Aaron Naparstek

The new bike racks have been installed at the Bedford Avenue L subway station in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. As the Dept. of Transportation announces in today's press release, "The facility marks the first time car parking spaces have been removed to accommodate bicycle parking in New York City."

Study Paints Dire Picture of Warmer Northeast (NYT) Silver Isn’t Calling Back the Assembly to Vote on Congestion Pricing (City Room) Mayor Returns from CEO Pow Wow, Goes to Albany Anyway (NYT, Daily Politics) Deal to Create Pricing Commission Seems to be the Last Hope (Sun) Congestion Pricing Foe Endorses Bloomberg for President (Observer) “Historic” … Continued

Erik Engquist at Crain's says a potential deal is in the works that would nix Gov. Spitzer's call for campaign finance reform and give Albany legislators a long-sought pay raise in return for congestion pricing approval.

Transport for London is out today with its fifth annual Congestion Charging Impacts Monitoring Report. If you've never seen any of the previous reports, it's worth a look. The 279-page document -- you can download the whole thing here -- provides a remarkably detailed assessment of the overall performance of London's surface transportation system (Compare it to the DOT section of Mayor's Management Report here in New York City and you will understand how much catching up we have to do).

Congestion Pricing: Silver is Talking, at Least (News, Daily Politics) Deadline on Federal Pricing Grant is Firm (NYT) Spitzer Ties Assembly Salary Increase to Pricing Approval (Sun) Brodsky and Lancman Proposals Won’t Get the Job Done (RPA) NJ NIMBY’s Tilt Against Neighbor’s Windmills (NYT) Congestion Pricing: Still Good for the Middle Class (Albany Project) Congestion … Continued

One of the most destructive pieces of misinformation currently floating around the New York State Assembly is this oft-repeated line from Richard Brodsky's newly released report:

Here is a complete copy of Assembly Member Richard Brodsky's "Interim Report and Inquiry" into New York City's long-term planning and congestion pricing proposals. Brodsky, you may recall, is the powerful state lawmaker with the moneybag full of parking industry contributions.

Walter McCaffrey's Committee to Keep New York City Congestion Tax Free has torn a page from StreetFilms' book and put out its very own propaganda video.

Assembly Member Rory Lancman from Fresh Meadows, Queens has sent a three-page letter to his fellow legislators soliciting their support for a legislative alternate to Mayor Bloomberg's congestion pricing proposal and long-term planning ominbus bill, Sewell Chan reports. 

Tonight, you're invited to come see some of StreetFilms' greatest hits on the big screen. Clarence Eckerson has put together a 60 minute program including 13 videos. Afterwards, there will be a reception including free beer and pizza.