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PlaNYC and Pricing Legislation Introduced. Download it Here.
Exclusive to Streetsblog, at least for the next few minutes, here is S. 6068, the New York State Senate's congestion pricing legislation, or, as it is also known:
June 7, 2007
Congestion Pricing Plan Advancing Rapidly
Sewell Chan at the New York Times' Empire Zone has more on this morning's meeting between Mayor Bloomberg, Governor Spitzer and US Dept. of Transportation secretary Mary Peters:
June 7, 2007
Spitzer Backs Congestion Pricing
Is Mayor Bloomberg actually going to pull this off? Governor Eliot Spitzer came out in favor of congestion pricing this morning. Elizabeth Benjamin at the Daily News reports:
June 7, 2007
Bloomberg Upbeat, Media Less So, Ahead of PlaNYC Hearings
With a scant few weeks left in the session, the state Assembly has scheduled the first of six hearings on PlaNYC -- including, of course, congestion pricing -- for Friday at 10 a.m. in the auditorium of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York, at 42 West 44th Street.
June 5, 2007
London Finds “No Adverse Impact” Outside Charging Zone
With many New York City elected officials expressing concern that Mayor Bloomberg's congestion pricing study will create numerous problems in the neighborhoods just outside the charging zone, now is a good time to take a look at the extensive "Boundary Impacts Study" undertaken by Transport for London in its Fourth Annual Monitoring Report
June 4, 2007
City Wants 20,000 New Parking Spaces in Hell’s Kitchen
It seems inconceivable given the overwhelmingly positive developments of the past few weeks, but the city wants to increase parking in Manhattan by some 20,000 spaces, and is defending itself in court for the right to do so.
June 1, 2007
Small Business Leaders Voice Support For PlaNYC
Critics of congestion pricing often claim that small businesses will bear an unfair burden if the Mayor is successful in implementing his plan. But yesterday, a diverse group of small business leaders from throughout the five boroughs gathered on the steps of City Hall yesterday to voice their support for the Mayor's PlaNYC initiative. From The Campiagn for New York Future's press release:
June 1, 2007
Deborah Glick: Devil’s in the Details of Congestion Pricing
Below is a letter from Lower Manhattan State Assembly Member Deborah Glick responding to a constituent who urged her to support Mayor Bloomberg's congestion pricing plan. If you have written a letter to one of your local elected officials and received a response, send it in.
May 31, 2007
After Pricing Proposal: Mayor’s Approval at Record High
One month after unveiling the specifics of PlaNYC in his Earth Day speech, amidst a public debate about his congestion pricing plan, the Mayor's approval rating is near his record high. Crain's New York reports:
May 24, 2007
Hail the Yassky Cab: All NYC Taxis to be Hybrid by 2012
The Today Show cast, Mayor Michael Bloomberg, a Yahoo! executive and Council Member David Yassky stand with a gas-electric hybrid Ford Escape SUV taxi this morning.
May 22, 2007