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    NY: Could a Manhattan 'Transit Maintenance District' Fund Subway Repairs?

    Nov. 21, 2017
    Mayor Bill de Blasio and Governor Andrew Cuomo can’t seem to agree on how to pay for desperately needed subway repairs, with the former favoring a millionaire’s tax and the latter opting for congestion pricing.

    Source Curbed New York

    Mayor Bill de Blasio and Governor Andrew Cuomo can’t seem to agree on how to pay for desperately needed subway repairs, with the former favoring a millionaire’s tax and the latter opting for congestion pricing. However, two New York University professors think they have a better idea: why not make commercial real estate pay up?

    Civil and urban engineering professor Giancarlo Falcocchio along with urban informatics professor Constantine Kontokosta have outlined what they call a “transit maintenance district” in Manhattan where they believe building owners heavily benefit from subway service, reports Crain’s.

    Read the full article at https://ny.curbed.com/2017/11/20/16682338/nyc-subway-repairs-proposals-manhattan-transit-district