Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Congestion Pricing

There Are Certain Facts That We’ve All Got to Face Up To

By Aaron Naparstek | May 10, 2007 | 4 Comments

Given that it was only a few months ago that Mayor Michael Bloomberg could be heard saying, "We like traffic, it means economic activity, it means people coming here," his pitch for a whole new set of progressive transportation policies at last week’s meeting of the Regional Plan Association was all the more remarkable: There […]

Biofuels, Bus Lanes and Beer

By Brad Aaron | May 9, 2007 | 7 Comments

Beer good, ethanol bad Pledging support for alternate fuel sources may make for feel-good politicking, but "simply" developing a substitute for gasoline could do more harm than good. Instead, a panel of experts said last week, Americans must seriously address their addiction to fossil fuels, along with the built environment that enables it. Moderated by […]

Londoners Take to the Streets — on Cycles

By Sarah Goodyear | May 3, 2007 | 4 Comments

Via the blog of Stuart Hughes, a BBC journalist who lost part of his leg in Iraq while on assignment in 2003 and who is an avid cyclist, come a few interesting links regarding cycling in London. First, a BBC story on the skyrocketing popularity of biking both for recreation and commuting in London, a […]

Who Wants to Drive Into a City That’s Under Water?

By Jason Varone | Apr 30, 2007 | No Comments

Elizabeth Kolbert, author of the outstanding Field Notes From a Catastrophe, covers climate change for the New Yorker. In this week’s issue, she takes up congestion pricing and Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s 2030 plan: The case against congestion pricing is often posed in egalitarian terms. "The middle class and the poor will not be able to […]

Queens Chamber Continues Campaign Against Congestion Pricing

By Sarah Goodyear | Apr 25, 2007 | 9 Comments

Foes of congestion pricing marshalled by the Queens Chamber of Commerce held a press conference yesterday at which several politicians from the borough took a stand against the mayor’s plan. According to a press release provided by the chamber, City Council Finance Chair David Weprin called the proposal unnecessary: "I don’t think City Hall understands […]

What $13 Billion Looks Like

By Brad Aaron | Apr 24, 2007 | 7 Comments

With the above chart and these comments in mind, here’s some food for thought from the PlaNYC Transportation chapter: Only 4.6% of working New Yorkers commute to Manhattan by car. The vast majority of trips made in New York are not to Manhattan; even among commuters, nearly twice as many outer borough residents work […]

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