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De Blasio Sounds Ready to Negotiate on Congestion Pricing
Bill de Blasio spent the summer and fall knocking congestion pricing, but since the release of road pricing recommendations by Governor Cuomo's Fix NYC panel, the mayor has softened his stance.
February 6, 2018
The Action Carting Driver Who Killed Neftaly Ramirez and Left the Scene Was Not Licensed to Drive the Truck
Yet it appears Mayor de Blasio won't let the company's horrendous safety record interfere with its city contracts. Meanwhile, a lawsuit brought by Ramirez's family alleges shoddy investigative work on the part of NYPD and Brooklyn DA Eric Gonzalez.
January 31, 2018
Helen Rosenthal Isn’t Leveling With Her Constituents About E-Bikes
Rosenthal, a vocal supporter of de Blasio's e-bike crackdown, is exaggerating the e-bike threat to her constituents and misrepresenting the way NYPD is conducting enforcement.
January 26, 2018
As Predicted, de Blasio’s E-Bike Crackdown Is Costing Delivery Workers
The 20th Precinct, where de Blasio announced his e-bike crackdown, says $500 fines are being imposed on working cyclists, who must pay up to get their bikes back from NYPD.
January 25, 2018
E-Bikes Are Banned in NYC, But Crush a Man With an Illegal Big Rig and de Blasio Won’t Care
While Mayor de Blasio and NYPD punish delivery workers for riding electric bicycles, drivers who run people over with semi trucks are not being penalized in any way, even when the truck is too large to be operated legally on city streets.
January 23, 2018
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
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
Shameful Scenes From de Blasio’s Crackdown on Delivery Workers Who Use Electric Bikes
As NYPD boasts about confiscating bikes from people trying to support themselves and their families, cyclists continue to face the real mortal threat on NYC streets.
January 16, 2018
TransAlt: Congestion Pricing Holds the Key to Vision Zero
To achieve his goal of eliminating traffic fatalities by 2024, Mayor de Blasio must do more to get cars off NYC streets.
January 11, 2018
De Blasio Takes a Break From Encouraging Car Trips to Scold Big Oil
The mayor who opposes congestion pricing, treats parking placards as political currency, and has declared war on electric bikes wants you to know that he's taking Big Oil to court over climate change.
January 10, 2018
