Skip to Content
Streetsblog New York City home
Streetsblog New York City home
Log In
Events

Panel: Sustainable NYC: Congestion Pricing

6:37 PM EDT on October 16, 2007

The Wagner Transportation Association invites you to learn about the policy and planning issues behind New York City’s proposed congestion pricing plan. Panelists represent a variety of positions and will discuss congestion pricing from the perspectives of  traffic management, public transit, the economy, and the American Automobile Association.  Come learn about the specifics of the proposed plan, the theory of road pricing, existing congestion pricing examples, and the challenges to transportation policy and planning for New York City.

Lunch will be served.

Confirmed Speakers:

    • Moderator:  Allison de Cerreño – Director, NYU Rudin Center for Transportation Policy and Management
    • Panelist:  Prof. Robert Paaswell – Director, University Transportation Research Center Region 2, CUNY
    • Panelist: Gene Russianoff – Staff Attorney, Straphanger’s Campaign
    • Panelist: Prof. John Falcocchio – Director, Urban Intelligent Transportation Systems Center (ITS), Polytechnic University
    • Panelist:  Robert Sinclair – The American Automobile Association
Aaron Donovan
Before he began blogging about land use and transportation, Aaron Donovan wrote The New York Times Neediest Cases Fund's annual fundraising appeal for three years and earned a master's degree in urban planning from Columbia. Since then, he has worked for nonprofit organizations devoted to New York City economic development. He lives and works in the Financial District, and sees New York's pre-automobile built form as an asset that makes New York unique in the United States, and as a strategic advantage that should be capitalized upon.

Stay in touch

Sign up for our free newsletter

More from Streetsblog New York City

Bike Lanes

DOT Aims to Build First Ave. Tunnel Bike Lane Before September’s UN General Assembly

DOT hopes to have the concrete-protect tunnel bike lane installed this summer, but its exact plans are still in development.

May 7, 2024
Department of Sanitation

Waste Reforms Could Require Data on Crashes, Dangerous Driving

The proposal affects at least one trucking company with a deadly driving record.

May 7, 2024
Streetsblog USAFederal Funding

When it Comes to Federal Infrastructure Grants, Size Does Matter

Cities and municipalities with larger budgets and staff are more likely to win competitive federal infrastructure grants, the Urban Institute has found.

May 7, 2024
Today's Headlines

Tuesday’s Headlines: Real Estate Greed Against Good Bike Lane Design Edition

A real estate developer's opposition to the Ashland Place protected bike lane yields some baffling bike lane markings. Plus more news.

May 7, 2024
bus lanes

City Considers Fixes for Another Ridiculously Slow Cross-Bronx Bus

Potential bus improvements are on the table for the Bronx's Tremont Avenue, but the Adams administration's failures on nearby Fordham Road loom large.

May 6, 2024
See all posts