OPTIONS GALORE: New PCAC Report Details 24 Funding Streams for 2025-29 MTA Capital Plan
2025-29 MTA Capital Plan Faces $35.4 Billion Shortfall Yet 24—and Counting— Funding Options Raise $747 Billion Total When Bonded February…
Author: Brian Fritsch
FY25 Capital Projects Public Hearing Testimony- MTA Riders Deserve FTA Support and Funding
Good evening. I’m Brian Fritsch, Associate Director for the Permanent Citizens Advisory to the MTA (PCAC). Despite the unprecedented uncertainty…
MTA Board Meeting Testimony – Riders Ring in the New Year with Congestion Pricing, a New Queens Bus Network, and Hopes for a Fully Funded Capital Plan
Happy Lunar New Year! I’m Brian Fritsch, Associate Director for the Permanent Citizens Advisory Committee to the MTA, PCAC. We…
The Queens Bus Network Redesign and New Safety Initiatives Work for Riders – NYCT/Bus Committee Testimony
Good morning, I’m Brian Fritsch, Associate Director of the Permanent Citizens Advisory Committee to the MTA, PCAC. I’d like to…
Judge Ruling Good News for Riders: Congestion Pricing Set for January 5th Start
The following statement can be attributed to Lisa Daglian, Executive Director, Permanent Citizens Advisory Committee to the MTA (PCAC): “New…
PCAC Calls on CPRB to Withdraw Objection MTA Capital Plan
The following statement can be attributed to Lisa Daglian, Executive Director, Permanent Citizens Advisory Committee to the MTA (PCAC): “Starting…
Finance Committee Testimony- A Quarter Century into the not-so-new Millennium, We Can’t Nickel and Dime our Aging Transit System
Hello, I’m Brian Fritsch, Associate Director for the Permanent Citizens Advisory Committee to the MTA, PCAC. Our system is very…
City of Yes Could Bring in $309 Million Annually to the MTA by 2039
New PCAC report finds as many as 97,000 new riders could bolster the system; promote affordability and equity citywide if…
Even with Congestion Pricing, Significant Challenges Remain. Prioritizing Rider Needs Will Help Overcome Them
Hello, I’m Brian Fritsch, Associate Director for the Permanent Citizens Advisory Committee to the MTA, PCAC. Last Thursday, Governor Hochul…
Fair Fares is Taking an Important Step Forward, but NYC Must Do More to Support Equitable Transit for All
Good morning, I’m Brian Fritsch, Associate Director of the Permanent Citizens Advisory Committee to the MTA, PCAC. I want to…