Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Congestion Pricing

“Thums” Down and Zero Unispheres for Queens Pricing Supporters

By Brad Aaron | Mar 31, 2008 | 5 Comments

Oppose congestion pricing and all this could be yours If Tony Avella and David Weprin and other Queens City Council members succeed in killing congestion pricing, at least Queens residents who lose out on transit improvements could take comfort in knowing that their representatives will have escaped the wrath of the Queens Civic Congress. Check […]

What Western Queens Stands to Lose Without Congestion Pricing

By Brad Aaron | Mar 31, 2008 | 5 Comments

Queens residents crash Friday’s anti-pricing rally We’ve received several reports that Friday’s anti-pricing rally on the Queens side of the 59th Street Bridge, spearheaded by City Council Member Tony Avella, was a bust. According to our sources, of the council members slated to attend — Avella, Leroy Comrie, Melinda Katz, David Weprin "and other possible […]

$1 Billion From Port Authority Not Enough for Shelly Silver

By Ben Fried | Mar 31, 2008 | 23 Comments

On Saturday night, the congestion pricing bill in the State Senate was amended to include exemptions for low-income drivers and cars with handicapped plates. As expected, the changes also stipulated a way to make New Jersey drivers pay "their fair share." In the amended bill, the Port Authority is required to contribute $1 billion to […]

Best View Yet of Potential Transit Improvements

By Ben Fried | Mar 28, 2008 | 16 Comments

View an enlarged version of this map Together at last: Pre-congestion pricing short-term transit enhancements and MTA capital projects in one map! The graphic comes courtesy of the Regional Plan Association, which made the map for an insert touting pricing [PDF] placed in the Legislative Gazette this Monday by Environmental Defense, TWU Local 100, and […]

Fidler Waxes on “Haves” and “Have-Nots”

By Brad Aaron | Mar 28, 2008 | 22 Comments

In this five-minute speech, delivered at the Stonewall Democratic Club in Manhattan and captured by The Politicker, Council Member Lew Fidler draws on the 2005 mayoral campaign of Freddy Ferrer to rehash the old saw that congestion pricing would create a city of "haves" and "have-nots." "This is its stated purpose. This is exactly how […]

Bloomberg: Expect Some Tweaks to Pricing Bill

By Ben Fried | Mar 28, 2008 | 13 Comments

This morning, the Mayor’s office praised the introduction of a congestion pricing bill in the State Assembly. At the end of the statement, Bloomberg drops a hint that the bill on the table is in for some fine-tuning: We look forward to working with the Assembly, the Senate, the Governor and the City Council to […]

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