New York State has a big problem! Technically, New York State has plenty of problems, but the way in which the state funds itself is a big problem. Currently, in New York, the reliance on fines and fees as a revenue source is extremely troubling. A national study found that 34 New York localities collect […]
New York’s Unjust Revenue Streams
Currently, in New York, the reliance on fines and fees as a revenue source is extremely troubling. A national study found that 34 New York localities collect over 10 percent of their revenue via fines and fees with a dozen of them receiving over 20 percent of their revenue that way. This is just as […]
MTA to Debate Fare and Toll Hikes
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA), a notoriously mismanaged and wasteful agency is facing an apocalyptic fiscal crisis despite a $4 billion cash injection as part of the most recent Covid-19 relief package. The cash saves the MTA from making brutal service cuts, but the financial crises still loom. Under this backdrop, the MTA board must […]
FMCSA Proposes to Drop Requirement for Drivers to Report Traffic Citations to Carriers
As part of its effort to remove costly, redundant, and burdensome regulations, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) is considering eliminating the requirement that interstate truck drivers annually prepare and submit a list of their traffic violation convictions to their employers. The agency believes the requirement is “largely duplicative” of another provision requiring carriers […]
Verrazzano Narrows Bridge to Begin Bi-directional Tolling
MTA Bridges and Tunnels has advised that beginning on Tuesday, December 1, 2020, at 2 am, tolls will be charged electronically in both directions at the Verrazzano Narrows Bridge. Since 1986, per federal legislation, tolls were only collected Staten Island bound. Now toll amounts will be split and motorists charged in both directions. The MTA […]