Transit Funding

Regional Plan Association of New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut has mapped out the impact of all MTA's service cuts for every State Assembly and Senate district in the region. There's also an interactive Google Map.

Even as service is being cut, enormous transit projects are coming online in New York and New Jersey, including a new $9 billion tunnel into Manhattan.

Last week, a majority of transportation initiatives were approved by voters. This is good news for transit advocates, but risks still loom.

The Senate has passed a bill that will allocate $2.5 billion for Amtrak annually, with money going to operation, repairs, and new safety measures.

The prospect of a looming MTA deficit and rising transit fares is prompting a second look at congestion pricing in Manhattan, a project defeated by the state Assembly in April, notwithstanding a federal grant for $360 million.

Since 1956, federal, state and local governments have invested nine times more capital funding in highway subsidies than in transit.

Falling revenues from real estate taxes could impact transit expansion plans as New York's MTA faces a sharp decline.