poverty line would cost only a quarter of one - percent of the city's $ 90 billion budget.
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Public transit advocacy group Transportation Alternatives also slammed Cuomo's proposal to cut $ 100 million from the MTA.
The Riders Alliance, a mass transit advocacy group, urged the two men to stop fighting and solve the problem to fund the system.
«The boulevard of death» was the harsh name recently given to Lower Manhattan's Canal Street by Transportation Alternatives, a safe - transit advocacy group.
But now, MoveNY, the transit advocacy group that has consistently pushed for congestion pricing, is back at it again.
The Riders Alliance, a transit advocacy group that has been one of Cuomo's biggest critics regarding the transit system's flaws, will hold a rally outside of the governor's Midtown office tonight «to demand he take action to fix and fund our subways.»
«We need real leadership from Albany from the governor and the legislature,» said Nick Sifuentes, the executive director of the transit advocacy group Tri-State Transportation Campaign.
Transit advocacy groups (including the Riders Alliance and Transportation Alternatives) are, of course, on board, as are some surprising groups, including REBNY and Uber.
Johnson said the proposal is modeled on one the Community Service Society, a nonprofit, and the transit advocacy group Riders Alliance have persistently pushed despite reluctance from City Hall.
A transit advocacy group says congestion pricing for Manhattan would affect relatively few suburban commuters.
Transit advocacy groups and the Community Service Society have called for the program.
On Tuesday, John Raskin, the executive director of the Riders Alliance, a transit advocacy group, said that Mr. Cuomo must move quickly to deliver a plan to improve service.
The governor previously designated Mayor Byron W. Brown to lead the effort, which involves stakeholders such as the NFTA, city and elected officials, Amtrak and transit advocacy groups.