Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Congestion Pricing

Congestion Pricing Plan Advancing Rapidly

By Aaron Naparstek | Jun 7, 2007 | 6 Comments

Sewell Chan at the New York Times’ Empire Zone has more on this morning’s meeting between Mayor Bloomberg, Governor Spitzer and US Dept. of Transportation secretary Mary Peters: Mr. Spitzer said at a news conference this morning, "There will always be some congestion and the good news is there is economic growth and there’s vitality […]

Spitzer Backs Congestion Pricing

By Aaron Naparstek | Jun 7, 2007 | 7 Comments

Is Mayor Bloomberg actually going to pull this off? Governor Eliot Spitzer came out in favor of congestion pricing this morning. Elizabeth Benjamin at the Daily News reports: Standing with Mayor Mike Bloomberg, Gov. Eliot Spitzer this morning said he is "in favor of embracing a congestion pricing model" at a press conference where U.S. […]

REBNY Goes Green, Gets Behind PlaNYC

By Jason Varone | Jun 6, 2007 | 4 Comments

The Real Estate Board of New York started running television commercials yesterday in support of PlaNYC. REBNY is arguably the most powerful interest group in the city. While not specifically mentioning congestion pricing in the ad, REBNY did quote former President Clinton saying in relation to the mayor’s plan: "The longer I wait in traffic, […]

Bloomberg Upbeat, Media Less So, Ahead of PlaNYC Hearings

By Brad Aaron | Jun 5, 2007 | 2 Comments

With a scant few weeks left in the session, the state Assembly has scheduled the first of six hearings on PlaNYC — including, of course, congestion pricing — for Friday at 10 a.m. in the auditorium of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York, at 42 West 44th Street. The Daily […]

Seventeen Elected Officials Endorse PlaNYC Initiatives

By Jason Varone | Jun 4, 2007 | 1 Comment

On Saturday, seventeen New York City and State elected officials stood with the Campaign for New York’s Future and officially endorsed PlaNYC. They are: New York City Public Advocate Betsy Gotbaum Manhattan Borough President Scott M. Stringer New York State Senator Liz Krueger (District 26) New York State Senator Eric T. Schneiderman (District 31) New […]

London Finds “No Adverse Impact” Outside Charging Zone

By Aaron Naparstek | Jun 4, 2007 | 1 Comment

With many New York City elected officials expressing concern that Mayor Bloomberg’s congestion pricing study will create numerous problems in the neighborhoods just outside the charging zone, now is a good time to take a look at the extensive "Boundary Impacts Study" undertaken by Transport for London in its Fourth Annual Monitoring Report The London […]

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