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Straw Men: The Fight Over Congestion Pricing Comes Down to Just 5,200 NYC Drivers
A minuscule number of New York City residents commute by car to the tolling zone of Manhattan from homes that are more than one-half mile from high-speed public transit.
May 22, 2023
KOMANOFF: Downtown Candidate Who Should Know Better Opposes Congestion Pricing
Council candidate Susan Lee seemed to get congestion pricing when we conferred two years ago. No longer.
May 22, 2023
Friday’s Headlines: Good News About MTA Debt Edition
The MTA's big debt problem may be getting a little smaller — thanks in part to congestion pricing, state Comptroller Tom DiNapoli said Friday. Plus other news.
May 19, 2023
Get a Load of the Congestion Pricing Exemptions that Some People Want
Many opponents of congestion pricing offered their select group that is worthy of an exemption from the toll. Here is the full list, annotated by Streetsblog.
May 12, 2023
MTA Will Offer Congestion Pricing Discounts For Low-Income ‘Frequent Drivers’
Only about 14 percent of car commuters into Manhattan below 60th Street have incomes that meet the discount threshold vs. 79 percent of lower-income commuters who use transit, so maybe this is not such a big deal.
May 9, 2023
Monday’s Headlines: The ICYMI Congestion Pricing Edition
The news late in the week was all about the feds approving congestion pricing. But there was a lot of other news over the weekend. Enjoy.
May 8, 2023
Feds Give MTA Final Blessing To Congestion Pricing
The FWHA announced today that the MTA's environmental assessment for congestion pricing has passed its latest test and received a letter of sufficiency from the federal government, Streetsblog has learned.
May 5, 2023
KOMANOFF: Could a Once-a-Month Freebie Save Congestion Pricing?
Even though congestion pricing will be a balm for the city and beneficial even for most of the drivers who resist it, perhaps it’s time for an easy layup to jumpstart the conversation: let’s give every household in the 12-county MTA region a single untolled trip per month into the congestion zone.
April 26, 2023
EASTERN QUEENS SPEAKS: Congestion Tolls Help Us, Despite What Our Pols Say
Opponents of congestion pricing claim to speak for “the working people," but they don't — their insistence that cars dominate on our streets hurts everyone, including their constituents.
March 13, 2023
MTA Boss: ‘Fingers Crossed’ Feds Will Soon Greenlight Congestion Pricing
Do you feel lucky? Well, do ya, Janno?
March 3, 2023
