Toll hikes have made New Yorkers upset, but they weren’t steep enough according to Port Authority Executive Director Chris Ward. Hit the jump to read the rest of the story.
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Critically needed upgrades at the Port Authority Bus Terminal and LaGuardia and Newark airports will be delayed because of cash shortages, Ward told construction execs Tuesday.
“The reality is that you cannot always do more with less,” the bistate agency boss told a New York Building Congress luncheon.
“Sometimes you simply must do more, and we’ll be playing catchup with the rest of the world until that reality becomes a part of our political conversation.”
Ward was careful not to criticize either Gov. Cuomo or New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, who scaled down the PA’s planned toll hike to a still-crushing $15 by 2015. The agency had wanted a fast $4 toll hike on Hudson River crossings, which was slashed to $1.50 this year for E-ZPass drivers.
But Ward made it clear he wasn’t happy with the outcome .
Citing national political pressure to curb spending, he said he remained optimistic about the rebuilding of the World Trade Center, but added, “I must say that I do not have the same optimism for both the city and the nation going forward.”
yeah it won’t be high enough until you guys have every single bit of our paychecks yeah its too low it’s too low because we can still barely afford to get on your buses,trains and go through your tows lol go head raise the tows again so you can get that super big mansion with 10 rooms for your wife and two children,please take our money we work hard for so you can throw it down the drain
Is this fat f*** serious? Too low? Excuse us for not being as greedy, manipulative and cunning as you people so we can afford to pay more money to ride the shitty trains and pass through the congested tunnels. GTFOH