Gov. Hochul's MTA bailout plan still has some bumps to overcome, but the head of the agency says he's willing to test the idea of free bus service to get the Legislature on board. MKramerTV spoke to CEO Janno Lieber on Tuesday after he lobbied lawmakers.
The train carrying Hochul's plan to bail out the MTA has entered the station but the doors haven't opened on a done deal, which is due by the end of the week. That's why Lieber was in Albany, signaling his willingness to consider some of the ideas advanced by lawmakers and transit advocates.When asked if he will experiment with free bus service, Lieber said,"If in the end that's what everybody wants to do in a controlled experiment, absolutely.
"Other ideas that are on the table that some of the rider advocates have advanced are how about more frequent service on the weekends, how about more frequent service on nights and evenings after the rush hour," Lieber said. Lieber says he's worried about hanging the MTA's fiscal stability on untested new ideas where the revenue could be iffy.
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