11.   Dyson dismisses comparisons between the MTA and other transit authorities, saying that other bloated public agencies were no measure of efficiency.

12.   For Edwards, the costs the transit authority may incur with diesel fuel cannot be matched by the cost of human lives.

13.   Hancock said the Perata bill would be a first step by establishing a new water transit authority that would take on detailed planning responsibilities, including environmental assessments.

14.   He has been trying to find ways of raising donations of equipment or expertise from transit authorities elsewhere in the world.

15.   He is reminding voters of his criticism of the transit authority, or VIA, whose former chairman has been accused of sexism, racism and misuse of money.

16.   Hogan will ask the board to write a letter of protest to the transit authority.

17.   In addition, he noted, the plan would let transit authorities use capital for repairs, the sort of flexibility he said highway departments had had for years.

18.   In an interview, Hollywood-area Councilwoman Jackie Goldberg upbraided the transit authority for refusing to release promised funding and largely misspending what they did subsidize.

19.   In partnership with TDI, which has franchise agreements with several transit authorities, including the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, MegaArt prints the images and displays the work.

20.   It also provides commuter rail service under contracts with transit authorities such as the MBTA.