Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Congestion Pricing

New Streetsblog Feature: Compact Archives

By Nick Grossman | Aug 10, 2007 | No Comments

We’re beginning to roll out some site updates and new features here at Streetblog, with more on the way. Today’s treat: Compact Archives. Take a look at archives listing for a category or month, and you should find them more scan-able. We’ve also updated our search results with the same goal in mind. Boy, have […]

Congestion Pricing Questions the Mayor Will Need to Answer

By Aaron Naparstek | Aug 7, 2007 | 23 Comments

New York State Assembly Member Deborah Glick represents Chelsea, Greenwich Village, Tribeca and a good piece of Chinatown and Lower Manhattan. Encompassing the Holland Tunnel, Canal Street and a section of the Westside Highway, her district suffers from some of the worst traffic congestion in all of New York City. Transit-rich and offering some of […]

20 City Council Members Support or Lean Towards Pricing

By Aaron Naparstek | Aug 6, 2007 | 9 Comments

If all goes according to plan, the decision to approve Mayor Bloomberg’s congestion pricing proposal will be made by New York City’s 51 Council members some time before March 28, 2008. Gotham Gazette called every single New York City Council member to ask where they stood on congestion pricing and here is what reporter Courtney […]

Congestion Pricing Returns to Stockholm

By Aaron Naparstek | Aug 1, 2007 | 5 Comments

Sweden re-launched its congestion pricing system today following a 6-month trial and voter referendum last September, in which Stockholm residents approved the traffic control measure by a margin of 52 to 45. The referendum was a definitive victory for a system that reduced Stockholm’s traffic congestion by as much as 50 percent and decreased noxious […]

August 1 Congestion Pricing Deadline Has Been Met

By Aaron Naparstek | Aug 1, 2007 | 1 Comment

This morning, I asked whether Mayor Bloomberg had met the August 1 deadline to submit his congestion pricing plan to the 17-member commission that is supposed to come together to evaluate "traffic mitigation" proposals for New York City. Here’s the quick answer, from City Hall spokesman John Gallagher: The Mayor has submitted the plan, which […]

August 1: The Mayor Shall Submit the Traffic Mitigation Plan

By Aaron Naparstek | Aug 1, 2007 | No Comments

A couple of weeks ago Mayor Bloomberg, Governor Spitzer, Senate Leader Bruno and Assembly Speaker Silver agreed to a process that would lead to the formation of a 17-member commission that would evaluate and decide on New York City’s congestion pricing proposal. The deal laid out a very specific timeline by which the process would […]

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