Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Economics

Bloomberg Declares Support for a National Carbon Tax

By Aaron Naparstek | Nov 2, 2007 | 7 Comments

New York Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg will declare his support today for a national carbon tax, according to a report posted this morning on the New York Times City Room blog by metro reporter Sewell Chan: Mayor Bloomberg plans to announce today his support for a national carbon tax. In what his aides are calling […]

Weiner’s Congestion Testimony: Anything But Pricing

By Sarah Goodyear | Nov 1, 2007 | 30 Comments

If nothing else, gridlocked traffic is a good marketing opportunity for Oscar Mayer’s Wienermobile. US Rep. Anthony Weiner was one of the first voices to speak up against Mayor Bloomberg’s proposal for a three-year congestion pricing pilot project and he remains one of the loudest. In his testimony Oct. 25 before the NYC Traffic Mitigation […]

Queens Civic Congress Has Its Own Plan

By Sarah Goodyear | Oct 31, 2007 | 3 Comments

No one who comes before the NYC Traffic Congestion Mitigation Commission is going to admit to liking congestion. If they’re against the mayor’s congestion-pricing plan, they are usually going to come up with some kind of alternative. Take the Queens Civic Congress, which advanced its position at an Oct. 30 hearing. Jim Trent, the chair […]

Philly CarShare Helps City Government Reduce Its Fleet

By Jason Varone | Oct 30, 2007 | 5 Comments

The Philly CarShare program (Motto: "Why own when you can borrow?") is one of the most successful of its kind in the country. Currently in its fifth year, the Philadelphia-based non-profit recently surpassed 30,000 members and is generating $10 million annually to pay for a small staff, the purchase and maintenance of a fleet, and […]

Bogotá’s Peñalosa Talks Up Livable Streets, Sans Spandex

By Brad Aaron | Oct 22, 2007 | 3 Comments

Filed by April Greene Guillermo ("Gil") Peñalosa has a message for you. Actually, he has about 100, but they all packed very nicely into his two hour presentation last Thursday night at Harlem’s Adam Clayton Powell Jr. State Office Building. The former Parks Commissioner of Bogotá, Colombia, joined by members of the Harlem Community Development […]

Who Are Anti-Pricing Pols Really Looking Out For?

By Jason Varone | Oct 19, 2007 | 10 Comments

Responding to some politicians’ claims that congestion pricing is a "regressive tax" that would impact "working stiffs" who must drive to their jobs, the Tri-State Transportation Campaign and the Pratt Center for Community Development have compiled data, broken down by district, showing that the vast majority of commuters in New York City and surrounding counties […]

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