Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Congestion Pricing

Bike-Share Update: DC First Out of the Gate

By Ben Fried | Mar 7, 2008 | 1 Comment

On Wednesday Streetsblog declared Portland the leader in the race to launch a public bike-share program here in America. But as reader Chris Loos pointed out, a bike-share system in Washington is actually imminent. "DC SmartBike" will launch as a pilot program in the coming weeks with 120 bikes at 10 stations, available for an […]

All Eyes on Portland at Bike Summit

By Ben Fried | Mar 6, 2008 | 30 Comments

An organized ride on one of Portland’s bike boulevards. If there was a star at yesterday’s National Bike Summit, it was Portland, Oregon. After Earl Blumenauer, one of the city’s congressional reps and a former county commissioner, delivered the morning address, Portland’s bike planners and advocates shared their strategies at some of the more urban-focused […]

Silver Calls Hearing on Pricing and MTA Capital Plan

By Brad Aaron | Mar 5, 2008 | 8 Comments

Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver will hold a hearing Thursday on how congestion pricing revenues would figure into the MTA’s five-year capital plan. He will be joined by anti-pricing Assembly Members Richard Brodsky and Denny Farrell. The Sun reports: The MTA’s executive director, Elliot Sander, who will testify at the hearing, has said Mr. Bloomberg’s plan […]

Council Members Want “Blatantly Unfair” Toll Credit Corrected

By Brad Aaron | Mar 4, 2008 | 56 Comments

The Post had a short item today, which we’ve linked to a couple of times, reporting that members of the City Council have sent a letter to Mayor Bloomberg asking for changes in the congestion pricing proposal that would raise fees for New Jersey car commuters or have the Port Authority commit more funds to […]

Union Campaign Calls for Mary Peters’ Ouster

By Brad Aaron | Mar 4, 2008 | No Comments

We didn’t do it. A web site demanding that US Transportation Secretary Mary Peters lose her post — www.firemarypeters.com — is a project of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters. Angry about the Bush administration’s plan to allow trucks from Mexico across the border, the labor org launched the "Fire Mary Peters" campaign last month. Though […]

Congestion Pricing Endgame Begins

By Brad Aaron | Mar 4, 2008 | 11 Comments

With less than four weeks remaining for the city to meet the $354 million federal deadline, lawmakers are positioning themselves on one side of the other of the congestion pricing debate, as state and city prime movers quietly ready for "negotiations." According to the Sun, Governor Eliot Spitzer’s office is drafting a congestion pricing bill, […]

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