Congestion Pricing
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Dan Quart: New Taxi Fees Won’t Do Much “Without a Full Congestion Pricing Plan”
Count Assembly Member Dan Quart among the state legislators who aren't satisfied with the taxi and for-hire vehicle fees enacted in Albany's new budget.
April 6, 2018
Brian Kavanagh on Albany Congestion Pricing Inaction: “We Need to Do More”
State Senator Brian Kavanagh isn't satisfied with Albany's budget measures to address traffic congestion and fund transit, which consist of new fees on taxi and Uber trips in the Manhattan core.
April 5, 2018
Seattle Could Be the First U.S. City to Institute Congestion Pricing
Mayor Jenny Durkan says she wants to have a true central city congestion pricing system in place by 2021.
April 5, 2018
Deborah Glick Blames de Blasio for Albany’s Failure to Pass Congestion Pricing
Glick's constituents lost in the state budget, forking over money without getting the traffic reduction benefits of congestion pricing.
April 5, 2018
Cuomo’s Budget Doesn’t Solve Any of New York’s Transit and Traffic Problems
The "solutions" in the budget are half-measures that won't work, and there's no reason for the pressure on Cuomo to dissipate.
April 3, 2018
Albany Didn’t Even Get the Taxi Fees Right
By omitting a cordon toll and charging taxis and Ubers per trip instead of per minute, Governor Cuomo and legislative leaders bungled their chance to reduce New York's most punishing traffic congestion.
April 3, 2018
New Yorkers’ Opinion of Congestion Pricing: Same as It Ever Was
To increase public approval of congestion pricing, first you have to enact congestion pricing.
March 29, 2018
Too Many NYC Reps Did Nothing About the Most Important Transport Initiative in Albany This Year
Don't let Cuomo's lack of effort on congestion pricing overshadow the dismally passive performance of NYC's state representatives.
March 28, 2018
Can Congestion Pricing Survive Cuomo’s Political Timidity?
Speaking on WNYC this morning, the governor suggested putting off an Albany vote on congestion pricing until next year.
March 23, 2018
Manhattan Congestion Is Too Intense to Fix With an Uber Fee Alone
With the momentum for a New York City congestion pricing plan in danger of dissipating into an Uber fee, it’s worth revisiting first principles.
March 21, 2018