Comments on: Looking Back, Looking Forward: Early Reflections on Congestion Pricing Defeat http://blog.tstc.org/2008/04/10/looking-back-looking-forward-early-reflections-on-congestion-pricing-defeat/ News and opinion from the Tri-State Transportation Campaign Sun, 21 Mar 2010 02:28:51 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Ed Tristram http://blog.tstc.org/2008/04/10/looking-back-looking-forward-early-reflections-on-congestion-pricing-defeat/comment-page-1/#comment-382 Ed Tristram Wed, 23 Apr 2008 15:25:03 +0000 http://mobilizingtheregion.wordpress.com/?p=266#comment-382 I suggest that congestion pricing advocates convene a "Plan B Commission" to come up with an agenda of anti-congestion strategies that do not require approval by Albany. With public meetings, testimony and negotiation, and press coverage, the Plan B Commission will produce a single omnibus legislative initiative that can be approved by the Council and Mayor and implemented by NYC for NYC. This is a way to continue the momentum built in the congestion pricing debate and to channel the disappointment, anger, and frustration at the defeat in Albany into positive energy for change. I suggest that congestion pricing advocates convene a “Plan B Commission” to come up with an agenda of anti-congestion strategies that do not require approval by Albany. With public meetings, testimony and negotiation, and press coverage, the Plan B Commission will produce a single omnibus legislative initiative that can be approved by the Council and Mayor and implemented by NYC for NYC.

This is a way to continue the momentum built in the congestion pricing debate and to channel the disappointment, anger, and frustration at the defeat in Albany into positive energy for change.

]]> By: bob http://blog.tstc.org/2008/04/10/looking-back-looking-forward-early-reflections-on-congestion-pricing-defeat/comment-page-1/#comment-381 bob Wed, 23 Apr 2008 14:25:36 +0000 http://mobilizingtheregion.wordpress.com/?p=266#comment-381 Actually I was surprised the proposal got as far as it did. Every previous time that much smaller ideas were floated (such as tolling the East River Bridges to lower Manhattan) they were dead within 24 hours. This got serious discussion for several months. For advocates that's a pretty big step foward. Actually I was surprised the proposal got as far as it did. Every previous time that much smaller ideas were floated (such as tolling the East River Bridges to lower Manhattan) they were dead within 24 hours. This got serious discussion for several months. For advocates that’s a pretty big step foward.

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