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The Cost of Cold Feet: No Cordon Toll Means Kissing Most Congestion Pricing Benefits Goodbye
Without a cordon toll, the time savings from reduced traffic congestion drops by at least 60 percent. The revenues available to improve transit drop by 60 percent or more as well.
February 22, 2018
NYC’s Still Waiting for a Traffic Reduction Plan From Andrew Cuomo
Cuomo's team seems to be serious about congestion pricing, but every time there’s a chance to commit to a concrete policy, they don’t.
February 16, 2018
Deborah Glick Still Doesn’t Have a Position on Congestion Pricing
For 10 years, Glick has stood on the sidelines without getting behind any of the major proposals to cut car traffic in her Lower Manhattan district.
February 9, 2018
Jo Anne Simon on Congestion Pricing: We Can Do This
Simon's presence in Albany is one reason to believe a congestion pricing vote might play out differently this time. Her predecessor, Joan Millman, sat on the fence during the public debate over congestion pricing in 2008 before expressing her support when it was too late to matter.
February 8, 2018
De Blasio Sounds Ready to Negotiate on Congestion Pricing
Bill de Blasio spent the summer and fall knocking congestion pricing, but since the release of road pricing recommendations by Governor Cuomo's Fix NYC panel, the mayor has softened his stance.
February 6, 2018
Brian Kavanagh: Congestion Pricing “Should Be Part of the Equation”
Both the Brooklyn and Manhattan sides of Kavanagh's State Senate district are overrun by motorists drawn to the promise of a free trip across the East River.
February 5, 2018
Assembly Member Dick Gottfried Supports “the Concept” of Congestion Pricing
Assembly Member Richard Gottfried believes in congestion pricing, in theory. The question now, as it was ten years ago, is how hard he'll work to enact a policy that would benefit his constituents enormously.
February 2, 2018
Corey Johnson Calls on Albany to Pass Congestion Pricing “This Year, This Session”
City Council Speaker Corey Johnson is fast becoming the most outspoken local politician in support of congestion pricing.
January 30, 2018
Get the Facts About Congestion Pricing in Your District Right Here
Bookmark these factsheets from the Tri-State Transportation Campaign to share with your State Senate and Assembly reps.
January 30, 2018
Will Yuh-Line Niou Stand Up for Traffic Relief in Her Car-Battered Lower Manhattan District?
The streets of Niou's district are overrun by car traffic taking advantage of the free East River bridges, while the overwhelming majority of households do not own a car. Nevertheless, she wants a resident exemption from congestion pricing.
January 29, 2018
