Today’s Headlines

Albany at ‘Total Standstill’ as Spitzer Considers Resigning (NYT)
Paterson Meets With Legislators (Daily Politics)
Brodsky’s Taxi Fare Hike ‘Alternative’ Now a Bill
Brooklynites Ponder Sander’s ‘State of the MTA‘ Vision (Bklyn Eagle)
Bus Rider Poll Shows Pricing Support (Newsday)
Pre-Hike MetroCards Good Until June (Second Ave Sagas)
Times Readers Weigh in On the Placard Glut
Angry Residents Heckle as Planners Approve Harlem Rezoning (TRE)
Re-Striping Or New Median Could Calm PLG’s Rogers Ave. (Hawthorne St.)
Rising Diesel Costs Hit Truckers Hard (NYT)
Biodiesel Plant Pollutes Alabama River (NYT)

Dave

I am amazed and dismayed that Brodsky has the gumption to draft a bill for his taxi fare increase which penalizes us city residents and does nothing to deter his privileged Westchester drivers from flooding into the city.
I would hope that he gets no support, but given the woefully ignorant city council-people who oppose congestion pricing I am not so certain.
Especially with the Spitzer debacle ongoing I hope it is not seen as an easy (ineffective though) solution to congestion.
What about the $350 million we’d lose? Would Brodsky support a commuter tax to make up the difference? Hardly likely.