(New York, NY) RPA has released maps by county of the most recent round of MTA subway, bus and commuter rail service cuts. The cuts are part of a larger set of gap-closing actions, including reduction in Paratransit service, elimination of student Metrocards, worker layoffs and salary reductions, which the MTA is undertaking to close an estimated $750 m operating shortfall brought on by state cuts and loss in revenue.
The maps show cuts by State Senate and Assembly district. RPA and the Empire State Transportation Alliance are urging the state and city to address the MTA's operating budget shortfalls as well as fund an estimated $10 billion gap in the upcoming 2010 - 2014 rebuilding and repair program.
The maps are released as the MTA begins a series of public hearings around the region to gather public input on the proposed service reductions.
MTA Service Cuts by County
Bronx: Assembly, Senate
Brooklyn: Assembly, Senate
Manhattan: Assembly, Senate
Nassau: Assembly, Senate
Putnam/Dutchess: Assembly, Senate
Queens: Assembly, Senate
Staten Island: Assembly, Senate
Suffolk: Assembly, Senate
Westchester: Assembly, Senate
Statement (Download PDF)
FROM: Regional Plan Association/Empire State Transportation Alliance
CONTACT: Neysa Pranger at (917) 532-0567 or npranger@rpa.org
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 2, 2010
2010 MTA Service Cuts Mapped
(New York, NY) Regional Plan Association (RPA) has released maps by county of the most recent round of MTA subway, bus and commuter rail service cuts. The cuts are part of a larger set of gap-closing actions, including reduction in Paratransit service, elimination of student Metrocards, worker layoffs and salary reductions, which the MTA is undertaking to close an estimated $750 m operating shortfall brought on by state cuts and loss in revenue.
Each county map comes in two versions: one showing cuts by State Senate district and one showing cuts by Assembly district.
RPA and the Empire State Transportation Alliance (ESTA) are urging the state and city to address the MTA's operating budget shortfalls as well as fund an estimated $10 billion gap in the upcoming 2010 - 2014 rebuilding and repair program.
"The transit cuts facing riders in the region are very real," said Bob Yaro, president, Regional Plan Association and co-chair, ESTA. "New York State and City must answer the call to fund transit now and for the long run."
The maps are released as the MTA begins a series of public hearings around the region to gather public input on the proposed service reductions.
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