Building Ridership Through Smart Fare Incentives- Fare Change Hearing Testimony
August 20, 2025 Good morning! I’m Brian Fritsch, Associate Director for the Permanent Citizens Advisory Committee to the MTA (PCAC).…
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Phew! Glad We Didn’t End Up Like New Jersey- Finance Committee Testimony
Good afternoon! I’m Brian Fritsch, Associate Director for the Permanent Citizens Advisory Committee to the MTA, PCAC. PCAC is proud…
PCAC Releases Results of 2025 OMNY User Experience Survey
Issues Recommendations for Improvement and Fare Incentives Based on Responses and Hopes for the Future as MetroCard is Phased Out…
BRT for the Boroughs: PCAC Calls on MTA and City Hall for Bold Action to Transform NYC’s Bus System in New Report
Report Highlights New Design Concepts for Flatbush Ave. and Northern Blvd.; Arrives Amid Renewed Interest in BRT Citywide Driven by…
In Whitepaper, PCAC Asks New Yorkers and City Leaders to Start Riding with Housing Affordability
Work Highlights the Virtuous Cycle of Transit and Housing in Response to the Recommendations of the Mayor’s Charter Revision Commission …
Fair Fares Coalition to Mayor Adams: Stop Kicking the Can and Expand Fair Fares to 200% of the FPL
June 26, 2025 Honorable Eric AdamsMayor, City of New YorkCity HallNew York, NY 10007 Dear Mayor Adams, As New York…
Joint Railroad Committee Testimony- Let’s Find Ways to Improve Fare Incentives as the Railroads Do Away with MTA Away
Good morning, I’m Brian Fritsch, Associate Director of the Permanent Citizens Advisory Committee to the MTA, PCAC. Congratulations to both…
PCAC Celebrates the Passage of the Rider Rep Act by the New York State Senate
The following statement can be attributed to Lisa Daglian, Executive Director of the Permanent Citizens Advisory Committee to the MTA:…
With City Budget Deadline Looming, Riders and Advocates Rally to Expand Fair Fares to Over 415,000 New Yorkers
PCAC releases new report detailing program’s citywide potential With affordability top of mind, working New Yorkers earning up to 200%…
Capital Plan Testimony- Putting Riders First in the Fully Funded 2025-29 MTA Capital Plan
Good morning, I’m Brian Fritsch, Associate Director of the Permanent Citizens Advisory Committee to the MTA, PCAC.Over forty years ago,…