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A Round and a Roundy: An Environmental Study About an Environmental Plan?

Dave Colon is a reporter from Long Beach, a barrier island off of the coast of Long Island that you can bike to from the city. It’s a real nice ride.  He’s previously been the editor of Brokelyn, a reporter at Gothamist, a freelance reporter and delivered freshly baked bread by bike.

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Congestion Pricing

MTA, Feds Promise Congestion Pricing Won’t Start For A Long, Long Time

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Report: MTA’s Barely Funded Capital Plan Badly Needs Congestion Pricing Cash

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Wednesday’s Headlines: Let’s Call Bullshit on This Edition

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Andrew Cuomo

De Blasio to MTA: 16-Month Congestion Pricing Environmental Review Is ‘Ridiculous’

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Tuesday’s Headlines: NY Times Scoop-a-Thon Edition

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The Slow Walk: MTA Has Not Met with Environmental Leaders Vital to Congestion Pricing — But Feds Blame MTA for That

Charles Komanoff is a national expert on congestion pricing and traffic modeling, and is the former head of Transportation Alternatives. He is a longtime Streetsblog contributor. Reach him at <a href="mailto:komanoff@gmail.com">komanoff@gmail.com</a>.

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KOMANOFF: With Cuomo Sidelined, the MTA Must Get Congestion Pricing Done

Tabloid legend Gersh Kuntzman has been with New York newspapers since 1989, including stints at the New York Daily News, the Post, the Brooklyn Paper and even a cup of coffee with the Times. He&#8217;s also the writer and producer of &#8220;Murder at the Food Coop,&#8221; which was a hit at the NYC Fringe Festival in 2016, and “SUV: The Musical” in 2007. He also writes the Cycle of Rage column, which is <a href="https://nyc.streetsblog.org/category/special-features/cycle-of-rage">archived here</a>.

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Congestion

Mayor Says State Must Act ‘Urgently’ On Congestion Pricing — Then Sets July 2022 Goal!

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KOMANOFF: Mayors Have a Congestion Pricing Ace Card — Here’s How to Play It