Sentences with phrase «congestion pricing initiatives»

During this event, we will develop collective and individual actions for moving congestion pricing initiatives forward across North American cities.

Mayor Bill de Blasio, who in the past has called congestion pricing initiatives a «regressive tax» on commuters from the outer boroughs of Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx and Staten Island, was more sanguine about the new approach.

David Weprin criticized the Move NY plan as a «renewed congestion pricing initiative.»

Silver played a pivotal role in killing Bloomberg's congestion pricing initiative, but not before significant drama, with Silver purporting to support the proposal personally only to yield to the will of his nervous conference.

Albanese supports a proposed congestion pricing initiative, known as Move New York, to impose tolls on the three East River bridges to help fund the subways; while de Blasio called congestion pricing a «regressive tax» and stressed that his proposal for a millionaire's tax to fund subway repairs was a more viable alternative, even though his proposal has largely been shot down by the GOP - controlled state Senate and de Blasio sees it passing only once Democrats take control of that house of the Legislature in January 2019, which de Blasio said was soon.

Not exact matches

Matthiessen said the plan is different from former Mayor Michael Bloomberg's congestion - pricing initiative and would help bring in money «toward aggressively filling transit gaps» in parts of the outer boroughs and the suburbs.

As speaker, Quinn supported Bloomberg on nearly every initiative, from congestion pricing and his controversial trash management plan, to his term - limits overhaul.

The next segment with me is on cities, and is summarized by the show this way: «From unearthing buried rivers to traffic congestion pricing, a look at initiatives that aim to make our cities more eco-friendly.»

From unearthing buried rivers to traffic congestion pricing, a look at initiatives that aim to make our cities more eco-friendly.

The makeover of Broadway is part of Mayor Bloomberg's plan to reduce emissions and traffic in the city, and is a sign that although he failed to introduce congestion pricing in the city, Mr. Bloomberg «intends to push ahead with smaller - scale initiatives to wrest at least part of the street from cars and trucks.»