We’re slow getting to this (call it the post-CP slump), but not a day after Shelly Silver shamefully and cowardly neglected to bring Congestion Pricing to a vote, our refocused mayor turned his attention to solar, noting that CP was but a plank in the broader PlaNYC platform.
Chris Neidl at Solar One breaks it down […]
Category Archive for 'Politics'
Cathartic Congestion Pricing Follow-Up
Posted in Climate Change, Energy, Politics, Transportation on Apr 9th, 2008
We just can’t quit you, CP!
So, um, we know we said we won’t dwell too long on the State Assembly’s totally insane (and “cowardly” and “shameful”) refusal to even put CP to vote, but the media fallout (particularly the Silver-bashing) has been somehow cathartic. So if you’re looking for some sense of right and […]
“Congestion Pricing Is Dead. Long Live Congestion Pricing”
Posted in Climate Change, Energy, Livable Streets, Politics, Transportation on Apr 7th, 2008
And just like that, with hardly a discussion and nary a public vote up in Albany, it is over.
From the Times’ City Room:
Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg’s ambitious dream to remake New York City streets with an elaborate plan for congestion pricing died on Monday, after Democrats refused to put the bill to a […]
Congestion Pricing Update–Next Stop: Albany!
Posted in Livable Streets, Politics, Transportation on Apr 1st, 2008
City Council did it. 30-20. Don’t have any links, as I’m currently riding the rails through a Utah canyon, on a cross-country Amtrak trip, researching a piece about the state of the American passenger rail. But many a voicemail let it be known that City Council passed the (slightly amended) measure 30-20. Does that count […]
Our Second Favorite Congestion Pricing Endorsement
Posted in Livable Streets, Politics, Transportation on Mar 29th, 2008
From WNYC:
REPORTER: Later, in an exclusive interview with WNYC, Senator Obama said he supports congestion pricing.
OBAMA: I think Mayor Bloomberg’s proposal for congestion pricing is a thoughtful and innovative approach to the problem.
REPOTER: Obama said congestion pricing should not replace federal funding of mass transit.
In related news–you won’t find us joining the giddy speculation about […]
Congestion Pricing Weekend Marathon: Part 2–Roll Call of Congestion Pricing Support
Posted in Livable Streets, Politics, Transportation on Mar 28th, 2008
Glenn McAnanama of Upper Green Side sent out this perfectly encapsulated roster of CP support:
The deadline for the city qualifying for over $350 million in additional transit aid from the federal government by passing congestion pricing is quickly approaching. There is a growing consensus that congestion pricing is the right thing to do for the […]
Newtown Creek to get a little bit of a facelift (emphasis on little)
Posted in Health, Parks and Open Space, Politics, Waste, Water on Mar 24th, 2008
Newtown Creek is one of NYC’s dirtiest little secrets. By now, most folks know about the enormous oil spill that still sits stagnant, but if you need a recap, this Mother Jones article from last fall is a great start.
Well there’s some (a little) good news on the Newtown front. There are […]
Bloomberg to Congestion Pricing Opponents: “Don’t Be Dumb”
Posted in Climate Change, Livable Streets, Politics, Transportation on Mar 19th, 2008
Photo from Streetsblog.
Well, he might not have said that exactly, but pretty much. And boy have the blogs reacted.
Streetsblog sets the stage:
It’s now or never for congestion pricing, the MTA, and maybe even the city itself, Mayor Michael Bloomberg said this morning.
Speaking before a sold-out crowd at the Battery Park City Ritz-Carlton, Bloomberg and […]
Congestion Pricing Update: Show Support in Albany Tomorrow!
Posted in Climate Change, Livable Streets, Politics, Transportation on Mar 17th, 2008
A recent Environmental Defense spot in support of congestion pricing. Ethan at Green Brooklyn has all the deets about a road trip to Albany tomorrow to show constituent support for CP:
If there was ever a time that Albany legislators and state officials needed to hear the message of congestion pricing and better transportation service in […]
Events: Carbon Management
Posted in Climate Change, Events, Politics on Mar 17th, 2008
From the New York Academy of Sciences:
Carbon Management: Reducing U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Speakers: Rick Duke, NRDC; Marco Castaldi, Columbia University; Vasilis Fthenakis, Brookhaven National Laboratory and Columbia University; Moderator: Drew Shindell, NASA
Sponsored by: Green Science and Environmental Systems, a PS&E program
Sponsored by: Green Sciences and Environmental Systems, a PS&E program & Environmental Sciences Section
This meeting […]