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KOMANOFF: What I Learned Outside a Chinatown Restaurant
Only two of 37 restaurant customers arrived by car. And one was in a cab.
May 31, 2023
Straw Men: The Fight Over Congestion Pricing Comes Down to Just 5,200 NYC Drivers
A minuscule number of New York City residents commute by car to the tolling zone of Manhattan from homes that are more than one-half mile from high-speed public transit.
May 22, 2023
KOMANOFF: Downtown Candidate Who Should Know Better Opposes Congestion Pricing
Council candidate Susan Lee seemed to get congestion pricing when we conferred two years ago. No longer.
May 22, 2023
Get a Load of the Congestion Pricing Exemptions that Some People Want
Many opponents of congestion pricing offered their select group that is worthy of an exemption from the toll. Here is the full list, annotated by Streetsblog.
May 12, 2023
MTA Will Offer Congestion Pricing Discounts For Low-Income ‘Frequent Drivers’
Only about 14 percent of car commuters into Manhattan below 60th Street have incomes that meet the discount threshold vs. 79 percent of lower-income commuters who use transit, so maybe this is not such a big deal.
May 9, 2023
Monday’s Headlines: The ICYMI Congestion Pricing Edition
The news late in the week was all about the feds approving congestion pricing. But there was a lot of other news over the weekend. Enjoy.
May 8, 2023
Feds Give MTA Final Blessing To Congestion Pricing
The FWHA announced today that the MTA's environmental assessment for congestion pricing has passed its latest test and received a letter of sufficiency from the federal government, Streetsblog has learned.
May 5, 2023
KOMANOFF: Could a Once-a-Month Freebie Save Congestion Pricing?
Even though congestion pricing will be a balm for the city and beneficial even for most of the drivers who resist it, perhaps it’s time for an easy layup to jumpstart the conversation: let’s give every household in the 12-county MTA region a single untolled trip per month into the congestion zone.
April 26, 2023
MTA Offers Funding for Bronx Clean-Up to Get Congestion Pricing Over the Line
In New York, howls about added pollution from a new tolling plan are being met with a promise of action.
March 27, 2023
Thursday’s Headlines: ‘Defund Transit’ Caucus Edition
Reps. Nicole Malliotakis (R-Staten Island) and Josh Gottheimer (D-N.J.) drove into Midtown Manhattan for free on Wednesday to announce the formation of an "Anti-Congestion Tax Caucus" — and showcase some truly awful driving.
March 16, 2023
