Sentences with phrase «favor of congestion pricing»

Grimm charged that Recchia, as a council member, voted to raise property taxes by 18.5 percent and voted in favor of a congestion pricing plan that would have instituted an $ 8 toll on the Brooklyn Bridge.

I'm in favor of implementing tolls, as I was in favor of Congestion Pricing.

Those in favor of congestion pricing say that such a proposal could generate $ 1 billion in funds for the subway, annually, according to the Wall Street Journal.

Not exact matches

Support was highest in Queens, with 71 percent of those polled favoring the millionaire's tax over congestion pricing.

Instead of using the phrase, the governor said he favored an «exclusive zone in Manhattan where additional charges could be paid,» which came across to many as hinting at congestion pricing.

De Blasio and Murphy also have spoken out against a «congestion pricing» plan favored by Cuomo that seeks to reduce traffic in Manhattan, by issuing tolls when vehicles enter the most crowded parts of the borough.

The groups, ALIGN NY and New York Communities for Change, will release a report calling for a mix of plans favored by both Cuomo — congestion pricing during peak travel times — and a millionaires tax — backed by de Blasio, to help bolster the finances of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority.

When it comes to ways to fund improvements to mass transit, the majority of polled residents favor taxing millionaires, a plan proposed by de Blasio, over a congestion pricing plan.