Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Traffic Congestion Mitigation Commission

Gridlock Sam’s Compromise Plan

By Aaron Naparstek | | 24 Comments
As if we didn’t already know it, last week’s Traffic Mitigation Commission hearings revealed that opposition to Mayor Bloomberg’s congestion pricing plan among outer borough and suburban legislators may very well be intractable. Even in traffic-crushed districts where one would almost certainly find a majority in favor of some form of congestion pricing, we didn’t […]

Queens Civic Congress Has Its Own Plan

By Sarah Goodyear | | 3 Comments
No one who comes before the NYC Traffic Congestion Mitigation Commission is going to admit to liking congestion. If they’re against the mayor’s congestion-pricing plan, they are usually going to come up with some kind of alternative. Take the Queens Civic Congress, which advanced its position at an Oct. 30 hearing. Jim Trent, the chair […]

Congestion Pricing Gets a Warm Reception in Manhattan

By Brad Aaron | | 10 Comments
  Hundreds of Manhattanites braved an indoor congestion zone Thursday night, struggling to find a seat before the New York City Traffic Congestion Mitigation Commission hearing. The packed forum attracted hundreds of spectators, leaving balcony-only seating in the Hunter College auditorium. Over eighty turned out to voice their support and concerns, prevailing over previous congestion […]

Pricing Hearings Begin With Away Double-Header

By Brad Aaron | | 6 Comments
The first hearings conducted by the New York City Traffic Congestion Mitigation Commission were held yesterday, with one in White Plains and another at Hofstra University. Newsday reports on the latter: Congestion pricing is a "sensible solution" to traffic tie-ups that cost the region $13 billion and 52,000 jobs a year, said Josh Klainberg, deputy […]
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