The notion that trucks don’t pay their fair share and should pay additional fees to enter midtown Manhattan just to fund the MTA is absurd. There’s no free ride for trucks. Truckers pay 4-5 times higher registration fees than cars and pay additional surcharges if registered in the metro area. They also pay a mileage-based […]
An Open Letter to Veronica Vanterpool and the MTA Board of Directors
Dear Ms. Vanterpool, It is no surprise that you, a member of the MTA’s board took to selling Move NY’s flawed congestion pricing scheme in the pages of the NY Daily News (Mayor, Get Behind Progressive Congestion Pricing). It’s more pork for your agency but is a bad deal for NYC. The plan calls for […]
Not Another Penny!
Did you hear the one about how the agency with a $15 billion operating budget and a 5-year $30 billion capital plan doesn’t have money? Yes, apparently the MTA is so starved for cash that we must, MUST start tolling the currently un-tolled East River crossings….or tax millionaires…or increase the mansion tax… But before debating […]
MTA: Summer Nighttime Discount on Tolls For Truckers
The MTA has announced a 50 percent discount on tolls for truckers during nighttime hours this summer (MTA Press Release). While the stated purpose is to help with disruptions caused by “Amtrak-Forced Summer Service Cuts”, with construction at many of the toll plazas and on several subway lines as well, clearly the goal is to […]
The Move NY Plan: They’ve Got a Bridge to Sell You
New Yorkers love the idea of tolling NYC’s East River bridges! So says a deceptive poll “partially” released by Move NY Fair Plan advocates to sell their East River tolling scheme in Albany. (See poll). While poll answers matter, the questions asked matter more. When 880 “likely voters” were asked which they’d prefer to improve […]