It is old news that congestion pricing was killed by the NYS Legislature this past April, but the idea that didn’t flourish here is quickly spreading to many other countries. As MTR has noted, the concept has been successful in London, Stockholm and Singapore (see MTR #s 311, 532, 562). That list looks to [...]
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USA Today recently highlighted another victory in the burgeoning national movement to tear down or relocate urban highways and create vibrant neighborhoods in their place: Oklahoma has a radical solution for repairing the state’s busiest highway. Tear it down. Build a park. The aging Crosstown Expressway — an elevated 4.5-mile stretch of [...] Yesterday we discussed the many policy developments we’re thankful for. Today, we’re stuffed with turkey (and tofurkey) and can barely move, which has given us plenty of time to consider how far the region has to go towards a balanced transportation network. We are definitely still thankful, but we’d be more thankful if… Congestion [...] It’s astonishing to look back at this year in transportation advocacy and realize just how much we have to be thankful for: Congestion pricing is on the table. Around this time last year, the Tri-State Campaign released a poll which found that 73% of New Yorkers believed that congestion pricing would be effective in [...] |
 
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