Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Campaign for New York’s Future

Paterson Backs Pricing, Introduces Bill in Albany

By Ben Fried | Mar 21, 2008 | 9 Comments

David Paterson is going to do right by his old State Senate district after all. New York’s new governor settled any doubts about his position on congestion pricing this afternoon, introducing a bill that follows the recommendations of the Traffic Congestion Mitigation Commission. The Daily Politics has the scoop: "Congestion pricing addresses two urgent concerns […]

Pricing Round Up: Sticking Points, Horse Trading, Hearings

By Ben Fried | Mar 21, 2008 | 3 Comments

The congestion pricing deadline is little more than a week (or two) away, and news is coming fast and furious about the last wave of legislative wrangling. Two reports published in the last 16 hours give a sense of how compromises may be hashed out to gain passage for the measure. First, the Daily Politics […]

Pricing Advocates Hear Excuses from Queens State Senator

By Brad Aaron | Mar 18, 2008 | 8 Comments

Michael O’Loughlin of the Campaign for New York’s Future leads the congestion pricing rally on the capitol steps. Streetsblog’s Brad Aaron files this report from Albany. A contingent of about 80 New Yorkers is in Albany today to advocate for congestion pricing. Following a brief rally on the capitol steps this morning, led by the […]

Weiner and Wylde Square Off in Pricing Forum

By Ben Fried | Jan 10, 2008 | 26 Comments

Four veterans of the congestion pricing wars went toe-to-toe at the Museum of the City of New York Wednesday night — the last showdown before the Congestion Mitigation Commission releases its draft proposals today. Taking the stump for pricing were Kathryn Wylde of the Partnership for NYC and Michael O’Loughlin of the Campaign for New […]

Traffic Mitigation Commission Meeting Pre-Spin

By Aaron Naparstek | Sep 25, 2007 | 7 Comments

Ahead of this afternoon’s opening meeting of the 17-member Traffic Mitigation Commission, the Campaign for New York’s Future sends along a press release noting two recent studies about the impact of traffic congestion on the region’s health and economy: NEW YORK, September 25, 2007 – The following may be attributed to Michael O’Loughlin, Director of […]

Who Better Represented “the Little Guy” in the Pricing Debate?

By Aaron Naparstek | Jul 18, 2007 | 22 Comments

New York State Assembly Members Jose Rivera, Richard Brodsky and Adriano Espaillat Mayor Bloomberg and the Campaign for New York’s Future never really seemed to get that the congestion pricing debate was fundamentally going to be a fight about class, and the widening divide between rich and poor in New York City. While the Mayor […]

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