Sentences with phrase «passing congestion pricing»

«I'm not saying passing congestion pricing will be a cakewalk, but the support is there.»

Passing congestion pricing is not rocket science.

Also at 6 p.m., elected officials will join fed - up transit riders and advocates for a rally outside Cuomo's midtown Manhattan office where they will demand the governor and state lawmakers pass congestion pricing this year, 633 Third Ave., Manhattan.

Speaking of MTA funding, Riders Alliance transit activists are leading a rally and lobby day in Albany Monday to push Governor Cuomo and legislators to pass a congestion pricing plan and fund the MTA.

De Blasio went on to add that he had never seen an instance where the implementation of congestion pricing was «fair,» and he deemed it «inconceivable» that a Republican - controlled New York State Senate would pass a congestion pricing plan.

Bloomberg pointed to his inability to pass congestion pricing as «far and away» his biggest failure.

They failed to pass a congestion pricing plan in 2008.

Cuomo, a famously skilled and ruthless politician, might be the only one who can thread that needle and successfully pass congestion pricing.

According to someone who was involved in the Bloomberg campaign to pass congestion pricing, and who asked for anonymity for fear of angering the current speaker, Heastie was not only on board with that plan, but had pledged his support early — by 2007.

In return, Mr. Spitzer was to help pass a congestion pricing plan to ease traffic in New York City, a top priority for Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, a key Bruno ally, and provide state money for capital projects, a priority for Mr. Bruno and many upstate senators.

$ 354 million in immediate transit improvements and the long - term health of the New York regional transit system are at stake with one week left for the New York City Council and State Legislature to pass congestion pricing legislation.

Not exact matches

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio has been skeptical of congestion pricing and wants to pass a tax hike on the rich to bolster the MTA.

It's the latest pass at a proposal that has drawn harsh criticism in the past, including when then - mayor Michael Bloomberg unsuccessfully tried to advance congestion pricing in New York City a decade ago.

The Republican - led Senate didn't include any congestion pricing elements in its resolution passed Wednesday, with text reading that it «supports continuing the discussion» on the policy.

The fee would be passed on to customers and will work as part of Cuomo's congestion pricing plan that aims to both reduce traffic and raise money to fix the city's ailing subway system.

Asked if congestion pricing would pass the Senate, Sen. Dean Skelos (R - Rockville Centre), a critic of the plan, said, «Right now, it's 50 - 50.»

Since a fare hike on March 1st — in the midst of the Congestion Pricing blitz — wasn't enough to get it to pass, I'd be curious to see the effect of one now.

While there's no telling if congestion pricing would actually pass this time around — or indeed, if Cuomo will actually bring it to the table in January — the city's current transit crisis may be enough, as Stephen Miller wrote in that same City & State piece, to «force Cuomo's hand» on the matter.

The most recent attempt prior to Fix NYC was in the late aughts, when former mayor Michael Bloomberg attempted to get a congestion pricing plan passed; but that died in Albany at the hands of Sheldon Silver in 2008.

While it's clear that what is needed is for Albany to pass a full - blown congestion - pricing plan for New York City, there are more constructive steps that the city can take on its own, and we highlighted a half - dozen of them in our testimony, which you can read in full here.

There are a number of impostor policies that Cuomo could try to pass off as «congestion pricing» instead.

At the same time, Cuomo insisted his own plan to fund the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and reduce vehicle congestion through the congestion pricing plan was «difficult» but more «feasible» to pass the Legislature.

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.

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.

Kathryn Wylde, the president and chief executive officer of the Partnership for New York City, a group of top business leaders that backed the Bloomberg plan, said it had not been the right time, with a new governor still getting his bearings, to try to pass a controversial congestion pricing plan.

«Tourist» vehicles passing through the congestion pricing zone can pick up a device at gas stations, highway rest areas, and convenience stores.

While NYCDOT and the MTA said that this year they would roll out improvements to local bus service on 34th Street and Fifth / Madison Avenues in Manhattan, Jamaica, and downtown Brooklyn, they warned that planned BRT routes in Manhattan, Brooklyn, and Staten Island could not go forward without the $ 354 million in federal grant money the city would receive if congestion pricing legislation is passed by April 7.

And if Mayor Bloomberg's congestion pricing plan passes, a significant portion of the promised $ 354 million in federal funds will go towards launching new BRT lines.

Late Friday, New York passed its new budget and with it part of a new congestion pricing plan.