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Byford, Once New York’s ‘Train Daddy,’ Set to Lead Penn Station Overhaul (www.nytimes.com)

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He took control of New York City’s bus and subway network in 2018 after what was known as the system’s “summer of hell” the previous year, when track fires and long delays frustrated commuters. He became popular among riders for improving service soon after moving into the job. As the president of NYC Transit, which also runs the city’s buses, he helped rally support in 2019 for congestion pricing, a first-in-the-nation tolling program meant to reduce Manhattan gridlock and raise the money needed to make major mass transit repairs.

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 5 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

“Yes, Train Daddy, overhaul my station! Overhaul it hard!“

[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 days ago

I miss him so much. Torontos transit was fucking amazing when this guy was in charge

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 days ago

So this is the guy who came up with the congestion pricing idea. This has been really polarizing in NJ as that congestion pricing will affect out of state drivers coming to NY. The state of NJ is currently suing over it, but a NJ gubernatorial candidate I like wants to drop the suit. Steve Fullop is his name; I like his idea more. If NY wants to charge congestion fees to people to visit NJ can do the same. Considering how many out of staters come to the shore it could generate a lot of money that he wants to pour into better public transportation.