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Silver Introduces “Courtesy” Pricing Bill, Wants a Millionaire Tax

By Brad Aaron | Mar 27, 2008 | 15 Comments

Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver introduced a congestion pricing bill yesterday, but was quoted as saying "we have a long way to go" before it clears his chamber. The Times reports that Silver, introducing the plan "as a courtesy to the new governor," agreed not to "block" it "in exchange for some version of the new […]

Quinn Says MTA Troubles Show Why We Need Pricing

By Brad Aaron | Mar 26, 2008 | 3 Comments

Care of the Observer Politicker comes this video from earlier today. Speaking at City Hall, City Council Speaker Christine Quinn turns around a question from a reporter on whether the MTA can be trusted with congestion pricing revenues, given that promised upgrades tied to the recent fare increase will be delayed. Quinn calls the MTA’s […]

Undecided Council Members Speak Up at Pricing Hearing

By Ben Fried | Mar 24, 2008 | 91 Comments

Janette Sadik-Khan and Rohit Aggarwala (left table) fielded questions this morning from City Council members, including Lew Fidler and Larry Seabrook. At the first part of today’s congestion pricing hearings, Transportation Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan and Rohit Aggarwala, director of the Office for Long-Term Planning and Sustainability, fielded questions from the City Council’s nine-member State and […]

New Bill Would Bring Crash Studies and Safety Improvements

By Brad Aaron | Mar 10, 2008 | No Comments

An aide to City Council Speaker Christine Quinn sent this message late last week concerning new legislation that could bring improvements to dangerous locations for pedestrians and cyclists: Dear Neighbor, The New York City Council’s Transportation Committee will be voting on a bill on Wednesday March 12th requiring the New York City Department of Transportation […]

Charting a Course for Pricing Through City Council

By Ben Fried | Mar 7, 2008 | 36 Comments

Crain’s Insider has the most detailed look yet at the odds that the City Council will pass a congestion pricing bill [PDF]. The good news is that pricing stands a decent chance of getting through committee, thanks in part to some maneuvering by Speaker Christine Quinn. As things progress, expect to hear more about uncommitted […]

Congestion Pricing Endgame Begins

By Brad Aaron | Mar 4, 2008 | 11 Comments

With less than four weeks remaining for the city to meet the $354 million federal deadline, lawmakers are positioning themselves on one side of the other of the congestion pricing debate, as state and city prime movers quietly ready for "negotiations." According to the Sun, Governor Eliot Spitzer’s office is drafting a congestion pricing bill, […]

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