Congestion Pricing
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StreetsPAC Slams Marty Golden in List of Primary Endorsements
Either Democrat — Andrew Gounardes or Ross Barkan — would be better than the Bay Ridge Republican, StreetsPAC says.
August 17, 2018
Riders Alliance: Cuomo Must Convene Congestion Pricing Workgroup by August 15
For some reason, the governor has not appointed his three members to the 10-member panel.
August 2, 2018
No Uber-Lyft Cap Needed Because New York Can Price Its Way Out of Congestion and Despair
Congestion pricing is a much better plan than capping Uber and Lyft, which provide a valuable service outside of Manhattan.
July 31, 2018
Free Roads and the Symphony of Destruction on Varick Street
“If you’re looking for the place that shows the failure of New York City to have any sort of traffic management policy, this is the spot.”
July 16, 2018
Eight Reasons Why Congestion Pricing Goes Great With the Fast Forward Plan to Fix NYC Transit
Andy Byford's Fast Forward NYC plan to modernize subways and buses has set the stage for congestion pricing in the 2019 Albany session.
May 29, 2018
A Better Taxi Surcharge: More Congestion Reduction, Less Pain for Cab Drivers
A better, fairer for-hire vehicle surcharge would raise the fee when congestion is most intense and charge more for vehicles that spend longer in the congestion zone.
May 1, 2018
Coming Soon to NYC: Rolling Advertisements for Congestion Pricing
Elected officials may not have a handle on how valuable New York City street space is, but the private sector sure does.
April 26, 2018
The Manhattan Assembly Members Who Were MIA on Congestion Pricing
The failure to enact congestion pricing was a setback for the whole city, but no borough got a worse deal than Manhattan. And yet, as this deal was being negotiated, Manhattan elected officials didn't make a peep.
April 16, 2018
Setting Up a Cordon Toll Would Pay for Itself in a Few Months
NYU's Mitchell Moss says a congestion pricing cordon toll would be "massive and costly." Au contraire.
April 10, 2018
Brad Hoylman: Until Albany Passes Congestion Pricing, “We’re Not Going to See Any Reduction in Traffic”
The state senator was the lone Democratic vote against the state budget.
April 9, 2018