Independent mayoral candidate Andrew Cuomo proposed Tuesday that the state-run Metropolitan Transportation Authority hand over some of its power to the city.

Cuomo’s plan would be to have the city control the subway system’s capital construction and maintenance, which includes major building projects, station improvements, the system’s outdated signal system, accessibility measures and the purchase of new train cars.

The proposal, which Cuomo announced at a breakfast by the Association for a Better New York , would need approval from the MTA board, of which just four out of 17 are appointed by the mayor. Cuomo argued that he could, as mayor, do a better managing billions of dollars under the MTA’s control than the state-run agency.

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