Congestion Pricing
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De Blasio Leaves the Door Open to Congestion Pricing
With Governor Cuomo's long-awaited "Fix NYC" recommendations dominating today's news cycle, Mayor de Blasio has softened his tone on congestion pricing.
January 19, 2018
Cuomo Reveals His Congestion Pricing Plan — And It’s Legit
The governor is proposing a well-constructed congestion pricing plan that will make tangible reductions in car trips and relieve the city's worst traffic jams.
January 19, 2018
Partnership for NYC: Congestion Costs New York More Today Than It Did 10 Years Ago
Traffic is getting worse while people's time grows more valuable.
January 18, 2018
Can Cuomo Deliver an Effective Congestion Pricing Plan Without East River Bridge Tolls?
A plan that doesn't toll drivers crossing the East River - drawing a cordon around the heart of Midtown, for instance - might appease congestion pricing opponents like Eastern Queens Assembly Member David Weprin, but it won't deliver the regionally significant traffic reduction that a plan like Move NY would.
January 17, 2018
Congestion Pricing Will Help Stop Climate Change — But Differently Than You Think
The direct tailpipe emissions impact of congestion pricing is outweighed by its force multiplier effect.
January 12, 2018
Corey Johnson Unequivocally Backs Congestion Pricing, Further Isolating de Blasio
The new City Council speaker gave Governor Cuomo more political leeway to push for a comprehensive plan to reduce traffic and boost transit funding.
January 8, 2018
Congestion Pricing and a Bus Turnaround: Two Great Policies That Go Great Together
There's a symbiotic relationship between road pricing and better bus service. Congestion pricing can speed up buses and reverse the decade-plus decline in bus ridership in New York.
January 5, 2018
Cuomo Fails to Deliver the Hard Charge at Traffic and Transit Reform That New York Desperately Needs
After a year in which subway service reached appalling new lows, jeopardizing the economic health of the entire state, Cuomo spent a scant few minutes discussing the city's transit system in his annual State of the State Address.
January 3, 2018
Why Congestion Pricing Won’t Overwhelm the Subways
Congestion pricing can significantly reduce gridlock by shifting a relatively small share of car trips off the streets, and the subway already carries far more people than the crossings that will be tolled.
January 2, 2018
For Politicians, Congestion Pricing Is an Exercise in Delaying Gratification
For congestion pricing to work as policy and as politics, it has to be made out of strong stuff.
December 6, 2017
