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All You Need to Know About Congestion Pricing in One Simple, Cute Film
Will Chilton, a video maker for former-President Obama, lends his talents to the fight against congestion.
January 16, 2019
Wanted: Drivers (Yes, You Read That Right) Who Support Congestion Pricing
Transportation Alternatives is planning a "lobby day" on Tuesday in Albany.
January 16, 2019
Op-Ed: Another Reason to Support Congestion Pricing? Cleaner Air
Fewer cars will mean less pollution, which benefits everyone, but especially kids.
January 7, 2019
Op-Ed: Varick Street Crossing Guards Are Telling a Tale of Congestion Pricing
The Times story on "adult crossing guards" reveals, though inadvertently, how our politicians have failed us.
December 28, 2018
Memo To Council Member Barry Grodenchik: Find a New Congestion Pricing Guru
The Queens lawmaker foolishly said he agreed with former Assemblyman Richard Brodsky's flawed argument that fees on drivers are "elitist."
December 18, 2018
Op-Ed: Postpone the Taxi Congestion Surcharge
A national expert says the added fee on cabbies is premature before full congestion pricing.
December 4, 2018
Leave It to Lyft? Trust Uber? (But Who’s Gonna Watch the FHV Surcharges?)
Streetsblog's resident taxi maven highlights a huge flaw in the city and state's plan to charge surcharges on yellows, Ubers, black cars and green cars that enter Manhattan below 96th St.
October 18, 2018
City to Drivers: Pwitty Pwease Don’t Drive in Next Week — And Here Are Some Goodies for You
Congestion pricing is the only way to cure Manhattan's gridlock. But the city won't push it.
September 18, 2018
No Uber-Lyft Cap Needed Because New York Can Price Its Way Out of Congestion and Despair
Congestion pricing is a much better plan than capping Uber and Lyft, which provide a valuable service outside of Manhattan.
July 31, 2018
Free Roads and the Symphony of Destruction on Varick Street
“If you’re looking for the place that shows the failure of New York City to have any sort of traffic management policy, this is the spot.”
July 16, 2018