Cuomo’s Budget Doesn’t Solve Any of New York’s Transit and Traffic Problems
The "solutions" in the budget are half-measures that won't work, and there's no reason for the pressure on Cuomo to dissipate.
April 3, 2018
Too Many NYC Reps Did Nothing About the Most Important Transport Initiative in Albany This Year
Don't let Cuomo's lack of effort on congestion pricing overshadow the dismally passive performance of NYC's state representatives.
March 28, 2018
While Cuomo Sits on the Sidelines, the Assembly’s Joke of a Congestion Pricing Plan Fills the Vacuum
Carl Heastie's Democratic conference has a plan designed to relieve elected officials from sweating out a tough decision.
March 14, 2018
NYC’s Still Waiting for a Traffic Reduction Plan From Andrew Cuomo
Cuomo's team seems to be serious about congestion pricing, but every time there’s a chance to commit to a concrete policy, they don’t.
February 16, 2018
What You Need to Know About the Congestion Pricing Plan From Cuomo’s Fix NYC Panel
The centerpiece is a cordon zone in Manhattan below 60th Street where drivers would pay for the use of scarce street space. Here's an overview of how it would all come together.
January 19, 2018
Cuomo Reveals His Congestion Pricing Plan — And It’s Legit
The governor is proposing a well-constructed congestion pricing plan that will make tangible reductions in car trips and relieve the city's worst traffic jams.
January 19, 2018
Can Cuomo Deliver an Effective Congestion Pricing Plan Without East River Bridge Tolls?
A plan that doesn't toll drivers crossing the East River - drawing a cordon around the heart of Midtown, for instance - might appease congestion pricing opponents like Eastern Queens Assembly Member David Weprin, but it won't deliver the regionally significant traffic reduction that a plan like Move NY would.
January 17, 2018
Cuomo Fails to Deliver the Hard Charge at Traffic and Transit Reform That New York Desperately Needs
After a year in which subway service reached appalling new lows, jeopardizing the economic health of the entire state, Cuomo spent a scant few minutes discussing the city's transit system in his annual State of the State Address.
January 3, 2018
Forget Upstate Legislators — Why Don’t NYC Democrats in Albany Advocate for Better Transit?
New York City's own contingent in the state legislature is the bigger stumbling block to better transit.
August 30, 2017
Cuomo Cares More About the New Tappan Zee Bridge Than NYC Subways and Buses
The governor has spent most of his time in office consumed with building a huge double-span highway bridge, while New York's transit system slides into catastrophic disarray.
August 24, 2017
