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Congestion Pricing Was Unpopular in Stockholm — Until People Saw It in Action
Stockholm transportation director Jonas Eliasson has some advice for New York politicians worried about diving into congestion pricing: Just do it. Eliasson steered the implementation of congestion pricing in Stockholm in 2006. From that vantage point, he watched a skeptical public quickly embrace the policy as soon as they saw it in action.
November 28, 2017
De Blasio Can Build a Progressive Transportation Legacy, But Not If He Kills Congestion Pricing
For all his straining effort to paint himself as a progressive leader, the mayor's signature transportation initiatives have done little for New York City's working class.
November 8, 2017
Bucking de Blasio, Speaker Candidates Support Congestion Pricing
Mayor de Blasio is pulling out all the stops to frame congestion pricing as a "regressive tax," even though low-income New Yorkers stand to gain enormously. Not a single contender for council speaker is on the same page as the mayor. In a debate hosted by Crain's this morning, they all signaled support for congestion pricing, with a few caveats.
November 1, 2017
Bernie Sanders Throws His Weight Behind de Blasio’s Hollow Transit Populism
"Our Revolution" won't overturn the status quo of free driving privileges, available only to the car-owning class, which clogs streets and slows down bus service in NYC.
October 30, 2017
De Blasio’s Wrong: Poor New Yorkers Stand to Gain a Lot From Congestion Pricing
Hundreds of thousands of low-income New Yorkers stand to benefit from new transit funding, compared to just 5,000 who might pay tolls to car commute under the Move NY plan.
October 24, 2017
De Blasio’s No Leader on Transportation and Climate
The mayor's strategy on climate policy lacks an essential quality of leadership: courage.
September 18, 2017
Fox and Cumbo Stake Out Diverging Positions on Congestion Pricing
Council Member Laurie Cumbo -- whose district encompasses in Fort Greene, Prospect Heights, and parts of Crown Heights -- faces a spirited and well-funded primary challenge from Ede Fox, a former council staffer who also ran for the seat four years ago.
August 31, 2017
The Unbearable Hassle of Carpooling From Eastern Queens
There is no right to drive for free within New York City limits. What we do have is a transit system where the poorest have to pay more per trip than the richest, and where people forgo reasonable transit options and the slight inconvenience of carpooling to clog streets with their polluting single-occupancy vehicles.
August 29, 2017
De Blasio’s Wrong — Congestion Pricing Will Make NYC Transportation Fairer
People who can afford a $10 or $20 Uber ride are slowing down people who can afford a $2.75 bus fare. Move NY will change that.
August 25, 2017
De Blasio Is Wrong — There’s a Congestion Pricing Plan That Affects All Boroughs Fairly
The mayor says he's never seen a version of congestion pricing that's fair to the outer boroughs, but the Move NY toll reform plan is specifically designed to distribute costs fairly between different parts of the city.
August 14, 2017
