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Who Better Represented “the Little Guy” in the Pricing Debate?
New York State Assembly Members Jose Rivera, Richard Brodsky and Adriano Espaillat
July 18, 2007
Bloomberg: NYC is Poorer Today Thanks to Albany Inaction
Mayor Bloomberg had harsh words for New York State's Democratic leadership at today's press conference in Brooklyn. Here is an abbreviated transcript of some of the question-and-answer period with the press:
July 17, 2007
Brodsky Killed Congestion Pricing But We Hurt His Feelings
State Assembly Member Richard Brodsky is displeased by the suggestion that his opposition to New York City's congestion pricing plan had anything to do with the fact that he has accepted more money from parking industry interests than any other State Assembly Member and that his district houses the wealthiest Manhattan car commuters in New York State.
July 17, 2007
Statement from Mayor Bloomberg on Congestion Pricing Failure
Press conference at 11:30 am today. Here is the Mayor's statement on the New York State legislature's failure to act on New York City's congestion pricing plan:
July 17, 2007
Park(ing) Day is Coming
Depressed about the direction Mayor Bloomberg's congestion pricing plan is heading? Cheer yourself up by starting to plan for Park(ing) Day 2007. Friday, September 21 is the day when urban dwellers the world over pop quarters into parking meters and take over on-street spaces, temporarily transforming them into miniature parks, playgrounds, cafés and community spaces.
July 16, 2007
State Assembly Meeting in Manhattan to Talk Congestion Pricing
Brooklyn Assembly Member Jim Brennan (right) tells me that he sees sentiment against Mayor Bloomberg's congestion pricing plan running at about "three- or four-to-one against" among his colleagues. Brennan suspects that the plan may not even pass the Republican-controlled Senate.
July 16, 2007
Details of Proposed Bus Service Expansion
The other day I noted that one of the most destructive pieces of misinformation floating around the New York State Assembly is this line from Assembly Member Richard Brodsky's congestion pricing report:
July 12, 2007
Construction of Piazza de Meatpacking is Underway
Dept. of Transportation street design projects are moving incredibly fast these days. Only a few weeks ago the City announced that, in response to long-standing community requests,
it would create a new public plaza, buffered bike lane, and major pedestrian improvements at that big, crazy intersection in
the middle of the Meatpacking District.
July 12, 2007
It’s Alive. It’s Dead. It’s Three Men in a Room!
Erik Engquist at Crain's says a potential deal is in the works that would nix Gov. Spitzer's call for campaign finance reform and give Albany legislators a long-sought pay raise in return for congestion pricing approval.
July 11, 2007