New York Governor Cuomo calls on private sector to help fix subways Reuters » New York Governor Andrew Cuomo on Thursday called on the private sector to help improve New York City’s aging subway system, saying business and civic organizations could each contribute $250,000 to join a “partnership council” and clean up dirty, decrepit areas. He said firms including BlackRock, Estee Lauder and Blackstone already agreed to contribute the funds, and that companies could “adopt a station” to help fund cleaning, art or even wireless internet service for additional contributions up to $600,000. Michelle2017-08-10T09:28:32-08:00July 27th, 2017|Metro Rail / Transit, New York, Public-Private Partnerships| Share This Story, Choose Your Platform! FacebookTwitterEmail Related Posts ‘A fiasco from the beginning’ — Caltrans’ costs soar on $1.1 billion San Francisco tunnels April 10th, 2019 Getting There: Congestion pricing isn’t coming to Spokane, but these roads aren’t free and never were April 8th, 2019 The Boring Company: What 8 Cities Really Think of Elon Musk’s Tunnel Vision March 26th, 2019 Andrew Cuomo announces $128 million for state highways March 11th, 2019 Genoa Bridge Collapse Throws Harsh Light on Benettons’ Highway Billions March 5th, 2019 Trump Admin. Says N.Y., N.J. Can’t Use Federal Funds to Pay for Essential Infrastructure Project February 20th, 2019 Northam announces selection of firms to build $3.3 billion tunnel project February 16th, 2019 Opinion: Maryland’s poor plan for public-prive partnership toll roads October 12th, 2018 Trump’s Failed Infrastructure Plan Is a Wasted Opportunity October 8th, 2018