Congestion Pricing
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Streetfilms: Fixing the Subway is About Racial and Economic Justice
Supporters of congestion pricing rallied Monday at Broadway Junction in Brooklyn.
February 26, 2019
[ROWBACK!] AARP Backs Congestion Pricing — Defying Pols Who Claim Seniors Would be Hurt By Tolls
The senior lobbying group supports congestion pricing, even though opponents of congestion pricing often cite seniors as their reason for opposing tolls.
February 21, 2019
KOMANOFF: How to Counter the Latest Congestion Pricing Objections
Reasonable people raise objections to congestion pricing. But they can be easily addressed.
February 12, 2019
Another Benefit of Congestion Pricing? Commuters Will Have Way More Time
You could binge watch all of the original "Star Trek" series, plus the movies! (Or you could just spend more time with your kids, or have less stress in your life.)
February 6, 2019
Brooklyn Pol: Let’s Charge $3 Per Amazon Package — And Other Ways to Raise MTA Cash
Brooklyn Assembly Member Robert Carroll launched a drone attack on Amazon and other online retailers on Monday, announcing a proposal to levy a $3-per-package fee on deliveries. But wait...there's more!
February 5, 2019
Bobby’s Blue Bombshell: Cuomo’s Congestion Pricing Numbers are ‘Bullshit’
Assembly Member Bobby Carroll, one of the staunchest supporters of congestion pricing, is upset because the governor's plan won't raise nearly enough money for transit.
February 1, 2019
Two More Reasons to Support Congestion Pricing: Safety and Transit Accessibility
The money would fund improvements to disabled transit riders while also making roadways safer for pedestrians and cyclists.
January 31, 2019
HEAD-SCRATCHER OF THE WEEK: Staten Island Pol Attacks ‘Unfair’ Punishment of Bridge Toll Scofflaws
Fact check: The fines for evading a subway fare or bridge toll are identical.
January 31, 2019
OPINION: Gov. Cuomo Is Talking Crazy About Congestion Pricing — But He May Be Crazy Like a Fox
Gov. Cuomo said the wrong thing about transit on Wednesday — but he said it for the right reason.
January 29, 2019
KOMANOFF: Want Fair Taxi Congestion Surcharges? Embed Them Within Congestion Tolling
A nationally respected expert says a City Council taxi bill is a springboard for a better congestion-pricing plan.
January 28, 2019