Comments on: The Jay Walder Compensation Confirmation Circus Gets Underway http://www.streetsblog.org/2009/09/03/the-jay-walder-compensation-confirmation-circus-gets-underway/ Covering the New York City Streets Renaissance Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:07:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: vnm http://www.streetsblog.org/2009/09/03/the-jay-walder-compensation-confirmation-circus-gets-underway/comment-page-1/#comment-112671 vnm Thu, 03 Sep 2009 21:20:43 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/?p=41401#comment-112671 Here's <a href="http://www.rpa.org/pdf/Testimony_YARO_Senate_Hearings_Walder_Confirmation_08032009.pdf" rel="nofollow">Bob Yaro's complete testimony as prepared for delivery</a>. Here’s Bob Yaro’s complete testimony as prepared for delivery.

]]> By: Bystander http://www.streetsblog.org/2009/09/03/the-jay-walder-compensation-confirmation-circus-gets-underway/comment-page-1/#comment-112591 Bystander Thu, 03 Sep 2009 20:03:57 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/?p=41401#comment-112591 Lest we forget while we sing Walder's praises (deserved though they are), that another person in that "handful of people qualified to run the agency" is Lee Sander. Turning him into a scapegoat was a gross disservice to the MTA, its riders and the non-riders who are also affected by the agency's functions. Lest we forget while we sing Walder’s praises (deserved though they are), that another person in that “handful of people qualified to run the agency” is Lee Sander.

Turning him into a scapegoat was a gross disservice to the MTA, its riders and the non-riders who are also affected by the agency’s functions.

]]> By: Niccolo Machiavelli http://www.streetsblog.org/2009/09/03/the-jay-walder-compensation-confirmation-circus-gets-underway/comment-page-1/#comment-112571 Niccolo Machiavelli Thu, 03 Sep 2009 19:51:16 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/?p=41401#comment-112571 The hearings were also noteworthy for Walder refusing to take Sen. Marcelino's bate on sun-setting the payroll tax, enormously unpopular with the Senators out there. But they want more bus service and more North South service from whatever. Though they oppose LIRR mainline third track and bridge tolls also. Neither Yaro nor Tri State put in a pitch for mainline third track, big loss. The hearings were also noteworthy for Walder refusing to take Sen. Marcelino’s bate on sun-setting the payroll tax, enormously unpopular with the Senators out there. But they want more bus service and more North South service from whatever. Though they oppose LIRR mainline third track and bridge tolls also. Neither Yaro nor Tri State put in a pitch for mainline third track, big loss.

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