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Bloomberg Visits the Bronx. Dinowitz Anti-Pricing Rally Fizzles.

By Aaron Naparstek | Oct 31, 2007 | 3 Comments

Mayor Bloomberg and city agency commissioners answered questions in Riverdale last night. Megan Chuchmach reports: The auditorium at PS 24 in Riverdale was packed Tuesday night, as Mayor Michael Bloomberg and his commissioners entertained an estimated couple hundred Bronx residents at a town hall-esque style meeting organized by the Northwest Bronx Democratic Alliance and the […]

Finally: A Spot to Talk About Parking

By Jason Varone | Oct 31, 2007 | No Comments

Climate change, Iranian nukes, the declining dollar, a $100 barrel of oil… Sure, all of that stuff is important but not as important as parking or New York City’s lack thereof. New York City’s venerable neighborhood associations and civic groups will be ecstatic to hear that the Department of Transportation is convening a series of […]

Pricing Hearings Begin With Away Double-Header

By Brad Aaron | Oct 25, 2007 | 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 […]

Bike Snob NYC Shows You How It’s Done

By Sarah Goodyear | Oct 25, 2007 | 15 Comments

One of the keenest and most unforgiving observers of bike culture in this town, in all its glory and absurdity, is the blogger Bike Snob NYC. A couple of weeks back, he posted a chronicle of his bike commute from Brooklyn to Manhattan that had me shaking my head in recognition at every turn. […]

Who Are Anti-Pricing Pols Really Looking Out For?

By Jason Varone | Oct 19, 2007 | 10 Comments

Responding to some politicians’ claims that congestion pricing is a "regressive tax" that would impact "working stiffs" who must drive to their jobs, the Tri-State Transportation Campaign and the Pratt Center for Community Development have compiled data, broken down by district, showing that the vast majority of commuters in New York City and surrounding counties […]

Congestion Pricing, Hashed Out Over Pints

By Brad Aaron | Oct 11, 2007 | 10 Comments

It wasn’t your typical congestion pricing forum, but last night about 50 people got to hear the pros and cons of the Bloomberg plan debated in a relaxed, informal setting, with instructions from the moderators to keep drinking. The event, sponsored by the London-based Institution of Civil Engineers, brought together two proponents and two critics […]

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