REMARKS
Transportation policy implications and industry concerns
2:17:57
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104 sec
Former Council Member Miller discusses broader implications of transportation policies on MTA revenue and expresses concerns about potential negative impacts on public transportation.
- Miller emphasizes the importance of maintaining operating expenses and revenue for efficient service.
- He warns against policies that could lead to corporations running fleets on public transportation routes.
- Miller stresses the need for safety and efficiency in daily operations while incorporating commuter vans where appropriate.
I. Daneek Miller
2:17:57
But but But again, losing revenue at a time where MTA is hiring people to circumvent fair dodging and the rest of that stuff But but to give it away is really advocating the fight their their fiduciary responsibility of of of all not just agencies, but it but bodies of government including the council to make sure that we have the operating expenses and revenue that are going to allow them to serve folks efficiently.
2:18:38
And we we don't wanna do anything that takes away from that.
2:18:41
Is there a space for them to make money?
2:18:42
I think that we have absolutely done our due diligence to incorporate commuter vans wherever we can.
2:18:54
But in the daily operations of, you know, we we want we want people to be safe and efficient.
2:19:04
Mind you from a ATU perspective, that industry started in Staten Island running back and forth and they, you know, coursing into into Manhattan.
2:19:16
It would do potentially have great diamonds they talked about.
2:19:21
Industries nationally where corporations come in use policies and legislations such as this and run fleets on on public transportation, and we don't want a domestic and see that in in that way.
2:19:35
And and I just also wanna say how much I do support 2 essential 2.76.