Allan Rosen
1.8K posts
@BrooklynBus
Former Director of Bus Planning, MTA NYCT
@BrooklynBus In any case, making the Mayor directly responsible for setting local bridge & tunnel tolls or rail & bus fares is fraught, because raising them will always be extremely unpopular and they will be tempted to let the next Mayor handle it.
@BrooklynBus Ok fine, the NYCTA, which became part of MTA when the latter was created.
@BrooklynBus When the subway was under city control Mayors rarely raised the fare because it was so unpopular to do so. It was a Nickel from 1904 to 1948. This resulted in severe funding shortfalls & is one of the main justification for creating the MTA to begin with.
@BrooklynBus Then stop trying to understand my point. Clearly me and you don't agree on many things and I'm not going to explain that politicians don't want to raise fares. The MTA shields them from that.
@BrooklynBus Then stop trying to understand my point. Clearly me and you don't agree on many things and I'm not going to explain that politicians don't want to raise fares. The MTA shields them from that.
@BrooklynBus That's the reason it's a public benefit corporation. Do you think city politicians today would ever raise the fare?
@BrooklynBus Read carefully. I'm saying the fare did not rise. Politicians were afraid of getting voted out.
The MTA is not run by the city because fares would never go up. The subway went bankrupt under city rule.
@BrooklynBus Theyre too busy planning bike lanes and doing "curb use" studies to do their actual job.
After the horrible crash killing a 9 year old in Williamsburg, I’m grateful @NYC_DOT is painting new crosswalks & street markings and @NYPDnews now has staff directing traffic We're pushing for more safety improvements here and across the neighborhood brooklyn.news12.com/traffic-safety…
@katiewr31413491 @BasicallySusan @queens_parents Nobody wanted the bus lane on 96th street either. I only heard concern, especially for people who had physical disabilities. Not clear who is calling the shots in NYC, but they don't seem to feel accountable to voters.
DOT stalled its revamp of Brooklyn's lethal Third Avenue when former Mayor Adams bent to special interests. Now, locals and advocates want Mayor Mamdani to see the plan through. nyc.streetsblog.org/2026/05/05/sun…
@miriam_riviera @BrooklynBus They don't care that everyone is leaving. These people have a network all over the country. They're trying to do it everywhere. Chicago is the same. Even Florida has bike lanes and Tampa keeps closing off streets.
Car Brain is what leads people to commit and/or justify antisocial behavior involving a car -- even behavior they would otherwise condemn.
“I live here in the neighborhood, my kids ride bikes and they need a safe way to get to Central Park and across town,” Schwartz said. “This bike lane is going to make it a lot easier on 72nd Street.” westsiderag.com/2026/05/04/pro…
New Yorkers with tiny apartments will soon have room to own a bike on the street, thanks to a new program launched by the NYC Department of Transportation (DOT) on Monday. amny.com/nyc-transit/do…
