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All Eyes on Portland at Bike Summit
An organized ride on one of Portland's bike boulevards.
March 6, 2008
Silver Calls Hearing on Pricing and MTA Capital Plan
Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver will hold a hearing Thursday on how congestion pricing revenues would figure into the MTA's five-year capital plan. He will be joined by anti-pricing Assembly Members Richard Brodsky and Denny Farrell.
March 5, 2008
Council Members Want “Blatantly Unfair” Toll Credit Corrected
The Post had a short item today, which we've linked to a couple of times, reporting that members of the City Council have sent a letter to Mayor Bloomberg asking for changes in the congestion pricing proposal that would raise fees for New Jersey car commuters or have the Port Authority commit more funds to the MTA.
March 4, 2008
Congestion Pricing Endgame Begins
With less than four weeks remaining for the city to meet the $354 million federal deadline, lawmakers are positioning themselves on one side of the other of the congestion pricing debate, as state and city prime movers quietly ready for "negotiations."
March 4, 2008
Sander Makes the Case for MTA Capital Plan and Pricing
A map presented by Lee Sander shows routes of short-term transit improvements (slide available in this PDF).
March 3, 2008
Denny Farrell: Less Traffic and Pollution? No Thanks.
Just two of the 17 members of the Traffic Congestion Mitigation Commission, Assemblymen Richard Brodsky and Herman "Denny" Farrell, voted against the revised congestion pricing plan that now awaits approval by the City Council and state legislators, all of which must happen by March 31 if the city is to receive $354 million in federal funds for upfront citywide transit improvements.
March 3, 2008
Hakeem Jeffries Stands With Westchester on Congestion Pricing
With a massive, mid-day traffic jam on the Brooklyn Bridge helping to set the scene, Richard Brodsky kicked off his City Hall press conference yesterday with an invitation to the scores of civic groups pushing for congestion pricing. Or maybe it was a threat.
February 29, 2008
Bloomberg Pitches Pricing to Brooklyn Assembly Members
From The Daily Politics: Mayor Bloomberg hosted members of the Brooklyn Assembly delegation at Gracie Mansion this morning as part of his ongoing lobbying effort on congestion pricing, which the Legislature must sign off on by the end of next month in order to land the full $354 million pledged by the US DOT. About … Continued
February 29, 2008
The Brodsky Alternative, Take Two: $6.50 to Enter a Cab
His license plate rationing scheme beloved by none, this afternoon Assemblyman Richard Brodsky offered his second congestion pricing alternative: raising the $2.50 taxi "drop charge" to $6.50, increasing fines for illegal parking and blocking the box, and further cutting the number of parking placards issued to government employees.
February 28, 2008