Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Congestion Pricing

The Car as Underdog, and Other Mind-Benders

By Brad Aaron | Jun 25, 2007 | 5 Comments

From the New York Times’ new City Room blog comes a post entitled "Congestion Pricing: Has David Bested Goliath?" Hint: "The answer might depend on who you think is the giant." Which coalition has been winning so far in the congestion pricing wars? So far, at least, the pro-congestion pricing forces have been on the […]

Open Thread: Congestion Pricing Stalled

By Jason Varone | Jun 25, 2007 | 18 Comments

Vent your frustration with Albany here. Photo: Jason Varone

Blogger Launches Petititon to Revive Dormant Subway Tracks

By Aaron Naparstek | Jun 22, 2007 | 13 Comments

With the city promising to improve mass transit via congestion pricing revenue, Gary Reilly, author of neighborhood blog, First and Court has started a petition asking the MTA to restore express subway service on the F line and to extend the V line for local service to Brooklyn: The petition, which you can sign […]

StreetFilms: A London Driver Discusses Congestion Pricing

By Clarence Eckerson Jr. | Jun 21, 2007 | 2 Comments

In this StreetFilm by Nick Whitaker, level-headed London motorist Barny Crocker talks about how congestion charging has effected London traffic and his own driving habits: "There was massive resistance to the congestion charge when it was first brought in but as soon as it came in I think everyone was quite surprised at how effective […]

Shifting Gears at DOT

By Jason Varone | Jun 21, 2007 | 3 Comments

DOT Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan bicylcing to work during her first week on the job Crain’s New York reports that the earth is shaking below Dept. of Transportation headquarters at 40 Worth Street: Janette Sadik-Khan, the city’s new transportation commissioner, politely says she’s building on the foundation left by her predecessors. In fact, she is […]

Q&A With Transportation Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan

By Aaron Naparstek | Jun 20, 2007 | 20 Comments

Streetsblog interviewed DOT Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan at 40 Worth St., Monday, June 18. Photo: Brad Aaron Janette Sadik-Khan: Four days. Streetsblog: Left in the legislative session? JSK: Yeah, well, maybe four days left, maybe more days. August in Albany. What can be better? SB: (Laughing) So, let’s start with something other than congestion pricing. How […]

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