Putting The MTA On The MAT

The MTA employs 70,000 people with a budget of $10.9 billion. There are many managerial, marketing, public relations and other office staff who could probably be cut to help ease the budget deficit without raising transit fares or cutting services. MTA officials should move aggressively so riders don’t become aggressive because of declining services. Eliminate waste at your home, MTA CEO Elliot Sander, before you keep New Yorkers homebound in theirs.

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Tunneling Towards Tomorrow

One day in 2015 (Scheduled end date but we all know it be later.), a Long Island Rail Road tunnel to Grand Central Station is to be completed. The first leg of that $7.2 billion LIRR tunnel was recently dug. The next section should be completed by the end of this summer. Both MTA chief Elliot Sander and Gene Russianoff of the Straphangars Campaign are happily on-board with the project. It's nice to see positive action below ground that will benefit New York City. It's much preferable to the typical head-in-the-sand, ostrich behavior by government agencies when it comes to obtaining favorable results.