Sentences with phrase «introduce congestion pricing»

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.»

Calling it «one of the first cities in the world to introduce congestion pricing» is true but misleading.

A New York State task force's proposal to introduce congestion pricing in parts of Manhattan faces not only political obstacles but also technical challenges.

Former Mayor Michael Bloomberg attempted to introduce a congestion pricing plan — complete with East River bridge tolls — nearly a decade ago, but failed after his proposal met opposition in Albany.

«This would be the first time any city in the United States introduced congestion pricing,» Schwartz said.

Not exact matches

Jon Weinstein, a spokesman for Cuomo, assured that any congestion pricing plan that's introduced would have a limited impact on outer borough residents.

Congestion pricing does have at least one Senate Republican backer — Staten Island Sen. Andrew Lanza, who introduced a bill that would put a toll on East River bridges while cutting the toll on his borough's Verrazano - Narrows Bridge.

«We are considering a number of proposals... that include how to introduce different forms of congestion pricing, including potential fees on for - hire vehicles,» said a Cuomo official, who noted that the administration has been testing out «reverse congestion pricing» by cutting truck tolls in half at night.

As a city councilman, Mr. de Blasio opposed ex-Mayor Michael Bloomberg's plan to introduce another form of congestion pricing.

There are still other things Chinese cities can do at the margins, such as introducing the sorts of «congestion pricing» schemes — taxes on vehicles as they enter certain areas — that have worked wonders in places like London and Singapore.

Some cities have done a better job than most in putting prices in line with opportunity cost.The most striking example is that of London, which introduced a «congestion charge» in 2003.