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Famed Danish Urbanist Jan Gehl in Town to Consult on PlaNYC
The Urbanist Musketeers: Alex Garvin, Jan Gehl and Fred Kent in Copenhagen, Denmark, Sept. 30, 2006.
August 2, 2007
August 1 Congestion Pricing Deadline Has Been Met
This morning, I asked whether Mayor Bloomberg had met the August 1 deadline to submit his congestion pricing plan to the 17-member commission that is supposed to come together to evaluate "traffic mitigation" proposals for New York City. Here's the quick answer, from City Hall spokesman John Gallagher:
August 1, 2007
Critical Transportation Reforms Sink With Pricing
An enforcement camera in London captures a motorist in the bus lane.
July 18, 2007
Brodsky Killed Congestion Pricing But We Hurt His Feelings
State Assembly Member Richard Brodsky is displeased by the suggestion that his opposition to New York City's congestion pricing plan had anything to do with the fact that he has accepted more money from parking industry interests than any other State Assembly Member and that his district houses the wealthiest Manhattan car commuters in New York State.
July 17, 2007
Statement from Mayor Bloomberg on Congestion Pricing Failure
Press conference at 11:30 am today. Here is the Mayor's statement on the New York State legislature's failure to act on New York City's congestion pricing plan:
July 17, 2007
Mayor and Assembly Headed to a Showdown Over Pricing
City Hall and the New York State Assembly may be headed to the biggest showdown since Aaron Burr and Alexander Hamilton met on the dueling grounds at Weehawken (crossing the river back then was free but you had to use a row boat). Erik Engquist and Anne Michaud report in today's Crain's Insider:
July 9, 2007
17 Reasons to Make Transit Free
The Tyee, an independent online pub in British Columbia, weighs in with the first in a series of editorials making the case for free transit in the province.
July 6, 2007
O’Donnell Supports PlaNYC, but Congestion Pricing?
Below is State Assembly Member Daniel O'Donnell's response to a letter from Streetsblog contributor Glenn McAnanama urging O'Donnell to support congestion pricing. O'Donnell claims that no specific legislation has been introduced regarding PlaNYC so he cannot take a position.
June 29, 2007
City: Commuter Needs Will Factor into High Bridge Plan
A restored High Bridge will be open to commuting cyclists and pedestrians, but access time could be limited, officials said last week.
June 26, 2007
The Car as Underdog, and Other Mind-Benders
From the New York Times' new City Room blog comes a post entitled "Congestion Pricing: Has David Bested Goliath?"
June 25, 2007