NX Express Posted January 24, 2011 Share #1 Posted January 24, 2011 Gov. Andrew Cuomo has decided to keep the heads of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey in their jobs, according to a source close to the governor.Jay Walder will be retained as MTA chairman and chief executive and Christopher Ward as executive director of the Port Authority, the source said. Both men have been informed that they will be staying on. In Mr. Walder's case, the decision was expected: He is regarded as one of the top public transportation experts in the world, and the governor credits Mr. Walder with finding efficiencies worth hundreds of millions of dollars. Mr. Walder was nominated for the post by Mr. Cuomo's predecessor, David Paterson, in July 2009, and confirmed two months later by the state Senate. Mr. Walder also has a buyout clause in his contract worth several hundred thousand dollars, although that had nothing to do with the governor's decision, the source said. Read more: http://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20110124/FREE/110129956# Mr. Ward of the PA is staying too. Note: Image from http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQ-qqOIi9cE804qHZRYAUmewLw8BN4DYuSg1VCSJxfUQ-fbioDMMg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GojiMet86 Posted January 24, 2011 Share #2 Posted January 24, 2011 Good. He's been trying to make good lemonande with bad lemons (trying to make the best of the worst). Hopefully it can get better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Messino Posted January 24, 2011 Share #3 Posted January 24, 2011 Cuomo and Obamas slogans should have been the same.. Business as Usual.. Do you people really think Cuomo will do anything different than anyone before him? NAHHH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MHV9218 Posted January 25, 2011 Share #4 Posted January 25, 2011 Please, watch the Nazi Banksters Crimes Ripple Effect at http://jforjustice.co.uk/banksters Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joel Up Front Posted January 25, 2011 Share #5 Posted January 25, 2011 Well, there was nothing wrong with the head of PATH, but I still hate Walder... I know about the Oyster Card, but that's for a completely different transportation system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rr4567 Posted January 25, 2011 Share #6 Posted January 25, 2011 NO! but I still hate Walder... I know about the Oyster Card, but that's for a completely different transportation system. Don't you know, that douchebag wants to implement a smart card system here too. Too bad they'll never get zoned fare pricing here. That's a good thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MHV9218 Posted January 25, 2011 Share #7 Posted January 25, 2011 Please, watch the Nazi Banksters Crimes Ripple Effect at http://jforjustice.co.uk/banksters Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joel Up Front Posted January 25, 2011 Share #8 Posted January 25, 2011 There are so many security risks with smartcards... and they're not able to take beatings like MetroCards are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amtrak7 Posted January 25, 2011 Share #9 Posted January 25, 2011 Quoting Crains: http://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20110124/FREE/110129956# The decisions to keep the Port and MTA chiefs are not likely to draw many objections, except from the Transport Workers Union, which has attempted to demonize Mr. Walder in an effort to gain leverage in contract negotiations. Mr. Walder has been widely praised by transit advocacy groups. Agreed 100%. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nova RTS 9147 Posted January 25, 2011 Share #10 Posted January 25, 2011 Still don't like Walder! Cuomo and Obamas slogans should have been the same.. Business as Usual.. Do you people really think Cuomo will do anything different than anyone before him? NAHHH Cuomo will make it look like he's doing something different than the people before him. Thats all you can really hope for. There's a whole lot wrong with Chris Ward. Starting square in the middle of the fact that he's a former LOBBYIST for the steel industry running every major airport in the tri-state area. Outrageous. Apparently the Governor doesn't see anything wrong with that. Makes me wonder how the hell did he really perform as the Attorney General. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shortline Bus Posted January 25, 2011 Share #11 Posted January 25, 2011 Still don't like Walder! Cuomo will make it look like he's doing something different than the people before him. Thats all you can really hope for. Apparently the Governor doesn't see anything wrong with that. Makes me wonder how the hell did he really perform as the Attorney General. If you paid attention to the campaign, Cuomo never offered a real pin point on fiscal crisis. Almost all of his main campaign platforms was 1)reform to Albany 2)Tackle the state's own fiscal crisis 3)Legalize Gay Marriage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Messino Posted January 25, 2011 Share #12 Posted January 25, 2011 If you paid attention to the campaign, Cuomo never offered a real pin point on fiscal crisis. Almost all of his main campaign platforms was 1)reform to Albany 2)Tackle the state's own fiscal crisis 3)Legalize Gay Marriage. YEah, we see where this guys priorities are. 1:Bulshittin, 2:Bullshittin, and 3:ultra brown nosing bullshittin... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Locomotion69 Posted January 26, 2011 Share #13 Posted January 26, 2011 4 more years of this Union buster? I hope he gets picked off before his contract expires. He is on thin ice for sure after the disaster with the blizzard. Did you see him at one of the mayor's press conferences the day after? he was in jeans and looked disheveled while the others were in suits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xentor Posted January 26, 2011 Share #14 Posted January 26, 2011 heh! just an unrelated thought. If it wasn't for Unions, the MTA would turn transit out-on-field jobs into your typical fast food jobs. With unlivable wages, poor benefits and ridiculous working conditions, not that they are great. And mind you they would still find a way to squander money and have a budget defecit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
East New York Posted January 27, 2011 Share #15 Posted January 27, 2011 I'm glad Walder is staying. He needs to improve in MANY areas, but he is one of the best we ever had. heh! just an unrelated thought. If it wasn't for Unions, the MTA would turn transit out-on-field jobs into your typical fast food jobs. With unlivable wages, poor benefits and ridiculous working conditions, not that they are great. And mind you they would still find a way to squander money and have a budget defecit. I could be worse. Detroit Department of Transportation (the undisputed worst TA in America) starts off at $8.75. The buses are trash, drivers have the nastiest attitudes ever, schedules dont mean jack, and the police have to follow some of the routes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shortline Bus Posted January 29, 2011 Share #16 Posted January 29, 2011 I'm glad Walder is staying. He needs to improve in MANY areas, but he is one of the best we ever had. I could be worse. Detroit Department of Transportation (the undisputed worst TA in America) starts off at $8.75. The buses are trash, drivers have the nastiest attitudes ever, schedules dont mean jack, and the police have to follow some of the routes. Not to get off topic. That why nobody wants to live in Detroit city limits. Only the very poor or maybe working class home owners live there. Everyone else lives in places like Pontaic, Dearborn or even across the border in Windsor.:eek: Back to Walder. To me being fair, as he been on the job for only little over a year, his grade is incomplete. Walder has been dealt a tough hand including arguably the worst economic crisis in the agency's history. Not to mention cuts in funding from both Washington and Albany. On the union front. Walder is just another executive trying to exploit the negative views that many Americans have on unions. Again IMO Walder did just enough to stay on but he should only get a 2-year renewal at most. By end of 2012, we will then be better able to judge his performence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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