Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Congestion Pricing

This Week in NYC Transportation: More Pollution, Less Efficiency

By Charles Komanoff | Jul 29, 2010 | 4 Comments

The federal appeals court verdict this week barring New York City from mandating that new taxicabs be fuel-efficient hybrids has left the mayor fuming and other New Yorkers scratching their heads. Why should Washington pre-empt the city from tripling the fuel-efficiency of our nearly 13,000 yellow cabs, a step that would materially reduce petroleum use, […]

London Mayoral Candidate: Use Congestion Charge to Lower Bus Fares

By Jacob Dunbar | Jul 23, 2010 | 24 Comments

With Deputy Mayor Stephen Goldsmith hinting cryptically at future plans for congestion pricing in New York, and with public discussion of congestion pricing percolating in San Francisco, it may be timely to check back in with London’s congestion pricing system. Congestion charging has already greatly improved bus service. Will Londoners vote to use congestion fees […]

End of the Lines

By Ben Fried | Jun 28, 2010 | 16 Comments

The B71 made its last run Saturday night. Photo: Aaron Naparstek Today, for the first time, New Yorkers braved the morning rush using our new, diminished transit system. With more than a dozen bus lines discontinued over the weekend, dozens more running less frequently, and subway service changes forcing straphangers to cope with longer rides […]

Bridge Tolls Not Very Popular, Says Progressive Caucus Survey

By Noah Kazis | Jun 23, 2010 | 10 Comments

Of all the revenue options offered by the Progressive Caucus, bridge tolls were the second-least popular. Click here for larger image. Graphic: Progressive Caucus. The results are in from the City Council Progressive Caucus budget survey, and when it comes to road pricing, they’re telling, if unscientific. Road pricing remains unpopular across a broad swath […]

Schaller: Road Pricing Won’t Fly Without Driver Support

By Noah Kazis | May 5, 2010 | 14 Comments

Road pricing won’t ease this BQE traffic jam unless drivers want it to, says Bruce Schaller. Image: photoAtlas via Flickr. Road pricing isn’t going to happen unless drivers want it to, writes Bruce Schaller, one of the architects of New York’s congestion pricing push. That’s the central conclusion of a new paper Schaller penned for […]

Ghost of Congestion Pricing Lingers at RPA’s 2010 Regional Assembly

By Ben Fried | Apr 16, 2010 | 20 Comments

Even when there’s no breaking news at the RPA’s regional assembly, the annual get-together at the Waldorf Astoria is a good time to gauge the collective mood of the people who run the region’s transportation systems and think about planning for New York City’s future. How often do you get the heads of the MTA, […]

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