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Congestion Pricing Q&A With Rohit Aggarwala, Part 3

By Aaron Naparstek | | 14 Comments
Rohit Aggarwala, New York City’s Director of Long-Term Planning and Sustainability, sat down to answer some of the more frequently asked questions about Mayor Bloomberg’s proposal for a three-year congestion pricing pilot program. Below is the third part of our four part interview. Here is Part 1 and Part 2. Aaron Naparstek: Mayor Bloomberg’s plan […]

Congestion Pricing Q&A With Rohit Aggarwala, Part 2

By Aaron Naparstek | | 6 Comments
Rohit Aggarwala models the latest in Long-Term Planning & Sustainability chic: Gray flannel, subway token cuff links, Columbia U. class ring and a global warming mug: Pour a hot drink and coast lines disappear. This is the second segment of a four-part interview with New York City’s Director of Long-Term Planning and Sustainability, Rohit Aggarwala. […]

Congestion Pricing Q&A With Rohit Aggarwala, Part 1

By Aaron Naparstek | | 27 Comments
Too many unanswered questions. Among New York State Assembly Democrats, that has been one of the most frequent criticisms of Mayor Bloomberg’s proposal for a three-year congestion pricing pilot project in New York City. Last month, Lower Manhattan Assembly member Deborah Glick said that she and her colleagues were “confronted with a dearth of information […]

86th Street: The Congestion Pricing Battle Line

By Glenn McAnanama | | 10 Comments
The 86th Street border of Mayor Bloomberg’s proposed congestion pricing zone is emerging as the northern front of an increasingly intense political battle. Last week, Upper East Side City Council Member Jessica Lappin worried that congestion pricing would bring a "crush of cars circling around 86th Street looking for parking spots." Over on the West […]

Gene Russianoff on the MTA’s Day of Reckoning

By John Kaehny | | 9 Comments
Gene Russianoff, Senior Attorney for the Straphangers Campaign, has been New York City’s leading transit advocate for decades. Streetsblog recently spoke with Gene about the MTA’s impending fiscal crises and other transit issues. SB: How real is this predicted fiscal crises? How does it compare to past crises? GR: Start with the numbers. They have […]
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