Public Authorities

Letter

Letter to the Legislature on “10 Do’s And Don’t’s” for Spending the Federal Stimulus Funds

Feb 25, 2009

The federal government has committed an enormous sum—$787 billion over 27 months—to aid the economy. This letter from CBC President Carol Kellermann to the Legislature warns that the federal aid to New York is limited and temporary and addresses the challenge of using the federal money available for next year’s budget wisely, suggests 10 “do’s and don’ts” for using the federal funds and closing the budget gap while avoiding harmful cuts and tax increases, and highlights possible allocation of the funds.

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Press Release

CBC Urges New York State Legislature to Follow it's “10 Do’s And Don’t’s” for Spending the Federal Stimulus Funds

Feb 25, 2009

CBC released a letter that was sent to the New York State Legislature containing “10 Do’s and Don’ts” for spending the estimated $4.8 billion in federal stimulus funds allocated to New York State for use in budget relief in fiscal year 2009-10. The letter briefly outlines the 10 rules and cautions that the funds need to be wisely spent over the next two years.

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Letter

Letter to State Assembly Regarding Congestion Pricing

Apr 07, 2008

This letter urges Assembly members to act affirmatively on congestion pricing for New York City.

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Op-Ed

This is a Smart, Fair Fare Hike

Dec 17, 2007

This op-ed expresses support for an MTA fare hike. MTA riders are best served by a transit system that is affordable as well as reliable, safe and accessible. Freezing fares may be politically attractive, but it would do a disservice to riders by hurting service and threatening the MTA's future. The fare hike on the table strikes the right balance by requiring somewhat more from riders in order to sustain and enhance a vital public service.

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Testimony

Testimony for New York City Traffic Mitigation Commission

Nov 02, 2007

In this testimony, CBC expresses its support of congestion pricing as a mechanism for achieving a sensible and consistent approach to financing public transportation in the New York region. Mass transit is essential to the functioning of the region’s economy, and reliable financing is essential to reliable mass transit.

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Report

Options for Budget Reform in New York State

Sep 20, 2007

This background paper focuses on the issue of greater accountability and transparency in fiscal decision making.

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Presentation

Budget Process and Legislative Accountability Conference

Sep 20, 2007

This is an overview of a background report that focuses on the issue of greater accountability and transparency in fiscal decision making. The report was prepared to inform discussion among the participants at the first of the three agenda-setting conferences organized by CBC in the months of September, October and November 2007 to promote fiscal reform.

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Letter

Letter to the State Legislature on July 16 Special Session

Jul 10, 2007

In this letter to the State Legislature, CBC President Diana Fortuna urges state lawmakers to return for a special session on July 16 to enact sensible congestion pricing in Manhattan, enact stronger and better public authorities law, and loosen the overly binding and costly provisions of the Wicks law.

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Testimony

Testimony for City Planning Commission Hearing on the City's 10-Year Capital Plan

Mar 29, 2007

In this testimony before the City Planning Commission regarding the City’s Ten-Year Capital Strategy, CBC Research Director Charles Brecher identified and addressed the following two issues: 1) The process through which the strategy is developed suffers from three serious weaknesses that compromise its effectiveness as a capital planning and budgeting tool; and 2) The plan inadequately ad

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Report

The Armonk Agenda: Next Steps for Fiscal Reform in New York State

Oct 01, 2006

On April 7–8, 2006, CBC convened a conference in Armonk, New York with the goal of identifying widely supported, high-priority measures for fiscal reform in New York State. This report highlights those measures in order to raise awareness and promote discussion in the coming year.

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