Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Congestion Pricing

REPORT: Council Seeks Per-Minute ‘Empty Charge’ for Uber, Lyft

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jan 12, 2021 | No Comments

The proposal comes after a judge threw out a Taxi and Limousine Commission proposal to reduce the percentage of time that app-based cabs could be cruising from 41 percent to 31 percent. The report argues that a fee will work better.

Just some (yes, some) of the candidates for Brooklyn's dozen-plus open Council seats.

DECISION 2021: Meet the Council Candidates, Brooklyn Edition (There are a LOT of Them!)

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jan 4, 2021 | No Comments

The June 22 primary for dozens of City Council seats will be transformational. Are you ready, voters? If not, click here for Part I of our introductory series on the most important election no one is talking about.

An example of an illegally parked van in a bike lane that the NYPD rarely tickets. File photo: Julianne Cuba

Mayor Wrong About Bill to Put $3 Surcharge on Non-Essential Amazon Orders: Pol

By Gersh Kuntzman | Dec 11, 2020 | No Comments

In his weekly "Ask the Mayor" segment on WNYC on Friday morning, Mayor de Blasio mischaracterized a Brooklyn Assembly Member's proposed bill to put a surcharge on non-essential online retail orders to curb pollution and road violence.

Will Joe Biden make it rain for Gov. Cuomo? Well, only if the governor asks.

Cuomo: Congestion Pricing Isn’t Important Enough To Talk About With President-Elect Biden

By Dave Colon | Nov 24, 2020 | No Comments

Gov. Cuomo did not bring up congestion pricing with President-elect Biden in a call the other day — and explained the oversight the way a father of 20 kids might forget one or two.

Congestion pricing: an idea whose time has come, as long as it waits its turn.

Congestion Pricing Can Still Happen in 2021 — But There Are a Lot of ‘Ifs,’ Including President Biden

By Dave Colon | Nov 19, 2020 | No Comments

Advocates are hopeful that incoming President Biden will fast-track congestion pricing so that they can still start in 2021. But how would such a thing happen? Here's our latest deep dive into the issue.

OPINION: Time to Staff Up ‘Traffic Mobility Review Board’

By Larry Penner | Nov 13, 2020 | No Comments

While Mayor de Blasio and Gov. Cuomo dither on congestion pricing, they could at least appoint members to the review board that was created under the same state law that created congestion pricing.

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