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New York Magazine Casts a Cynical Eye on “Bloomtopia”
New York Magazine's Chris Smith, who calls congestion pricing a trojan horse, suspects fewer cars and more trees may be a "green screen" for mayor Bloomberg's real estate development agenda:
May 1, 2007
Meet the Cloggers
The Daily News reports that most drivers to be affected by Bloomberg's congestion pricing are from the Upper East Side and Queens:
April 30, 2007
Highway Collapse Causes Transit Expansion
An early morning tanker truck crash that collapsed a portion of heavily-traveled freeway near the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge has shut down the artery indefinitely. In response, officials are urging Bay Area motorists to take transit.
April 30, 2007
Can Technology Make Public Transit More Alluring?
Would they get out of their cars if they could surf the Web on the bus?
April 27, 2007
Tell Marty Markowitz You Support DOT’s 9th Street Plan
If you live in or around Park Slope, Brooklyn, then please take just a minute to click this link and send a fax to Borough President Marty Markowitz expressing your support for DOT's traffic safety plan for 9th Street.
April 27, 2007
Ken Livingstone on Congestion Pricing in New York
In his most recent article for the Guardian, London mayor Ken Livingstone applauds Mayor Bloomberg's plan to introduce congestion pricing in New York City:
April 26, 2007
Black Clouds Over China
The balloon says: Drive one day less and look how much carbon dioxide you'll keep out of the air we breathe.
April 26, 2007
Media (Mostly) Give PlaNYC Its Due
When Malcom Murray-Clark, Director of Congestion Charging at Transport for London, visited New York last month, he cited negative media coverage as a major obstacle to implementing the congestion charge in the English capital. By contrast, unlike some, New York media on balance appear willing to give PlaNYC, and congestion pricing, the benefit of the doubt -- at least for now.
April 25, 2007
What $13 Billion Looks Like
With the above chart and these comments in mind, here's some food for thought from the PlaNYC Transportation chapter:
April 24, 2007