The MTA Board Standing Up for Riders? It Could Happen.
The board often acts as a rubber stamp, but the action at today's meeting hints at the more muscular oversight role it can and should play.
January 24, 2018
Not This Time, David Weprin
Advocates with the Riders Alliance chanted over Weprin's anti-congestion pricing press conference, calling on him to get out of the way of a policy to reduce traffic and raise funds for transit.
January 22, 2018
What You Need to Know About the Congestion Pricing Plan From Cuomo’s Fix NYC Panel
The centerpiece is a cordon zone in Manhattan below 60th Street where drivers would pay for the use of scarce street space. Here's an overview of how it would all come together.
January 19, 2018
Cuomo Reveals His Congestion Pricing Plan — And It’s Legit
The governor is proposing a well-constructed congestion pricing plan that will make tangible reductions in car trips and relieve the city's worst traffic jams.
January 19, 2018
Can Cuomo Deliver an Effective Congestion Pricing Plan Without East River Bridge Tolls?
A plan that doesn't toll drivers crossing the East River - drawing a cordon around the heart of Midtown, for instance - might appease congestion pricing opponents like Eastern Queens Assembly Member David Weprin, but it won't deliver the regionally significant traffic reduction that a plan like Move NY would.
January 17, 2018