2026 Joint Legislative Budget Hearing - Transportation
February 3, 2026
9:30AM
Hearing Room B, Legislative Office Building, Albany
Transcript Pending
Testimony
Janno Lieber (Testimony Pending)
Chairman and Chief Executive
Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Commissioner
New York State Department of Transportation
Mark J.F. Schroeder (Testimony Pending)
Commissioner
New York State Department of Motor Vehicles
Executive Director
New York State Thruway Authority
James Morrell (Testimony Pending)
President
New York Public Transit Association
Lisa Daglian (Testimony Pending)
Executive Director
Permanent Citizens Advisory Committee to the MTA (PCAC)
Steve Strauss (Testimony Pending)
Executive Director
Empire State Passengers Association
Michael Burridge (Testimony Pending)
NYS Director of Government Relations
ACEC New York
Walter Pacholczak (Testimony Pending)
Vice President of Government Affairs
Associated General Contractors NYS
John Cooney Jr (Testimony Pending)
Executive Director
Construction Industry Council of Westchester and Hudson Valley Inc.
President
NYS County Highway Superintendents Association (NYSCHSA)
Greg Hallberg (Testimony Pending)
President
NYS Association of Town Superintendents of Highways
Fred Hiffa (Testimony Pending)
Consultant
ReBuild NY Now
Mark Heefner (Testimony Pending)
President
NYAMA - New York Aviation Managers Association
Zach Miller (Testimony Pending)
Vice President of Government Affairs
Trucking Association of NY
Managing Attorney
New York Lawyers for Public Interest
Christopher Greif (Testimony Pending)
President
ADA Accessibility Transportation Group
Debra Greif (Testimony Pending)
Parent Advocate
Accessibility Community LIRR Metro North
Elizabeth Adams (Testimony Pending)
Deputy Director
Transportation Alternatives
Amy Cohen (Testimony Pending)
President and Founder
Families for Safe Streets
Alexandra Mikowski (Testimony Pending)
Executive Director
Access to Independence of Courtland County