Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Traffic Congestion Mitigation Commission

Transportation Commissioner Polly Trottenberg says she'll help make buses run faster. Photo: MTA/Flickr

Changes Coming to Deadly Church Ave. In Hopes of Increasing Bus Speeds

By Julianne Cuba | Jun 12, 2019 | 9 Comments

One of the most deadly streets in Brooklyn is slated for upgrades this summer as part of the city's campaign for safer streets and faster bus service, transportation officials announced Monday.

City Council Speaker Corey Johnson made some bold proposals on Tuesday. Photo: John McCarten

Council Speaker Johnson Joins Calls for Knocking Down the BQE

By Julianne Cuba | Mar 5, 2019 | 10 Comments

Other cities have done it — and broken the car culture at the same time — so the possible future mayor says we should dream, too.

For Some, Uber’s Role in Congesting Manhattan Still Hidden in Plain Sight

By Charles Komanoff | Aug 18, 2015 | 23 Comments

Maybe it’s the sleekness. Or the digital disruptiveness. Or something slipped in the water bottle on your seat. Whatever it is, some data mavens are contorting into pretzels to deny the obvious — that Uber is contributing to the slowdown in Manhattan traffic. The latest Don’t Blame Uber entry was a New Yorker post over […]

Skelos Ascension Clouds Prospect of Pricing Revival

By Brad Aaron | Jun 25, 2008 | 19 Comments

Yesterday, retiring New York State Senate Majority Leader Joe Bruno handed the reins to Deputy Leader Dean Skelos, Republican from Nassau County. Though some see this unforeseen development as an opportunity to move on much-needed reforms in Albany, it’s not great news for advocates of congestion pricing. If Governor Paterson looks to revive pricing via […]

Hakeem Jeffries Responds to Congestion Pricing Critics

By Streetsblog | May 21, 2008 | 34 Comments

From today’s Crain’s Insider: Assemblyman Hakeem Jeffries, who is holding a rally this evening for better G train service, is drawing fire from transit advocates because of his opposition to congestion pricing. Streetsblog commenters plan to confront him at the rally. "Simply because one did not support the mayor’s version of congestion pricing does not […]

Revenge of the Free Riders

By Aaron Naparstek | May 15, 2008 | 21 Comments

From Transportation Alternatives’ Spring 2008 magazine: The biggest hurdle congestion pricing faced was the simple fact that the people required to enact the legislation were the ones who stood to pay the most because of it. On Monday, April 7, Sheldon Silver walked out of a closed door meeting of State Assembly Democrats and announced […]

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