Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Richard Brodsky

Congestion Panel to Recommend Abbreviated Pricing Plan

By Brad Aaron | Jan 31, 2008 | 20 Comments

Today’s the day. The Traffic Congestion Mitigation Commission is expected to sign off on a condensed version of the Bloomberg administration’s original pricing proposal today, one with a northern boundary of 60th Street (rather than 86th) and no charges for trips that begin within Manhattan’s Central Business District. Higher parking rates and a taxi surcharge […]

Disconnect Between Pols and People at Brooklyn Traffic Hearing

By Ben Fried | Jan 25, 2008 | 27 Comments

On balance, speakers at last night’s traffic mitigation hearing in Brooklyn delivered a pro-pricing message — a strong one if you discount the politicians who said their piece and left the auditorium before their constituents got to the mic. About 60 people came to Medgar Evers College in Crown Heights and weighed in on the […]

Brodsky Taxes Milk! Toll Plazas Will be Named After Marc Shaw!

By Aaron Naparstek | Jan 11, 2008 | 23 Comments

With its report released the day before, there wasn’t a lot of news to be found at yesterday’s meeting of the Congestion Mitigation Commission. There was, however, some good political theater and, with the deadline to produce a recommendation approaching, influential commissioners began staking out their positions. The day’s agenda was to discuss the four […]

The One Carbon Tax That Couldn’t

By Charles Komanoff | Dec 20, 2007 | 13 Comments

Assembly Member Richard Brodsky, archenemy of Mayor Bloomberg’s congestion pricing plan, is urging the mayor to seek a carbon tax instead. So he said, following Monday’s meeting of the Traffic Congestion Mitigation Commission, as reported by Streetsblog and confirmed by at least one other observer. I wish Brodsky (pictured) had checked with me first. After […]

Shocker: MTA Board Approves Fare Hike

By Aaron Naparstek | Dec 19, 2007 | 32 Comments

City Room reports: Today’s vote came after weeks of public hearings, at which commuters and advocacy groups expressed overwhelming and nearly unanimous opposition to the fare and toll increase. In particular, opponents called on the M.T.A. board to hold off at least until April, when the State Legislature is expected to evaluate recommendations from a […]

Will Silver Defer to City Council on Congestion Pricing?

By Brad Aaron | Dec 17, 2007 | 29 Comments

While we weren’t looking, Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver apparently had a change of heart on congestion pricing, and is reportedly now willing to go along with some version of the plan, as long as it is supported by City Council Democrats. This little bombshell comes courtesy of the Sun: The good news for Mayor Bloomberg […]

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