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Congestion Pricing Gets Kids To School On Time, Data Shows
Data shared with Streetsblog shows school buses traveling faster and being late less since congestion pricing began.
Watchdog Group: No Congestion Pricing Toll Exemptions for Cops!
"It would be contrary to notions of basic fairness to reward a powerful special interest with a $22 million handout," Reinvent Albany said.
KOMANOFF: Why I’m Not Scrutinizing Traffic Data Yet (It’s The Rebound Effect, Stupid)
Watch out, there will soon be a rebound ― a bounceback in driving when traffic moves faster, our expert says.
GOP Governor Hopeful Mike Lawler Dishes Culture War Dreck In Anti-Transit Tantrum
The Republican congressman journeyed to Albany to spew the same empty rage that transit opponents have trotted out for years.
Masters of Deflection: Congestion Pricing Foes Stoke Fear of Subway Crime
Opponents of congestion pricing are trying to claim the tolling scheme unfairly forces New Yorkers onto a dangerous subway system, but it's more complicated.
IT’S WORKING: Initial Data Show Congestion Pricing Has Stemmed The Tide of Years of Increasing Traffic
Travel times are down an average of 34 percent across the eight bridges and tunnels into the Central Business District, which saw a 7.5-percent drop in overall traffic, according to MTA figures.
Monday’s Headlines: Sore Losers Edition
The New York Post continues to lie about congestion pricing, which early evidence shows is doing what it's supposed to do. Plus more news.
Congestion Pricing: City Needs to Get Real With Plate, Placard Frauds
The Police Department boasted nabbing two would-be toll evaders with obscured plates, but more needs to be done.
Wednesday’s Headlines: Welcome to the Panderdome
State lawmakers are already trying to chip away at the already-promising congestion pricing program. Plus other news.
Janno Lieber Slams GOP Rep. Lawler’s Anti-MTA ‘Grievance’ Politics, Potty Talk in Opposing Congestion Pricing
"Like many things, it’s hard to do good policy sometimes when you’re surrounded by grievance politics," Lieber said, responding to a congressman who said he needs "an enema."
