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New Bill Would Bring Crash Studies and Safety Improvements
An aide to City Council Speaker Christine Quinn sent this message late last week concerning new legislation that could bring improvements to dangerous locations for pedestrians and cyclists:
March 10, 2008
Charting a Course for Pricing Through City Council
Crain's Insider has the most detailed look yet at the odds that the City Council will pass a congestion pricing bill [PDF]. The good news is that pricing stands a decent chance of getting through committee, thanks in part to some maneuvering by Speaker Christine Quinn. As things progress, expect to hear more about uncommitted council members like Larry Seabrook (right), who may cast the deciding vote in committee. Via The Politicker, here's the scoop from Crain's:
March 7, 2008
Citywide Ferry Service Could Cost $100M Annually
City Council Speaker Christine Quinn called for the introduction of comprehensive, citywide ferry service at her State of the City Address a couple of weeks ago. That made John Kaehny wonder how the ferries would be paid for and how much they'd cost. This week's Queens Chronicle seems to have part of the answer:
February 22, 2008
Quinn Calls for Comprehensive Citywide Ferry Service
City Council Speaker Christine Quinn made a big pitch for enhanced ferry service in her State of the City Address today:
February 12, 2008
Bridge Toll Plan Headlines Congestion Commission Report
One of four options presented in the Traffic Mitigation Commission's Interim Report. Download the report.
January 10, 2008
John Liu Says He Supports Congestion Pricing
Some actual news came out of this morning's congestion pricing forum with London Deputy Mayor Nicky Gavron, the one event that Streetsblog's reporting team decided to skip this week. Queens City Council Member John Liu publicly stated that he supports congestion pricing. New York Times reporter Sewell Chan reports for the EmpireZone blog:
May 18, 2007
Sadik-Khan and Congestion Pricing: Ready for Prime Time
Janette Sadik-Khan has one week to go before taking over as
the city's new transportation commissioner. Not surprisingly, a public appearance Friday found her well prepared to push Mayor Bloomberg's PlaNYC congestion pricing program.
May 7, 2007
Electeds React to Congestion Pricing
Forty-eight hours in, here is what some elected officials are saying about PlaNYC and congestion pricing.
April 24, 2007
Bus Depots a Symptom of Environmental Injustice
Gotham Gazette talked recently with Cecil Corbin-Mark, of West Harlem
Environmental Action (WE ACT), about environmental justice in Upper Manhattan.
April 17, 2007