Joan Millman

On Friday, a trio of local electeds pushed for legislation that would allow New York City to create a residential permit parking system. The Daily News and NY1 picked up the story, and if those reports have you wondering about specifics, that's because much of the plan has yet to be hammered out.

From Transportation Alternatives' Spring 2008 magazine:

Here's a constituent e-mail from Brooklyn Assembly Member Joan Millman, who finally, bravely announces her intent to vote for congestion pricing. Note the time stamp: nearly two hours after the plan was declared dead.

We've said it before and we'll say it again: Congestion pricing is a once-in-a-generation opportunity to enact progressive transportation policy for New York City.

Hopefully a lot of electeds are hearing from Streetsbloggers today. We'd love to know the responses you're getting. To get the ball rolling, here's an account from Streetsblog's Jason Varone:

De Blasio, Jeffries, Gerson, Millman: Will they tarnish their environmental records by voting against pricing?

Council member Lew Fidler delivers his Tax & Tunnel plan to the Commission.

State Assembly Member Joan Millman's Downtown and brownstone Brooklyn district includes some of the most politically progressive, environmentally-conscious and traffic-choked neighborhoods of New York City -- neighborhoods that have been clamoring for traffic relief for years. Yet, Millman is, for now, opposed to Mayor Bloomberg's congestion pricing plan. In a letter sent to constituents who contacted her office Millman cites five concerns, summed up as follows: