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The $8 billion price tag
was simple: fix the subways
hired William Jennings Bryan
Oakland Seals
It took direct intervention from President Richard Nixon to override Natcher and release the funds
New York City Subway expansion plans, 1968 Size:18x24 The $8 billion price tagThe MTA was created in the midst of a mass transit crisis: the city couldn't raise fares without a political shitstorm, the privately owned commuter trains were bankrupt, and the Bridge and Tunnel Authority was flush with cash. The MTA's plan, therefore, was simple: fix the subways, expand them where necessary to fix overcrowding, and use bridge and tunnel money to keep the subways running. This was released as the Program for Action of 1968. With