Deborah Glick Still Doesn’t Have a Position on Congestion Pricing
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For 10 years, Glick has stood on the sidelines without getting behind any of the major proposals to cut car traffic in her Lower Manhattan district.
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Jo Anne Simon on Congestion Pricing: We Can Do This
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Simon's presence in Albany is one reason to believe a congestion pricing vote might play out differently this time. Her predecessor, Joan Millman, sat on the fence during the public debate over congestion pricing in 2008 before expressing her support when it was too late to matter.
De Blasio Sounds Ready to Negotiate on Congestion Pricing
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Bill de Blasio spent the summer and fall knocking congestion pricing, but since the release of road pricing recommendations by Governor Cuomo's Fix NYC panel, the mayor has softened his stance.
Brian Kavanagh: Congestion Pricing “Should Be Part of the Equation”
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Both the Brooklyn and Manhattan sides of Kavanagh's State Senate district are overrun by motorists drawn to the promise of a free trip across the East River.
Assembly Member Dick Gottfried Supports “the Concept” of Congestion Pricing
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Assembly Member Richard Gottfried believes in congestion pricing, in theory. The question now, as it was ten years ago, is how hard he'll work to enact a policy that would benefit his constituents enormously.
Corey Johnson Calls on Albany to Pass Congestion Pricing “This Year, This Session”
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City Council Speaker Corey Johnson is fast becoming the most outspoken local politician in support of congestion pricing.