MTA chairman questions economics of Mamdani’s free bus plan, says it needs study

MTA Chairman Janno Lieber signaled his opposition Wednesday to one of the signature policy proposals of Democratic mayoral ...

MTA will study big transit ideas from mayoral candidates

Commuters are always ready to talk about transit. It’s one of the hot issues in the campaign for mayor. The leading ...

Proposed Illinois mass transit bill includes new taxes, but Pritzker remains wary

A new proposal to fund Illinois’ mass transit with new taxes has been met with some skepticism, including from the state’s ...
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Days before NYC mayoral election, MTA chair trashes Mamdani's pitch for free buses

MTA Chair Janno Lieber has for months praised Zohran Mamdani's enthusiasm for transit funding, but has also dismissed his free bus pitch as unfeasible.

MTA boss Janno Lieber slams Mamdani’s free-bus plan as half-baked — and more expensive than he claims

MTA’s boss tapped the brakes on Zohran Mamdani’s key campaign promise to provide free buses across the Big Apple — ...