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Silver Stalls Plan to Reduce Garbage Truck Traffic
Under the city's proposed waste management plan, more trash would be hauled by trains and barges.
October 22, 2007
Make That 21 Council Members in Favor of Pricing
Council Member Alan Gerson bikes in support of safer cross-town cycling route for Lower Manhattan, Sept. 2006. Villager photo by Jefferson Siegel
August 13, 2007
August 1: The Mayor Shall Submit the Traffic Mitigation Plan
A couple of weeks ago Mayor Bloomberg, Governor Spitzer, Senate Leader Bruno and Assembly Speaker Silver agreed to a process that would lead to the formation of a 17-member commission that would evaluate and decide on New York City's congestion pricing proposal.
August 1, 2007
Congestion Pricing Bill, Take 3.
Liz Benjamin has the latest scoop on congestion pricing legislation in Albany: The third version of a bill dealing with congestion mitigation in the city was introduced yesterday in both houses of the state Legislature. The Assembly and Senate are scheduled to return to Albany Thursday to take up this new bill – and nothing … Continued
July 24, 2007
Congestion Pricing: Here’s the Deal
Below is a summary of the congestion pricing deal struck this afternoon by Governor Spitzer, Mayor Bloomberg, Assembly Speaker Silver and Senate Leader Bruno.
July 19, 2007
Parking Reform: Reduce Congestion & Raise Money Minus Albany
With congestion pricing stalled in Albany gridlock, what's next? What immediate measures can New York City take to reduce traffic congestion without having to go through Albany to implement them? How else might New York City reduce traffic congestion while raising a bit of money for transit, bicycling and pedestrian improvements? Back in May, Transportation Alternatives executive director Paul Steely White suggested that parking policy reform in this Gotham Gazette essay:
July 17, 2007
Bloomberg: NYC is Poorer Today Thanks to Albany Inaction
Mayor Bloomberg had harsh words for New York State's Democratic leadership at today's press conference in Brooklyn. Here is an abbreviated transcript of some of the question-and-answer period with the press:
July 17, 2007
It’s Alive. It’s Dead. It’s Three Men in a Room!
Erik Engquist at Crain's says a potential deal is in the works that would nix Gov. Spitzer's call for campaign finance reform and give Albany legislators a long-sought pay raise in return for congestion pricing approval.
July 11, 2007