Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Bridge Tolls

Weiner Says New York Drivers Should Be Exempt From Tolls

By Brad Aaron | Mar 9, 2009 | 19 Comments

Congressman Anthony Weiner released his own MTA rescue plan today. As if that in itself weren’t surprising enough, the outspoken toll opponent has modified his position, sort of. City Room reports: [Weiner] said on Monday that making new tolls — which he would set at $4.15 — payable only by non-city residents would be a […]

Streetfilms: Signing On to Save Transit

By Brad Aaron | Mar 9, 2009 | 1 Comment

Last week we saw citizens of Minneapolis explain the many ways they rely on transit service to conduct their daily business. Streetfilms’ Robin Urban Smith captured New Yorkers doing the same, as Transportation Alternatives collected letters to state lawmakers from Queens residents who oppose possible MTA fare hikes and service cuts. If you haven’t yet […]

MTA Rescue Alert: Tell Electeds What You Oppose

By Brad Aaron | Mar 6, 2009 | 11 Comments

In response to the possible sinking of the MTA rescue plan by three recalcitrant state senators, the Campaign for New York’s Future has set up an action alert enabling members of the public to contact their representatives directly via e-mail. The message, which may be tailored before sending, reads in part: I am very concerned […]

Bus Riders Testify About the Necessity of Transit

By Ben Fried | Mar 6, 2009 | 2 Comments

Like New York and dozens of other American cities, Minneapolis is facing the prospect of higher transit fares and less service amid the economic downturn. To impress upon state lawmakers that their constituents depend on transit to meet basic needs, the St. Stephen’s Human Rights Campaign compiled this video of testimonials from bus riders (hat […]

Kruger, Espada, and Diaz Leave MTA Rescue on Life Support

By Ben Fried | Mar 5, 2009 | 26 Comments

The three city reps who nearly derailed the Democratic takeover of the State Senate have issued a joint statement declaring — transit riders be damned — they’re not going to support bridge tolls. Liz Benjamin at the Daily Politics has the story: The Three Amigos — Sens. Carl Kruger, Pedro Espada Jr. and Ruben Diaz […]

Lew Fidler Threatens to Thwart Bridge Tolls

By Brad Aaron | Mar 5, 2009 | 22 Comments

As opposition to East and Harlem River bridge tolls is reportedly "softening" in the State Senate, Lew Fidler tells Crain’s that a transfer of city-owned crossings to the MTA would require a home rule message from the City Council, and says he would join efforts to stop such a transfer in order to prevent tolls […]

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