Congestion Pricing
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BEEP BEEP! StreetsPAC Makes its Picks in Three Borough President Races
Let's meet the lucky three who have earned the street safety bump: Mark Levine (Manhattan), Antonio Reynoso (Brooklyn) and Donovan Richards (Queens).
June 3, 2021
Study: Congestion Pricing Could Get Drivers Out of SUVs
Drivers are increasingly buying huge cars, in part because of all the time they spend stuck inside them at rush hour — but a new study suggests that if drivers had to pay congestion tolls, they’d be significantly more likely to pick smaller vehicles.
May 19, 2021
DOT Pushes Back on Council Bill to Repurpose Private Parking for Public Benefit
"Complying with the bill as drafted would require substantial repurposing of existing private passenger vehicle parking in many of these neighborhoods," DOT Commissioner Hank Gutman said.
May 5, 2021
What Is The MTA Assessing In Its Congestion Pricing Environmental Assessment?
The goal of the next step in the approval of congestion pricing is to get a FONSI ("Ayyyyyy").
April 13, 2021
Wednesday’s Headlines: Congestion Pricing Edition
The Biden Administration's decision to break the Trump-erected logjam and allow the MTA to proceed with its environmental review of congestion pricing was the big story yesterday. But there was oh so much more.
March 31, 2021
This Is Happening: Feds Let MTA Do Simpler Environmental Review of Congestion Pricing
The Era of No Malarkey has come to New York public transportation.
March 30, 2021
Feds Start to Break the Congestion Pricing Logjam
The Federal Highway Administration told Law360 that the agency "is making New York's congestion pricing plan a priority," the outlet reported.
February 16, 2021
KOMANOFF: Beware the EV Congestion Boomerang
So, policymakers, be careful what you wish for when EVs are concerned: If congestion increases because of an exemption for electric vehicles, a primary benefit of congestion pricing disappears.
February 8, 2021
A Round and a Roundy: Get Out of Joe’s Way, Governor, Mayor and Senator!
He has the rope! And the man is drowning in quicksand! So why are the governor, the mayor and the senator not telling him?!
February 3, 2021
KOMANOFF: Hey, Drivers, Here’s How to Stop Worrying and Love Bike Lanes on Bridges
Drivers are already complaining, but expert Charles Komanoff shows in this clarion call op-ed that congestion pricing will reduce traffic so much that SIX lanes could be taken away from drivers and they wouldn't even feel it.
January 29, 2021
