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Congestion PricingQueens Has Mixed Reaction To Congestion Pricing PlansMedia Hit link: Queens Has Mixed Reaction To Congestion Pricing PlansMedia Outlet: Queens ChronicleDate: January 31, 2008 Image Caption: (Lee Landor) Liza Zaneri testifies at the congestion pricing hearing at York College that there are better alternatives to Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s traffic reduction plan. Only a handful of individuals attended and testified at a public hearing at York College last week, one of seven held citywide by the state Traffic Congestion Mitigation Commission, to review plans to reduce traffic congestion in New York City. The purpose of the hearings, according to Chairman Marc Shaw, was to gauge the public's reactions to the commission's five alternatives to congestion pricing, suggested in an interim report released earlier this month. "It's very important to hear what the public has to say," Shaw said after the hearing. Image Path: /files/press/media/2008/images/0131queenschronicle.jpg
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Mitigation Commission Public Hearing on Interim Report
January 16, 2008
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Mitigation Commission Public Hearing on Interim Report, Bronx Hearing
January 24, 2008
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Mitigation Commission Public Hearing on Interim Report, Brooklyn Hearing
January 24, 2008
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Mitigation Commission Public Hearing on Interim Report, Queens Hearing
January 24, 2008
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Opponents of tolling New York City's East River Bridges claim that tolls would damage businesses on both sides of the river. But in London, where an $8 fee is charged for entering the central business district, businesses are still expressing overall support for "congestion charging," six months after its introduction. In August, the business group
London First, commissioned a survey of 504 businesses representing large and
small companies and all sectors of business. Proof That Congestion Pricing Supporters Do Exist in QueensMedia Hit link: Proof That Congestion Pricing Supporters Do Exist in QueensMedia Outlet: StreetsBlogDate: January 25, 2008 Transportation Alternatives Queens Committee Chair Mike Heffron sends along this report from last night's traffic commission hearing at York College in Jamaica, Queens. No huge surprise, Assemblymen Andrew Hevesi and Rory Lancman both came out against congestion pricing, citing not enough evidence it would work and demanding transit improvements without explaining where the money would come from or why as state legislators they haven't allocated more money to the MTA themselves. Then they left.
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Disconnect Between Pols and People at Brooklyn Traffic HearingMedia Hit link: Disconnect Between Pols and People at Brooklyn Traffic HearingMedia Outlet: StreetsBlogDate: January 25, 2008 On balance, speakers at last night's traffic mitigation hearing in Brooklyn delivered a pro-pricing message -- a strong one if you discount the politicians who said their piece and left the auditorium before their constituents got to the mic.
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Silver Signals Support for Traffic PricingMedia Hit link: Silver Signals Support for Traffic PricingMedia Outlet: Downtown ExpressDate: January 25, 2008 Since the mayor began pushing for traffic pricing a year ago, Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver's skepticism has been one of the toughest roadblocks to passage, but Silver said Wednesday he likes at least one of the suggested adjustments to the mayor's plan. "Just tolling the borders is less intrusive because it would have fewer cameras, and is an intriguing way to accomplish the same thing [that the mayor's plan meant to accomplish,]" the speaker told Downtown Express. "You'd probably have more money for mass transit... There is some sense to it." Image Path: /files/press/media/2008/images/0125downtownexpress.gif
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Bloomberg Touches on Safe Streets, Pricing in State of the CityMedia Hit link: Bloomberg Touches on Safe Streets, Pricing in State of the CityMedia Outlet: StreetsBlogDate: January 18, 2008 Mayor Bloomberg delivered his seventh State of the City Address yesterday morning at Flushing Meadows Corona Park. The speech had several nuggets of news and info related to livable streets issues. Touting the good news from 2007, the Mayor noted that New York City's streets are getting safer: Image Path: /files/press/media/2008/images/0118streetsblog.jpg
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