PHOTOS: MTA Hosts Open House on 2025 – 2029 Capital Plan at Grand Central Vanderbilt Hall

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The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) today hosted an Open House on the 2025-2029 Capital Plan at Grand Central's Vanderbilt Hall from 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. MTA Chair and CEO Janno Lieber, MTA Construction & Development President Jamie Torres-Springer, Metro-North Railroad President Cathy Rinaldi, New York City Transit Interim President Demetrius Crichlow and Long Island Railroad President Rob Free were all on hand to hear from members of the public. Over 200 members of public attended the Open House, co-hosted by Representative Jerry Nadler, New York State Senator Liz Krueger and New York Assembly Member Alex Bores.

"The investments the MTA is making in this capital plan are essential to ensuring safe and reliable service for years to come," said MTA Chair and CEO Janno Lieber. "It's great to have the opportunity to meet with the public and explain why these investments, especially the basic state of good repair work, really matter to them."

The Open House featured an exhibition of informational posters, pamphlets, and videos explaining key elements of the Capital Plan and provided members of the public an opportunity to speak with MTA leadership. Agency representatives were also available to discuss career opportunities at the MTA and business opportunities for Minority-, Women-, Disadvantaged-, and Service-Disabled Veteran-owned firms. As the region's hub of commuter rail and subways, the terminal made a convenient location for members of the public to stop by to attend. This Capital Plan invests $17 billion in rebuilding critical infrastructure all Metro-North trains use to travel in and out of the terminal. The MTA will host additional Open Houses in the operating region throughout the end of the year.

"I applaud the MTA for holding its first Open House today to engage with New Yorkers on its 2025-2029 Capital Plan," said Representative Jerrold Nadler. "With substantial investment from the Biden-Harris Administration's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, the 2025-2029 Capital Plan will rebuild and enhance our transit system to tackle urgent maintenance requirements and bring more stations into compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. However, while the federal funding is vital, it is not enough. We also must have congestion pricing to move forward. After years of delays, we need congestion pricing now more than ever to reduce paralyzing vehicle traffic in the CBD, improve air quality in our city and region, and raise desperately needed funds for the capital plan to enhance the public transit system that millions depend on. Without congestion pricing, the MTA will be forced to make systemwide cuts, including $10 billion in critical subway and bus projects in New York City, $800 million in critical cuts to Metro-North, and nearly $1 billion in cuts to the Long Island Railroad."

"We are still the city where everyone in the world wants to come to visit, work here, live here, start business, be the next generation of entrepreneurs but it all falls apart if we don't have the mass transit system we need," said State Senator Liz Krueger. "Now we in elected office have to do our part of the job, working with the MTA in tandem to make sure we are delivering so the MTA can deliver for the 19 million New Yorkers in the state, plus those in the region and the world who come here every day."

"The MTA's new Capital Plan meets the moment," said Assembly Member Alex Bores. "Public transit has always been the lifeblood of New York City, and the 2025-2029 investment plan will ensure that it continues to be so. I want to thank the MTA specifically for their $7.1 billion investment to increase station accessibility. The MTA continues to make strides in providing transit access to everyone, with 70% of all subway rides slated to start or end at accessible stations by the end of this investment plan. As the son of a mother with Multiple Sclerosis, I can see first-hand the difference station accessibility makes to so many New Yorkers."