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fromStreetsblog
1 week ago

So What's Going On With All Those Congestion Pricing Lawsuits? - Streetsblog New York City

MTA et al v. Duffy et al The big enchilada, the main event, the linchpin in this whole damn thing. When U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy sent a letter to New York demanding that it cease tolling drivers headed into lower Manhattan, Gov. Hochul declared, "The cameras are staying on," and the MTA sued in federal court [ PDF]. In this case, as in many others, the federal government has been playing the role of Keystone Kops, stepping on one rake after another.
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fromStreetsblog
1 month ago
US politics

Cutting Federal Transit Funding Won't Close Budget Gaps - But Will Make Transportation Less Affordable - Streetsblog USA

Eliminating the mass transit account and banning flexing would cut transit budgets 15–20%, reduce services, hurt rural areas, and not solve Highway Trust Fund shortfall.
fromStreetsblog
1 month ago
US politics

Breaking: Trump Admin Seeks To Decimate Federal Transit Funding - Streetsblog USA

The White House proposals would eliminate billions in federal transit funding and restrict states' ability to flex highway dollars, disproportionately harming red states.
fromStreetsblog
1 month ago
US politics

Cutting Federal Transit Funding Won't Close Budget Gaps - But Will Make Transportation Less Affordable - Streetsblog USA

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