De Blasio’s No Leader on Transportation and Climate
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The mayor's strategy on climate policy lacks an essential quality of leadership: courage.
Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Congestion Pricing
Fox and Cumbo Stake Out Diverging Positions on Congestion Pricing
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Council Member Laurie Cumbo -- whose district encompasses in Fort Greene, Prospect Heights, and parts of Crown Heights -- faces a spirited and well-funded primary challenge from Ede Fox, a former council staffer who also ran for the seat four years ago.
The Unbearable Hassle of Carpooling From Eastern Queens
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There is no right to drive for free within New York City limits. What we do have is a transit system where the poorest have to pay more per trip than the richest, and where people forgo reasonable transit options and the slight inconvenience of carpooling to clog streets with their polluting single-occupancy vehicles.
De Blasio’s Wrong — Congestion Pricing Will Make NYC Transportation Fairer
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People who can afford a $10 or $20 Uber ride are slowing down people who can afford a $2.75 bus fare. Move NY will change that.
So Far Cuomo’s Congestion Pricing “Plan” Is All Sizzle, No Steak
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It's not congestion pricing if it doesn't toll the East River bridges. There are a number of impostor policies that Cuomo could try to pass off as "congestion pricing" instead.
De Blasio Is Wrong — There’s a Congestion Pricing Plan That Affects All Boroughs Fairly
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The mayor says he's never seen a version of congestion pricing that's fair to the outer boroughs, but the Move NY toll reform plan is specifically designed to distribute costs fairly between different parts of the city.