Andrew Cuomo
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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
Transit Riders to Cuomo: Stop Tip-Toeing Around Congestion Pricing and Pass It
Cuomo is wasting his opportunity to reform New York's dysfunctional traffic and transit systems.
March 21, 2018
While Cuomo Sits on the Sidelines, the Assembly’s Joke of a Congestion Pricing Plan Fills the Vacuum
Carl Heastie's Democratic conference has a plan designed to relieve elected officials from sweating out a tough decision.
March 14, 2018
The Cost of Cold Feet: No Cordon Toll Means Kissing Most Congestion Pricing Benefits Goodbye
Without a cordon toll, the time savings from reduced traffic congestion drops by at least 60 percent. The revenues available to improve transit drop by 60 percent or more as well.
February 22, 2018
NYC’s Still Waiting for a Traffic Reduction Plan From Andrew Cuomo
Cuomo's team seems to be serious about congestion pricing, but every time there’s a chance to commit to a concrete policy, they don’t.
February 16, 2018
Broad Business-Labor Coalition Ready to Back Congestion Pricing If Cuomo Releases a Strong Plan
The emerging big-tent coalition for congestion pricing includes the city's business elite, large unions representing hundreds of thousands of workers, and anti-poverty advocates.
February 14, 2018
What You Need to Know About the Congestion Pricing Plan From Cuomo’s Fix NYC Panel
The centerpiece is a cordon zone in Manhattan below 60th Street where drivers would pay for the use of scarce street space. Here's an overview of how it would all come together.
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
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
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
