Brian Kavanagh on Albany Congestion Pricing Inaction: “We Need to Do More”
State Senator Brian Kavanagh isn't satisfied with Albany's budget measures to address traffic congestion and fund transit, which consist of new fees on taxi and Uber trips in the Manhattan core.
April 5, 2018
Deborah Glick Blames de Blasio for Albany’s Failure to Pass Congestion Pricing
Glick's constituents lost in the state budget, forking over money without getting the traffic reduction benefits of congestion pricing.
April 5, 2018
Albany Fails to Expand NYC Speed Camera Program in Budget Deal
Budget negotiations concluded in Albany at the end of last week without including an expansion of New York City's automated speed enforcement program.
April 2, 2018
New Yorkers’ Opinion of Congestion Pricing: Same as It Ever Was
To increase public approval of congestion pricing, first you have to enact congestion pricing.
March 29, 2018
South Bronx to Cuomo: Don’t Cut Off Hunts Point From the Bronx River With Another Highway
State DOT nixed neighborhood advocates' preferred plan, which would have routed trucks bound for the Hunts Point Market away from the residential part of the neighborhood.
March 29, 2018
Can Congestion Pricing Survive Cuomo’s Political Timidity?
Speaking on WNYC this morning, the governor suggested putting off an Albany vote on congestion pricing until next year.
March 23, 2018
We Know Speed Cameras Save Lives, But Albany Still Hasn’t Let NYC Add More in Years
"Your voices are the only thing that will change the status quo in Albany right now," Mayor de Blasio told Families for Safe Streets at a rally this afternoon.
March 22, 2018
Transit Riders to Cuomo: Stop Tip-Toeing Around Congestion Pricing and Pass It
Cuomo is wasting his opportunity to reform New York's dysfunctional traffic and transit systems.
March 21, 2018
State DOT Prepping Permanent Measures to Replace Temporary Barriers on West Side Greenway
State DOT is "designing a permanent solution to replace the temporary security measures on the Route 9A bikeway." Construction will begin in the summer and wrap up sometime in 2019.
March 16, 2018
Assembly Member Dan Quart Wants Full-Scale Congestion Pricing, No Exemptions
Assembly Member Dan Quart, who represents the Upper East Side and East Midtown, doesn't tiptoe around the issue of congestion pricing.
March 9, 2018
