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The Byford Plan and the MTA Information Deficit

Andy Byford (photo: Marc A. Hermann / MTA New York City Transit) New York City Transit’s new president, Andy Byford, recently presented a major plan to fix the subways, called “Fast Forward,” which in... read more

Cuomo tries a new MTA tack: Ridicule

Andrew Cuomo made a case for congestion pricing and MTA reform Thursday by mocking the transportation ... It also runs counter to the strategy of the Cuomo-approved New York City Transit President, An... read more

New York's Public Transit Head Says the Subway Needs $40 Billion to Save it From a Death Spiral

According to a recent Bloomberg report, Andy Byford—CEO of the New York City Transit Authority ... even more in addition to its plans to raise fares, neither of which is a good way of getting people b... read more

NYC Mayor discusses L train alternatives on subway

MTA NYC Transit President Andy Byford held an open house in Jamaica, Queens about the subway improvement plan known as Fast Forward. That billion dollar plan will require city, state and federal suppo... read more

Will 2019 be the turning point for New York’s transit crises?

Patrick Foye, president of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, pointed to a previous plan to redo the subway signals that estimated a completion deadline in 40 years. Foye lauded New York City ... read more

MTA to cut service on L Train for 15 weekends to prepare for shutdown

The MTA plans to cut service on the L train between Manhattan ... it’s the most reliable service we can deliver,” Andy Byford, the president of MTA New York City Transit Authority, said in a statement ... read more

CityViews: The New York City Subway Should Be Free

New York City Transit ... President Andy Byford said earlier this month that a big part of the system’s budget woes are the direct result of individuals who don’t pay their fare. He went onto say fare ... read more

Molinaro’s transit plan calls for overhaul of costly work rules

In an 8-point plan called ... Molinaro embraced New York City Transit Authority President Andy Byford’s extensive — and costly — proposal for fixing the subways, saying it was needed in light of an av... read more

NYC subway head wants massive overhaul, but cost a concern

NEW YORK — New York City's delay ... and new subway cars along with a new fare payment system, according to a proposal introduced Wednesday by the head of the system. NYC Transit President Andy Byford ... read more

Federal Corporate Tax Cuts Just Gave New Billions to New York Businesses - What About the MTA?

But to pay for the MTA’s current capital plan, and then pay for the new “Fast Forward” plan put forth by MTA New York City Transit President Andy Byford on top of it ... The result of the reform was s... read more

Democrats Take State Senate: What It Means For NYC

Many of those proposals, from tighter rent laws to election reforms to funding for the ailing subway system ... red states and blue states," he said. New York City Transit President Andy Byford has a ... read more

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But the $1.1 billion per year that congestion pricing is projected to raise is significantly less than the estimated $40 billion over 10 years that New York City Transit Authority President Andy ... f... read more