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LIVE FROM ALBANY: Our Congestion Pricing Live Blog [UPDATED]
We are inside the belly of the beast (the statehouse) to get the lay of the land on issues important to the livable streets community. We'll post what we get as a live blog, so check back early and often to see the latest (thread starts from the bottom):
January 14, 2019
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Congestion Pricing Has More Positive Momentum But Remains Uphill Battle in Albany
Legislators are increasingly attune to the urgent need to fund and fix the city's transit system. Whether they're up to the task remains an open question.
January 14, 2019
Council Speaker Johnson: E-Bikes and E-Scooters Need State OK (But He May Be Wrong!)
Oops — suddenly New York City's big dreams of an e-scooter revolution may need Albany's OK.
January 3, 2019
Incoming State Senators Say They Support Congestion Pricing, But …
...But it's unclear if the entire legislature will grow a spine and pass a bill.
December 19, 2018
MTA Workgroup’s Recommendations Give Albany No Excuse for Inaction
It's time to do something to fix NYC's broken transit system — or else. (Um, what's Plan B again?)
December 18, 2018
Meet Amy Paulin — The Assembly Member Tasked With MTA Oversight
Can a ninth-term suburbanite save the MTA?
December 13, 2018
Congestion Pricing Would Cut Weekly Express Bus Commute Times By Hours: Report
It's well past time for outer borough pols to stop opposing the toll policy.
October 29, 2018
COURAGE NEEDED: Congestion Pricing Leads Pols into ‘Political Death Valley’
Will we get congestion pricing? It depends on if our local pols are willing to suffer a short-term loss of approval.
October 5, 2018
I-81 Teardown Upstate Gains Ally In Rachel May’s Victory Over IDC Rogue
The insurgent wave that threw out all but one former IDC member offers a streetscape benefit upstate.
September 25, 2018
Insurgents Topple Incumbents in a Democratic Primary That Bodes Well for Congestion Pricing
If Democrats gain even a single State Senate seat in November, the political terrain for congestion pricing will look even better.
September 14, 2018
