Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Congestion Pricing

Congestion Pricing Q&A With Rohit Aggarwala, Part 3

By Aaron Naparstek | Sep 19, 2007 | 14 Comments

Rohit Aggarwala, New York City’s Director of Long-Term Planning and Sustainability, sat down to answer some of the more frequently asked questions about Mayor Bloomberg’s proposal for a three-year congestion pricing pilot program. Below is the third part of our four part interview. Here is Part 1 and Part 2. Aaron Naparstek: Mayor Bloomberg’s plan […]

Are East River Bridge Tolls the Better Way to Go?

By Jason Varone | Sep 18, 2007 | 26 Comments

Writing for the Brooklyn Rail, Carolyn Konheim overviews the legacy of "Tammany-style" former Brooklyn Democratic leader Meade Esposito, and posits that the deceased "capo di tutti capi in New York politics" still exerts influence on city transportation policy. Konheim, who is a proponent of tolling the East River bridges, argues that Esposito’s record of protecting […]

Congestion Pricing Q&A With Rohit Aggarwala, Part 2

By Aaron Naparstek | Sep 18, 2007 | 6 Comments

Rohit Aggarwala models the latest in Long-Term Planning & Sustainability chic: Gray flannel, subway token cuff links, Columbia U. class ring and a global warming mug: Pour a hot drink and coast lines disappear. This is the second segment of a four-part interview with New York City’s Director of Long-Term Planning and Sustainability, Rohit Aggarwala. […]

Congestion Pricing Q&A With Rohit Aggarwala, Part 1

By Aaron Naparstek | Sep 17, 2007 | 27 Comments

Too many unanswered questions. Among New York State Assembly Democrats, that has been one of the most frequent criticisms of Mayor Bloomberg’s proposal for a three-year congestion pricing pilot project in New York City. Last month, Lower Manhattan Assembly member Deborah Glick said that she and her colleagues were “confronted with a dearth of information […]

Gridlock Sam Offers Four Ideas to Cut Traffic Congestion

By Aaron Naparstek | Sep 12, 2007 | 16 Comments

In today’s Daily News, former New York City Deputy Traffic Commissioner "Gridlock" Sam Schwartz says congestion pricing should "proceed now" and offers four additional ideas for creating a little breathing room on Manhattan’s streets: One way to reduce congestion is to reduce the number of taxis – permanently. I did the math when I was […]

Useful Idiots

By Aaron Naparstek | Sep 11, 2007 | 29 Comments

I’m not sure I’ll ever understand how Richard Lipsky of the Neighborhood Retail Alliance figures he’s helping "mom and pop" business by defending the increasingly miserable, congested, automobile-dominated status quo of New York City streets but I do enjoy his Mom and Pop blog. He is an entertaining writer, an experienced political player, and a […]

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