Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Congestion Pricing

Rumor Confirmed

By Aaron Naparstek | Oct 20, 2006 | 1 Comment

A couple of different sources tell me that Bob Kiley is moving back to New York City to take a position with Parsons Brinckerhoff, the global engineering firm with a lead role in Partnership for New York City’s secretive, long-delayed congestion pricing study. Kiley is generally credited as being the architect of the system that […]

Congestion Charging Rumor Mill

By Aaron Naparstek | Oct 13, 2006 | 9 Comments

Three congestion charging rumors, all from excellent, though, un-named sources: 1. Bob Kiley, the Transport for London Commissioner who oversaw the design and implementation of that city’s successful congestion charging system is joining Parson’s Brinckerhoff in New York City. Parsons is the global engineering firm that has been leading the Partnership for New York City’s […]

Stockholm: Congestion Charging is Likely to Continue

By Aaron Naparstek | Oct 9, 2006 | 15 Comments

Last month residents of Stockholm, Sweden voted in a citywide referendum to continue that city’s experiment with congestion charging. By charging motorists a fee to drive into the city center, congestion charging had successfully reduced the amount of time Stockholm motorists spent waiting in traffic by 30 to 50 percent while significantly reducing air pollution and providing […]

Urban Density and a Pocketbook Plea for Congestion Pricing

By Aaron Donovan | Sep 26, 2006 | 17 Comments

Of the ten largest cities in the United States, New York has far and away the greatest population density: 26,402.9 people per square mile, more than double the second densest big city, Chicago. The chart at right shows how the largest metropolitan areas stack up in terms of core population, overall population and core population density. […]

Kenneth Orski: The Future of Transportation

By Aaron Naparstek | Sep 20, 2006 | No Comments

Thursday, September 21, 1:15 pmNYMTC199 Water Street22nd FloorNew York, NY 10038-3534 Kenneth Orski, the editor and publisher of Innovation Briefs, the influential bi-monthly on the future of surface transportation, will address Program, Finance and Administration Committee (PFAC) meeting on Sept. 21st. Mr. Orski will discuss two emerging trends in surface transportation: The growing use of […]

Stockholm Voters Approve Congestion Charging

By Aaron Naparstek | Sep 19, 2006 | 3 Comments

But Reject the Political Party That Supported It. Result: Gridlock Over Gridlock. On Sunday, residents of Stockholm, Sweden voted to continue their city’s seven-month long experiment with congestion charging. With 53 percent of the electorate in favor of congestion charging, the referendum represented a definitive victory for a system that reduced Stockholm’s traffic congestion by […]

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