Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Congestion Pricing

Lappin Describes Her Position as “Similar to Gov. Spitzer’s”

By Glenn McAnanama | Jun 12, 2007 | No Comments

A couple of weeks ago I nearly spit out my morning coffee over the front page of Metro NY when I read that my City Council member Jessica Lappin was opposed to Mayor Bloomberg’s congestion pricing plan. Dismissing residential parking permits as "a hunting license" Lappin said she was afraid of a "crush of cars" […]

The King of Albany Gridlock Breaks His Silence

By Aaron Naparstek | Jun 12, 2007 | 3 Comments

As reported by WNYC: NEW YORK, NY June 11, 2007 – As the mayor continues to push for a congestion pricing scheme for midtown Manhattan, the focus of the debate has shifted to — you guessed it — Albany. REPORTER: Assembly members had many questions for the mayor on Friday, and Speaker Sheldon Silver said […]

Jon Orcutt Appointed as DOT Senior Policy Advisor

By Aaron Naparstek | Jun 11, 2007 | 8 Comments

File under: Totally unimaginable just a few months ago. Following the appointment of Bruce Schaller as Deputy Commissioner for Planning and Sustainability, Jon Orcutt is DOT Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan’s second high profile hire since taking over the agency. Stay tuned for one or two more big appointments. Kate Slevin will be taking over as Tri-State […]

Albany Advocacy Day

By Aaron Naparstek | Jun 11, 2007 | No Comments

Anyone want to go to Albany tomorrow?… Dear Campaign for New York’s Future subscriber and PlaNYC supporter, Tomorrow! Tuesday, June 12 Albany Advocacy Day, Albany, NY Buses will leave the city (31 West 15th St.) at 6:30 am and return at approximately 6pm. Join the Campaign for New York’s Future as we take our message […]

Thank Goodness for Dear, Glorious Leader Sheldon Silver

By Aaron Naparstek | Jun 11, 2007 | 2 Comments

Almost exactly one year ago, Harvard economist Edward Glaeser wrote a great little essay for the New York Sun’s op/ed page that asked the question, Does New York Suffer From A Soviet Traffic System?: The Soviet approach to markets set prices at some controlled price, and then let shortages ensue. Under this system, millions wasted […]

112,000 Less Cars

By Brad Aaron | Jun 11, 2007 | 33 Comments

Here are more points from Friday’s PlaNYC Hearing: Deputy Mayor Dan Doctoroff estimated congestion pricing would remove 112,000 cars from city streets on a daily basis, with 94,000 would-be drivers switching to transit, in what he said would be "Probably the single greatest mode shift anywhere." DOT Deputy Commissioner Bruce Schaller said that whatever edge […]

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