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Viverito: Don’t Fall for Suburbanite Anti-Pricing “Nonsense”
We linked to it from Today's Headlines a few weeks ago, but this Metro op-ed from City Council Member Melissa Mark-Viverito is worth a repeat. Viverito, the first Puerto Rican council member to be elected in Manhattan's District 8, writes that, contrary to claims from "suburban elected officials from wealthy areas," congestion pricing "could provide immediate and measurable relief of traffic congestion while improving the air that all of my constituents breathe and the buses and subways that they ride daily."
February 28, 2008
Assemblyman Hevesi Clarifies Transit “Money Grab” Comment
Following our post yesterday about a newspaper article in which Andrew Hevesi was quoted as calling congestion pricing "a money grab to pay for mass transit," Streetsblog got a call from the Queens assemblyman's office.
February 26, 2008
Driver-Nannies Keep Kids and Parents Safe From Transit
Here's one for the anti-pricing populists.
February 26, 2008
Ads Pitch Pricing Benefits to Transit-Taking Majority
With the March 31 deadline to qualify for $354M in federal transit funds approaching, the Campaign for New York's Future and the Empire State Transportation Alliance have rolled out an ad campaign to get the public behind congestion pricing.
February 25, 2008
Weiner Says Pricing Shows “Stunning Political Naivete”
The Daily Politics reports that Congressman Anthony Weiner is ramping up for an imminent mayoral bid by crediting Michael Bloomberg with "put[ting] the last nail in the coffin to the notion that New York City is ungovernable." But at the same time, during an appearance at Kingsborough Community College today, Weiner tried to score points off congestion pricing by framing it as a plan that an experienced politician like himself would steer clear of.
February 25, 2008
Assemblyman Hevesi Slams Pricing as Transit “Money Grab”
At a Queens Community Board 5 meeting earlier this month, Assembly Member Andrew Hevesi made what may be the first attack against congestion pricing based on one of its primary selling points.
February 25, 2008
It’s Time to Tell Your Reps to Vote for Pricing
The public hearings have been held, the commission has approved a plan, now the votes on congestion pricing are fast approaching. As the March 31st legislative deadline draws near, Transportation Alternatives and other pro-pricing groups are ramping up the advocacy.
February 22, 2008
Congestion Pricing Populist Soundbite Contest
Why do Richard Brodsky and Walter McCaffrey get to have all of the populist soundbite fun?
February 20, 2008
Peñalosa to New York Pols: BRT & Pricing Benefit Working Class
Streetfilms captured highlights of Enrique Penalosa's appearance with COMMUTE.
February 20, 2008