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Fidler Waxes on “Haves” and “Have-Nots”
In this five-minute speech, delivered at the Stonewall Democratic Club in Manhattan and captured by The Politicker, Council Member Lew Fidler draws on the 2005 mayoral campaign of Freddy Ferrer to rehash the old saw that congestion pricing would create a city of "haves" and "have-nots."
March 28, 2008
Bloomberg: Expect Some Tweaks to Pricing Bill
This morning, the Mayor's office praised the introduction of a congestion pricing bill in the State Assembly. At the end of the statement, Bloomberg drops a hint that the bill on the table is in for some fine-tuning:
March 28, 2008
Driving to the Hospital Is Already Expensive
Adding an $8 congestion fee to already steep parking rates will speed trips for vehicles that really need to get to the hospital.
March 28, 2008
Today Is the Day to Call Your Reps
The anti-pricing side is pulling out all the stops, robo-calling New Yorkers and urging them to call City Council members. For good reason: With a congestion pricing vote expected in the council on Monday, today is the last day for constituents to speak up. Don't let pricing foes get the last word. If your council member is opposed to pricing or on the fence -- or even if you're not sure -- tell them where you stand.
March 28, 2008
Robots Against Congestion Pricing
A Streetsblog reader on the Upper West Side of Manhattan tells us that he just received an anti-congestion pricing robo-call on his home phone. No word on whose voice was being used, who is funding it, or what districts are being called. This much we know:
March 27, 2008
Obama Endorses Pricing as “Thoughtful and Innovative”
Last month Barack Obama released details of a vaguely encouraging transportation platform, pledging investment in rail and "livable communities." Today the Democratic presidential candidate endorsed congestion pricing.
March 27, 2008
Queens Pols Rally to Keep Using Gioia’s District as Their Doormat
Tony Avella, Leroy Comrie, Melinda Katz, David Weprin "and other possible members of the Queens Delegation" are holding an anti-congestion pricing rally tomorrow morning at 8:00 on the Queens side of the 59th Street Bridge, according to an e-mail from the Queens Civic Congress.
March 27, 2008
Pro-Pricing PAC Puts Pols on Notice
De Blasio, Jeffries, Gerson, Millman: Will they tarnish their environmental records by voting against pricing?
March 27, 2008
Silver Introduces “Courtesy” Pricing Bill, Wants a Millionaire Tax
Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver introduced a congestion pricing bill yesterday, but was quoted as saying "we have a long way to go" before it clears his chamber.
March 27, 2008