Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Congestion Pricing

Obama Endorses Pricing as “Thoughtful and Innovative”

By Brad Aaron | Mar 27, 2008 | 7 Comments

Last month Barack Obama released details of a vaguely encouraging transportation platform, pledging investment in rail and "livable communities." Today the Democratic presidential candidate endorsed congestion pricing. In town for a speech and fundraising events, Obama was introduced at Cooper Union by Mayor Bloomberg this morning. WNYC reports: Speaking not far from Wall Street, Barack […]

Pro-Pricing PAC Puts Pols on Notice

By Ben Fried | Mar 27, 2008 | 18 Comments

De Blasio, Jeffries, Gerson, Millman: Will they tarnish their environmental records by voting against pricing? The New York League of Conservation Voters announced earlier this month that it is forming a new political action committee called Climate Action PAC. Sitting at the top of the PAC’s legislative agenda: getting congestion pricing passed. When it comes […]

London Imposes $50 Guzzler Fee on SUVs and Lux Roadsters

By Aaron Naparstek | Feb 12, 2008 | 12 Comments

London Mayor Ken Livingstone is on a tear. Yesterday he announced a £500 million investment in new bicycling infrastructure. Today, he approved a plan to charge the drivers of SUVs, high powered sports cars and other large engine, high emission vehicles a £25 fee ($48.75!) to drive into Central London’s congestion charging zone. Simultaneously, low […]

Who is the Livable Streets Candidate?

By Aaron Naparstek | Feb 5, 2008 | 13 Comments

It’s Super Duper Tuesday, primary election day here in New York. If you’re still mulling your options and trying to figure out who the best candidate on Livable Streets issues is, Damien Newton of Street Heat L.A. and the editor of soon-to-be-launched Streetsblog Los Angeles, dug up the positions of the Democrats and Republicans for […]

Bloomberg Touches on Safe Streets, Pricing in State of the City

By Ben Fried | Jan 18, 2008 | 5 Comments

Mayor Bloomberg delivered his seventh State of the City Address yesterday morning at Flushing Meadows Corona Park. The speech had several nuggets of news and info related to livable streets issues. Touting the good news from 2007, the Mayor noted that New York City’s streets are getting safer: In 2007, we made the safest big […]

Weiner and Wylde Square Off in Pricing Forum

By Ben Fried | Jan 10, 2008 | 25 Comments

Four veterans of the congestion pricing wars went toe-to-toe at the Museum of the City of New York Wednesday night — the last showdown before the Congestion Mitigation Commission releases its draft proposals today. Taking the stump for pricing were Kathryn Wylde of the Partnership for NYC and Michael O’Loughlin of the Campaign for New […]

Show More Stories