MTA Chairman Joe Lhota. Source: Flickr | Metropolitan Transportation Authority / Patrick CashinTHE COMMUTE [/tag/the-commute/]: When MTA Chairman Joe Lhota took the helm at the MTA from Jay Walder at the beginning of this year, I asked the question: New ideas or same old politics? [/new-mta-chairman-new-ideas-or-same-old-politics/] Last week I stated that