Senate Dems demand riders get vote on MTA board
Gounardes campaigned for passenger representation
With the deadline fast approaching for the state legislature to finalize a state budget, the Democratic State Senate majority released a proposed spending package on March 12 that included an idea freshman Sen. Andrew Gounardes campaigned on: Giving subway riders a vote on the MTA board.
The Senate majority’s proposed budget includes a new bill called the MTA RAIL Act that would give MTA riders a voting seat on the board. It would mean riders would have a direct say in key transit issues such as whether to raise fares.