Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Daniel O’Donnell

Assembly Member Dan O’Donnell Intros Bill to Set NYC Speed Limit at 20 MPH

By Brad Aaron | Jan 16, 2014 | 3 Comments

Assembly Member Dan O’Donnell has introduced a bill to lower the speed limit in New York City to 20 miles per hour. O’Donnell represents the Upper West Side, where two pedestrians have been killed by motorists in 2014. He attended the vigil held last night for Cooper Stock and Alexander Shear. O’Donnell’s office released a statement this […]

Revenge of the Free Riders

By Aaron Naparstek | May 15, 2008 | 21 Comments

From Transportation Alternatives’ Spring 2008 magazine: The biggest hurdle congestion pricing faced was the simple fact that the people required to enact the legislation were the ones who stood to pay the most because of it. On Monday, April 7, Sheldon Silver walked out of a closed door meeting of State Assembly Democrats and announced […]

One More Chance to Support Pricing: Call Your Reps Today!

By Ben Fried | Apr 7, 2008 | 6 Comments

We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again: Congestion pricing is a once-in-a-generation opportunity to enact progressive transportation policy for New York City. With the midnight deadline to receive $354 million in federal aid approaching in a matter of hours, now is the last chance to call your representatives in Albany to express your […]

Pricing Round-Up: Dems Conference in Albany

By Ben Fried | Apr 3, 2008 | 13 Comments

Assembly Democrats met behind closed doors last night to gauge their collective sentiment on congestion pricing. According to the Post, only seven of the 36 legislators who spoke during the meeting expressed support, but the one who matters most, Shelly Silver, remains uncommitted: Silver, who has not voiced a public position on the issue, said […]

Richard Brodsky: Working for the Public or the Parking Industry?

By Aaron Naparstek | Jul 9, 2007 | 54 Comments

Westchester Democrat Richard Brodsky has emerged as the State Assembly’s leading critic of Mayor Bloomberg’s congestion pricing plan. Later today Brodsky will release a report on the steps of City Hall characterizing the Mayor’s congestion pricing plan as a regressive tax that puts most of the burden on poor and middle-income drivers (and ignoring the […]

O’Donnell Supports PlaNYC, but Congestion Pricing?

By Jason Varone | Jun 29, 2007 | 5 Comments

Below is State Assembly Member Daniel O’Donnell’s response to a letter from Streetsblog contributor Glenn McAnanama urging O’Donnell to support congestion pricing. O’Donnell claims that no specific legislation has been introduced regarding PlaNYC so he cannot take a position. O’Donnell represents the 69th Assembly District which includes Manhattan Valley, Morningside Heights, and the Upper West […]