Sentences with phrase «congestion pricing proposal»

A panel Cuomo had commissioned released what was considered a serious and thorough congestion pricing proposal in January.

«In Focus» Host Cheryl Wills talks to advocates Move NY Campaign Director Alex Mathiessen and Riders Alliance Executive Director John Raskin about the different types of congestion pricing proposals.

Mayor Bill de Blasio said today that a new congestion pricing proposal needs to be taken «seriously,» perhaps a sign that the mayor, opposed to a Bloomberg era pricing scheme, is evolving on the issue.

Instituting the fees would require the approval of the State Legislature, which has already shot down two other congestion pricing proposals dating to Mayor Michael Bloomberg's administration.

Instituting the fees would require the approval of state legislature, which has already shot down two other congestion pricing proposals dating to Mayor Michael Bloomberg's administration.

There is no plan from Albany right now; let's be 100 percent clear,» de Blasio said, criticizing recent congestion pricing proposals.

The ride - hail company Uber, which operates largely as a black car company in New York City, has been fighting the Assembly plan with television ads and messages to their users in support of a broader congestion pricing proposal.

But the governor hinted that it would not toll drivers to cross the free bridges over the East River, a hallmark of past congestion pricing proposals.

«If my kids are riding on a school bus and the school bus needs brakes and I have the money to fix that, I'm gonna fix it,» responded Dietl, to a question from debate panellist Gloria Pazmino, a Politico New York reporter, about whether the candidates would fund half the MTA emergency action plan and support a potential congestion pricing proposal.

For its part, the Move NY plan is the first congestion pricing proposal to win substantial support since former mayor Michael Bloomberg's proposal crashed on the shoals of Assembly intransigence in 2008.

Congestion has been an issue in New York City for decades, and the current mayor has yet to sign on to a popular - among - advocates congestion pricing proposal promoted by (Gridlock) Sam Schwartz.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo is renewing pressure on New York City to fund its half of the short - term plan to fix the city's subway system and has included his long - anticipated congestion pricing proposal in the latest state budget.

Pushing through such a plan would no doubt be hard — as former mayor Michael Bloomberg discovered when his own congestion pricing proposal, despite broad support from civic groups, crashed and burned in Albany in 2008.

Also at 8:30 a.m., transportation engineer and planner Sam Schwartz and representatives of MOVE NY and the Regional Plan Association outline a new congestion pricing proposal; conference center, room 14 - 220, The William and Anita Newman Vertical Campus, Baruch College, 55 Lexington Ave., Manhattan.

Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan continues to say New York City should «ante up» on funding mass transit, though expressed openness on Monday to negotiating a congestion pricing proposal.

At 8:30 a.m., ABNY hosts a debate on the congestion pricing proposal, featuring Assemblyman David Weprin, The Mezzanine, 55 Broadway, Manhattan.

Reporters were speculating about this on Twitter last week, and Cuomo subsequently confirmed to the New York Times that he was looking to develop a congestion pricing proposal, but declined to provide details.

In October, De Blasio proposed his own five - step plan to reduce traffic, though it did not include any congestion pricing proposal.

Again in the Daily News, there's more on the mayor's congestion pricing proposal.

Mayor Bill de Blasio, who is not on the task force, has been skeptical of the push to revive the congestion pricing proposal, which would set fees for using certain Manhattan bridges and other points during the day in order to alleviate traffic.

But other pieces of the governor's budget would also have a big effect on the city — namely his congestion pricing proposal to toll cars entering Manhattan's central businesss district.

Nevertheless, it does stand in contrast to both his own former stance on bridge tolls — Marcellino, like many suburban legisators, opposed former mayor Michael Bloomberg's 2008 congestion pricing proposal, his spokeswoman confirmed — and also that of the Republican conference at large.

As WCBS 880's Rich Lamb reported, de Blasio cautioned that he wanted to see the whole plan — but he raised questions about Cuomo's congestion pricing proposal.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo faces a major deadline this week for his congestion pricing proposal.

Peralta views the Move NY plan differently than the 2008 congestion pricing proposal and the 2009 plan to toll the East and Harlem River bridges, both of which he opposed.

The NYT editorial board calls Cuomo's congestion pricing proposals a «good start,» and says the governor «must now ensure that this hopeful beginning doesn't lead to a dead end.»

Mayor Bill de Blasio met with Gov. Andrew Cuomo in Albany on Monday afternoon to discuss «what really matters to New York City» — including a «lockbox» guarantee on funds from a congestion pricing proposal that will go toward the city's subways and buses — after a three - hour testimony before the New York State Legislature.

A panel formed by Cuomo unveiled its congestion pricing proposal last week.

He signaled to Cuomo he would be open to supporting the congestion pricing proposal if that guarantee is included.

During the speech, she also expressed openness to a congestion pricing proposal that Gov. Andrew Cuomo is currently working on to address the problems plaguing the city's subway system.

The mayor is pushing a millionaires tax on wealthy New Yorkers to fund subway repairs and reduced fares for low - income New Yorkers, while Cuomo is drafting a congestion pricing proposal.

He is also said to be considering unveiling a congestion pricing proposal during his 2018 State of the State speech.

The powerful speaker at the time, Sheldon Silver, came from the Lower East Side but was described by Brennan and other colleagues as ambivalent about the congestion pricing proposal.

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While he said that he did not have all the details about Cuomo's congestion pricing proposal, he seemed to reject the approach.

In addition, he lent his support to a congestion pricing proposal, though he pointed to the challenges that former Mayor Michael Bloomberg faced while trying to get a congestion pricing proposal passed.

Cuomo created the Fix NYC panel to come up with a congestion pricing proposal.

Cuomo has said the millionaires tax is «dead on arrival» due to opposition from Republicans in the state Senate and that a congestion pricing proposal would be hard but achievable in the state legislature.

Cuomo recently said he hopes to start with a potential first phase of a congestion pricing proposal in which ride hail cars like Uber and Lyft face a surcharge.

As to the news of Cuomo inching closer to unveiling his congestion pricing proposal and what impact it has on his own plan to tackle congestion in the city, de Blasio said he is «beginning to see something» and wants to analyze the plan once it is fully presented.

This week, he plans to present his congestion pricing proposal: the long - awaited report by the «Fix NYC» panel Cuomo convened to advise the state on proposals to create a dedicated funding stream to mass transit and reduce traffic on city streets.

In August, Cuomo announced that he was drafting a congestion pricing proposal but did not offer specifics on the plan.

De Blasio has proposed a millionaires tax to fund subway repairs and reduced fares for low - income New Yorkers, while Cuomo is drafting a congestion pricing proposal.

But he said that unlike his proposed millionaires tax on the wealthiest New Yorkers to fund subway repairs and reduced fares for low - income New Yorkers, the congestion pricing proposal does not include fair fares.

A panel formed by Cuomo last year to come up with a congestion pricing proposal recently proposed charging drivers $ 11.52 in the most traffic - heavy parts of Manhattan.

Mr. Cuomo is expected to unveil a congestion pricing proposal early next year and make it a centerpiece of his legislative agenda.

Mr. Cuomo is expected to unveil a congestion pricing proposal early next year and make it a centerpiece of his legislative agenda.

THE New York State Assembly ended its session on June 22 without reaching a consensus on Manhattan's congestion pricing proposal — a delay that may cost New York City some $ 500 million in federal transportation money.