PCAC Testifies to the State Legislature on the MTA Budget Gap and Proposals
Testimony Before Joint Legislative Budget Hearing for Transportation Calls on Legislators and Governor to Fund Transit Like the Essential Service…
Category: Statement
Governor Hochul Rescues Transit Riders from Looming Fiscal Cliff!
The Governor’s Executive Budget proposal is a refreshing new approach to funding transit as the essential service it, recognizing it…
Transit Riders Have Reason to Cheer As Governor Hochul Delivers 2023 State of the State, Shares Policy Priorities
Today, Governor Kathy Hochul gave transit riders a reason to cheer as she delivered her 2023 State-of-the-State speech and laid…
Rider Reps Reiterate Call for MTA to Strongly Recommend Masks Onboard
Weeks after initially calling for the MTA to strongly recommend mask-wearing onboard trains, buses, and Access-A-Ride vehicles, the Permanent Citizens…
Rider Reps Call on MTA to Strongly Recommend Masks Onboard
With the holidays, winter and the threat of a “tripledemic” upon us, and in light of Governor Hochul’s update on…
Riders Eagerly Anticipating LIRR Service to Grand Central!
After decades of waiting, LIRR riders can finally look forward to the opening of direct rail service between Long Island…
PCAC Statement: Mask up for the Holidays, Spread Joy, Not Germs
With winter and the threat of a “tripledemic” fast approaching, the Permanent Citizens Advisory Committee to the MTA (PCAC) called…
Great Steps Towards a More Rider-Focused Approach to Transit
Andrew Albert, Chair of the New York City Transit Riders Council (NYCTRC) and MTA Board Member, and Lisa Daglian, Executive…
PCAC Statement- “With Looming MTA Fiscal Cliff, Riders Need City, State, and Federal Funding”
It’s no secret that the MTA is approaching a looming fiscal cliff, but today we learned that the operating funding…
LIRR Riders Are One Stop Closer to Grand Central with Waiver from FRA
“We’re relieved and thankful that the Federal Railroad Administration has granted the Long Island Rail Road with a temporary waiver…