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  • 60%

    Amount by which New York’s annual Medicaid spending per enrollee exceeded the national median in 2008

MTA-TWU Wage Negotiations: A "Fair Increase" Will Not Increase Fares

Jan 30, 2012

The contract of the Transport Workers Union (TWU) expired on January 15, 2012. To determine what a fair wage increase would be in the current fiscal climate, this report applies the criteria specified by the Public Employment Relations Board (PERB) for determining arbitration awards.

New York City's Water and Sewer System: Is the Rent Too Damn High?

Dec 15, 2011

An important, yet obscure, element of municipal finance is a “rental payment” made by the public authority financing the water and sewer system to New York City’s treasury. What was once a declining overhead cost for the water system has become a rapidly growing expense that increased from a low of $102 million in 2003 to $234 million in the current fiscal year.

Statement on the MTA's Capital Funding Proposal

Jul 27, 2011

The capital funding proposal submitted by the MTA Board today is the first serious effort to address a critical problem.

Think Small to Think Big

Jul 11, 2011

In the July 2011 edition of the PPP Journal, Senior Research Associate Maria Doulis reviews the success of public private partnerships in NYC and considers opportunities for pursuing additional PPPs.

Benchmarking Efficiency for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority's Services

Apr 06, 2011

This report helps identify priorities for ongoing efforts to control costs at the MTA through benchmarking. This is accomplished by comparing unit cost measures with other large urban transit agencies in the United States, which helps point the way to areas in which the MTA is out of line with practices in other places and suggests priorities for new efficiency initiatives.

CBC Issues Report on New York City's Green Policies

Apr 04, 2011

The CBC today released a report that examines New York City’s green policies from the perspective of urban competitiveness, not exclusively in terms of promoting environmental sustainability.

Letter to MTA Chairman & CEO Jay Walder About the Upcoming Fare Decision

Sep 30, 2010

We present our views on the fare decision to be made by the MTA board at its October 7 meeting.

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