Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Congestion Pricing

More on the Ravitch Commission’s MTA Fix

By Ben Fried | Dec 4, 2008 | 20 Comments

Photo: New York Times Brad hit the major points from today’s Ravitch/Paterson/Bloomberg press conference. Here are some more details on the MTA rescue plan they unveiled. (The whole Ravitch Commission report is available as a PDF.) Bridge tolls would be cashless, using E-ZPass and license plate capture technology, not toll booths. The city would transfer […]

Where They Stand, Or Don’t: The MTA Doomsday Scorecard

By Brad Aaron | Nov 25, 2008 | 7 Comments

Rhetorically speaking, it’s often easier to be against something than to stand in support of it. This could be why, with one or two possible exceptions, the political players in the MTA "doomsday" drama have so far gained the most media attention by, say, shouting down bridge tolls (Yay!) or getting a shoe shine (Boo!). […]

Kheel Planners: MTA Austerity a Recipe for Gridlock Hell

By Ben Fried | Nov 21, 2008 | 7 Comments

New Yorkers can expect more misery on the streets as well as underground if the MTA has to follow through on the austerity measures it unveiled yesterday. The transportation analysts behind the Kheel Plan — the congestion pricing variant that balances higher driver fees with free transit — calculate that the likely combination of service […]

Dear Mr. Brodsky: What Now?

By Brad Aaron | Nov 20, 2008 | 8 Comments

In today’s Times, Richard Brodsky weighs in on the pitfalls of shortchanging capital needs in the face of the immediate MTA budget crisis. "The need for investment in the system is gargantuan," said Assemblyman Richard L. Brodsky, a Democrat from Westchester County who is chairman of a committee that oversees the authority. "Twenty-five years from […]

With Transit System Crumbling, Fox 5 Zeroes in on Sander’s Shiny Shoes

By Brad Aaron | Nov 19, 2008 | 11 Comments

The crack news team at Fox 5 has gotten to the root of the MTA’s financial troubles: Chief Lee Sander’s commuting habits. Watch as "gotcha" guy John Deutzman catches Sander getting a shoe shine (a shoe shine!) at Grand Central after being driven to work in an MTA Police cruiser, then grills the head of […]

With (Facebook) Friends Like These …

By Brad Aaron | Nov 13, 2008 | 9 Comments

Make drivers chip in for transit? OMG, right? Looks like at least one of Marty’s friends isn’t LOL.

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