Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Congestion Pricing

Gov. Cuomo flanked by bigger stars, Chris Rock and Rosie Perez on Wednesday. Photo: Darren McGee/Governor's office

Cuomo: I Didn’t Press The President on Congestion Pricing Because It’s Not A Jobs Program

By Dave Colon | May 29, 2020 | No Comments

Earth to governor: Congestion pricing is a job-creating activity — because without it, our transit system will die (and take the region down with it).

The Coming Carmageddon: Will Our Leaders Solve NYC’s Transportation Problem?

By Julianne Cuba and Dave Colon | May 15, 2020 | No Comments

When this is all over, will we be a city for cars or a city for people?

Maybe it's time for a power point asking Congress for some help.

SAVE US! Congress Could Unstick Congestion Pricing … If It Wanted To

By Dave Colon | May 7, 2020 | No Comments

The revenue-raising toll plan that was approved in Albany last year could get out of administrative purgatory in Washington if New York City's Congressional delegation plays its cards right.

Former NYC Traffic Commissioner Sam Schwartz. Photo: Courtesy NY Daily News

KOMANOFF: ‘Gridlock Sam’ Ups The Ante

By Charles Komanoff | May 1, 2020 | No Comments

You gotta hand it to “Gridlock” Sam Schwartz. Here's why.

Photo: Timothy A. Clary/AFP/Getty Images via Wikimedia Commons

KOMANOFF: Coronavirus Will Go Away, Congestion Pricing Must Not

By Charles Komanoff | Apr 3, 2020 | No Comments

All four bedrock conditions that justified congestion pricing in the first place will almost certainly remain after COVID-19.

Removing cars and trucks from 42nd Street and replacing buses with a modern, low-flow, light-rail line would allow the full width of this crowded street to be used for a richly landscaped greenway and sustainable transport.
Illustration: Roxanne Warren

Op-Ed: For a Safe, Healthy City, We Need an Auto-Free Zone in Manhattan

By George Haikalis and Roxanne Warren | Apr 1, 2020 | No Comments

COVID-19 underscores that closing streets to traffic and enhancing amenities in the crowded core will be vital to the survival of urban America.

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