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Bridge Toll Plan Headlines Congestion Commission Report
One of four options presented in the Traffic Mitigation Commission's Interim Report. Download the report.
January 10, 2008
John Liu Says He Supports Congestion Pricing
Some actual news came out of this morning's congestion pricing forum with London Deputy Mayor Nicky Gavron, the one event that Streetsblog's reporting team decided to skip this week. Queens City Council Member John Liu publicly stated that he supports congestion pricing. New York Times reporter Sewell Chan reports for the EmpireZone blog:
May 18, 2007
Sadik-Khan and Congestion Pricing: Ready for Prime Time
Janette Sadik-Khan has one week to go before taking over as
the city's new transportation commissioner. Not surprisingly, a public appearance Friday found her well prepared to push Mayor Bloomberg's PlaNYC congestion pricing program.
May 7, 2007
Electeds React to Congestion Pricing
Forty-eight hours in, here is what some elected officials are saying about PlaNYC and congestion pricing.
April 24, 2007
Bus Depots a Symptom of Environmental Injustice
Gotham Gazette talked recently with Cecil Corbin-Mark, of West Harlem
Environmental Action (WE ACT), about environmental justice in Upper Manhattan.
April 17, 2007
DOT Called Out for Lacking Clear Ped Safety Plan
While acknowledging that casualties have dropped overall in recent years, safety advocates and government officials are calling on the DOT to establish measurable benchmarks for further reducing pedestrian injuries and deaths in the city, and want the agency to get moving on relatively minor improvements that would help meet those goals.
April 13, 2007
The New York City Parking Boom
The first in a three-part series on New York City parking policy.
March 8, 2007
Help Wanted at DOT: Creative Thinkers Encouraged to Apply
Chairman of the City Council Transportation Committee, John C. Liu, praised outgoing DOT commissioner Iris Weinshall and called for an innovative thinker as her successor.
February 6, 2007
Pedestrian Interference
Left to right: New York City Department of Transportation Deputy Commissioner/Senior Policy Advisor David Woloch, Commissioner Iris Weinshall, a procurement and technical servicea aide and City Councilmembers John Liu and Gale Brewer.
January 26, 2007
Three Concrete Proposals for New York City Traffic Relief
This Morning's Forum: Road Pricing Worked in London. Can It Work in New York?
December 7, 2006