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  • Author: Brian Fritsch

    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

    January 29, 2025

    By Brian Fritsch

    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

    January 27, 2025

    By Brian Fritsch

    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

    December 30, 2024

    By Brian Fritsch

    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

    December 30, 2024

    By Brian Fritsch

    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

    December 16, 2024

    By Brian Fritsch

    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

    December 10, 2024

    By Brian Fritsch

    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

    November 18, 2024

    By Brian Fritsch

    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

    November 15, 2024

    By Brian Fritsch

    Good morning, I’m Brian Fritsch, Associate Director of the Permanent Citizens Advisory Committee to the MTA, PCAC.  I want to…

    Testimony to the Joint Committee on the LIRR and Metro-North “12 Years After Sandy, Challenges Both Small and Large”

    October 28, 2024

    By Brian Fritsch

    Good morning, I’m Brian Fritsch, Associate Director of the Permanent Citizens Advisory Committee to the MTA, PCAC.     We are…

    MTA Finance Committee Testimony-“Funding the 25-29 Capital Plan in the Face of the Congestion Pricing Pause”

    September 23, 2024

    By Brian Fritsch

    Good afternoon, I’m Brian Fritsch, Associate Director for PCAC, the Permanent Citizens Advisory Committee to the MTA. The challenges facing…

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