Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Congestion Pricing

Dan Quart: New Taxi Fees Won’t Do Much “Without a Full Congestion Pricing Plan”

By David Meyer | Apr 6, 2018 | No Comments

Count Assembly Member Dan Quart among the state legislators who aren't satisfied with the taxi and for-hire vehicle fees enacted in Albany's new budget.

Brian Kavanagh on Albany Congestion Pricing Inaction: “We Need to Do More”

By David Meyer | Apr 5, 2018 | No Comments

State Senator Brian Kavanagh isn't satisfied with Albany's budget measures to address traffic congestion and fund transit, which consist of new fees on taxi and Uber trips in the Manhattan core.

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Seattle Could Be the First U.S. City to Institute Congestion Pricing

By Angie Schmitt | Apr 5, 2018 | No Comments

Mayor Jenny Durkan says she wants to have a true central city congestion pricing system in place by 2021.

Deborah Glick Blames de Blasio for Albany’s Failure to Pass Congestion Pricing

By David Meyer | Apr 5, 2018 | 3 Comments

Glick's constituents lost in the state budget, forking over money without getting the traffic reduction benefits of congestion pricing.

Cuomo’s Budget Doesn’t Solve Any of New York’s Transit and Traffic Problems

By Ben Fried | Apr 3, 2018 | 13 Comments

The "solutions" in the budget are half-measures that won't work, and there's no reason for the pressure on Cuomo to dissipate.

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Albany Didn’t Even Get the Taxi Fees Right

By Charles Komanoff | Apr 3, 2018 | 7 Comments

By omitting a cordon toll and charging taxis and Ubers per trip instead of per minute, Governor Cuomo and legislative leaders bungled their chance to reduce New York's most punishing traffic congestion.

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