When the Citizens Budget Commission last week contended that the Metropolitan Transportation Authority had underestimated the deficit in its capital spending plan—which had been placed at $15 billion—by at least $4 billion, the logical person to ask about the situation was Richard Ravitch, the former Lieutenant Governor who as Chairman of the MTA 35 years ago put together the massive funding program that brought the city transit system out of notorious disrepair and restored its reliability and rider confidence.
“It’s a disgrace,” was his initial response in a phone interview. Asked why nothing was being done to correct it, he replied, “The Governor apparently doesn’t care about infrastructure.”
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