Many of Cuomo’s Big Transit Projects Remain Divisive, Incomplete (New York: appointed, neighborhoods)

[Aeran]

We'll see what comes out of all this.

https://www.thecity.nyc/transportati...ive-incomplete

New York’s outgoing governor liked to cast himself as a master builder of transportation projects, regularly invoking the specter of Robert Moses in speeches at rail stations and airports.

From the opening of the Second Avenue Subway in 2017, to the ongoing renovation of LaGuardia Airport and the recent overhaul of Penn Station, Gov. Andrew Cuomo rarely failed to mention Moses, the political strongman who shaped the region’s transportation network over several decades, destroying some neighborhoods in the process.

Now, the state’s 56th governor, who ran the MTA with an iron fist, is set to depart office with a host of signature transportation projects still in flux. Among them: the long-stalled congestion pricing plan that’s supposed to generate billions of dollars for the MTA and help fund its five-year plan to maintain and expand the system.

[Aeran]

New governor to take reins of MTA facing leadership change

https://www.ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs...dership-change

Hours after Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced his resignation, Janno Lieber, the acting chairman and CEO of the MTA whom Cuomo appointed less than two weeks ago, told agency staff in a memo that "the revival of New York depends on the work you all do in delivering reliable transportation across the region."

Lieber writes, "This is a particularly critical time for the MTA as we head into Labor Day and the fall with riders returning to jobs, cultural events, schools—and transit."

Now, responsibility for the future of mass transit and New York's economy will be up to Kathy Hochul, the state's lieutenant governor who will become governor in two weeks following Cuomo's resignation.

Gov. Cuomo tried unsuccessfully to change MTA leadership to consolidate power, but state lawmakers balked

Cuomo appointed Janno Lieber, the MTA's construction chief, to become its acting chairman and CEO after his failed attempt to restructure MTA leadership

Lieber, in a letter to MTA staff, wrote that he and Albany legislative leaders on the transportation committee are working closely with congressional leadership in Washington about infrastructure spending bill

[Mightyqueen801]

Someone sent this to me, also.

https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york...2eq-story.html

[Aeran]

LaGuardia AirTrain will not be derailed by Cuomo’s resignation: Port Authority

https://qns.com/2021/08/laguardia-ai...ort-authority/

The $2.1 billion LaGuardia AirTrain project will not be derailed by Governor Andrew Cuomo’s resignation amid the sexual harassment allegations made against him, according to the Port Authority, which confirmed with QNS that it plans to move forward with construction on the 1.5 miles long light rail system connecting LaGuardia Airport to the transportation hub next to Citi Field in Willets Point.

“The Port Authority is committed to building both the new LaGuardia AirTrain and a new Newark Airport AirTrain as part of the agency’s priority to provide environmentally-friendly mass rail transit links to its airports,” a Port Authority spokesman told QNS. “Both are priority projects in the Port Authority’s capital plan, which was approved by the Board in September 2019.”

[WithDisp]

third world transit.

[HellUpInHarlem]

let's see what Kathy does... I get good vibes from her

[Aeran]

Originally Posted by HellUpInHarlem

let's see what Kathy does... I get good vibes from her

Same. She seems to be no nonsense. No drama. Just get the job done with no silly fanfare. Kind of like Garcia.