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Pricing Alternatives Fail the “Reality Test”
A side-by-side comparison of PlaNYC congestion pricing and alternatives offered by pricing opponents shows that the Bloomberg proposal is the only one that would have an immediate impact on auto traffic while improving transit. Further, the report concludes that plans put forth by Congressman Anthony Weiner, Council Member Lew Fidler, and Keep NYC Congestion Tax Free would actually promote driving.
December 5, 2007
Congestion Panel Considers Shrinking Zone and Tolling Bridges
The Traffic Congestion Mitigation Commission wants to reduce the size of the proposed congestion pricing zone, replace cameras with higher parking fees, and possibly toll the East River bridges, according to a (subscription only) story by Erik Engquist in Crain's New York Business today.
December 3, 2007
MTA Chief Lee Sander Gets Megamodal
The Fall 2007 issue of the NYU Rudin Center's New York Transportation Journal is out and for anyone looking to delve into some wonkish, big picture, regional transportation policy issues, it's worth a download.
November 30, 2007
NYC’s “Flawed” Traffic Plan Brought to You by… Toyota
Grim picture: A screenshot from the CBS Channel 2 web site.
November 29, 2007
Compromise “Ruled the Day” at Congestion Pricing Hearings
Source: Environmental Defense
November 29, 2007
T.A. Responds to Fidler’s Tax’n’Tunnel Pipe Dream
We probably shouldn't be lavishing any more attention on Lew Fidler's Tax'n'Tunnel proposal but Transportation Alternatives' Paul Steely White fired off a pretty good, concise response to the Daily News the other day:
November 28, 2007
TSTC.org Would Be More Thankful If…
The Tri-State Transportation Campaign's new Mobilizing the Region blog is really starting to come alive. If you haven't added it to your daily news feed yet, it's probably time to do it.
November 26, 2007
TSTC Asks the Obvious, Yet Elusive, Pricing Poll Question
While the results of the latest Quinnipiac congestion pricing poll were repeated with little analysis earlier this week, the Tri-State Transportation Campaign noted a significant, though not surprising, shortcoming.
November 21, 2007
Congestion Panel Meets Amidst Q Poll Parsing
The third meeting of the 17-member Traffic Congestion Mitigation Commission will be held at 2:00 this afternoon at the offices of Hughes Hubbard and Reed, 1 Battery Park Plaza (24 State St. @ Pearl St.), 10th Floor, in Manhattan.
November 20, 2007
StreetFilms: Bay Ridge Bus Commuters Talk Congestion Pricing
StreetFilms joined up with Transportation Alternatives' Executive Director, Paul Steely White to talk about congestion pricing with express bus commuters in Bay Ridge. Bus riders told White that they'd like to have more buses and a faster commute. One commuter pointed out that virtually every automobile on the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway carries just one person.
November 19, 2007