Can Riders Trust the MTA Reorganization?

When Albany lawmakers approved congestion pricing earlier this year, they also mandated a “reorganization” of the MTA on a quick timetable. By June, the consulting firm AlixPartners released a sweeping but not very detailed draft reorganization plan for the largest agency in the state. And at the end of July, the MTA Board approved the draft plan.

While it’s generally agreed that the MTA should be better run, restructuring an agency of such vital importance also carries significant risk. What should transit riders make of this plan? Does it slice through red tape or generate more bureaucratic complexity? Which aspects of the AlixPartners recommendations are worth keeping and which should be tossed? How can the draft recommendations be steered to generate good outcomes for riders?

Join TransitCenter for a discussion of the MTA reorganization plan and what New York can learn from comparable transit agency restructurings in London, with insights from former Transport for London executive Leon Daniels, PCAC Executive Director Lisa Daglian, and Reinvent Albany Senior Analyst Rachel Fauss. If you want to understand what’s in the MTA reorganization plan and what it means for NYC’s transit system, you won’t want to miss it.

Panelists:

Leon Daniels, former Managing Director Surface Transport at Transport for London

Lisa Daglian, Executive Director at Permanent Citizens Advisory Committee to the MTA

Rachael Fauss, Senior Research Analyst at Reinvent Albany

Additional panelists to be announced.

Moderator:

Ben Fried, Director of Communications at TransitCenter