Exploring Price Signals and Market Mechanisms for Reducing Gridlock in NYC

Traffic congestion is a defining characteristic of NYC living — but that doesn’t mean we have to accept it. Human health, community livability and economic activity are all compromised by the number of cars that cram onto our limited street space each day. A growing number of activists and policy makers have called for the adoption of price-based approaches, such as congestion relief or curb pricing, to address the problem in an effective and equitable manner. Join internationally known energy and transportation economist Charles Komanoff for an informative discussion of these and other options.

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Resolved: More Traffic Congestion & Automobile Dependence

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Brooklyn City Councilmember Lew Fidler and a small group of his outer borough colleagues have put forward Resolution 774 "calling upon the Mayor of New York City to oppose the institution of any form of congestion pricing." The resolution is based on a March 2006 report commissioned by the Queens Chamber of Commerce that was, […]

Congestion Pricing Can Help Save Working NYC Families $2,300 Per Year

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Without congestion pricing, fare hikes will hit New York’s many transit-using families hard. Image: Ed Yourdon via Flickr. Without bold action from legislators to fund transit, middle-class New York families will have to spend $2,300 more per year to get around the city even as the quality of the service they’re paying for declines, according […]

Assembly Considers Bankrupting MTA to Reduce Congestion

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  From WCBS-TV via Second Ave. Sagas: The pressure has been mounting on the legislature to pass the mayor’s [congestion pricing] proposal, but when lawmakers are under pressure they tend to get creative … CBS 2 HD learned that a number of alarmed lawmakers are floating creative ways to ease traffic and reduce pollution without […]