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Re: A Better Billion: Expanding Transit & Housing for a More Affordable New York |
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Posted by Handbrake on Sat Jan 31 19:48:35 2026, in response to A Better Billion: Expanding Transit & Housing for a More Affordable New York, posted by Spider-Pig on Sat Jan 31 18:04:35 2026. The question is, where will the funding originate from to pay for any of the proposed projects? Increase the Metropolitan Commuter Transportation District (MCTD) tax on motor vehicles registration, and operator licenses to the MTA, as well as payroll taxes Metropolitan Commuter Transportation Mobility Tax (MCTMT)?The MTA is a bottomless pit of expenses. Labor is a relative small piece compared to contracts that seem to never get completed on time, substantial completion, or take years to complete the close out phase because of bureaucracy. Counties north of Poughkeepsie dodged the bullet when AMTRAK decided to increase service to Albany from NYC. Had the MTA begun serving Albany by Metro North, all the counties that that Metro North would have passed through would have become subject to the MCTD. So the idea of Metro North service Albany would have been a nice gift to vehicle owners north of Poughkeepsie. Slick |
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