Sentences with phrase «said congestion pricing»

Ms. Aument said congestion pricing had redefined tolls, and made them more palatable to drivers who have come to see them as the price for a faster, more reliable trip to work, home or wherever they need to be.

Nevertheless, Cuomo said a congestion pricing is necessary in order to stem choking traffic and bolster funding for the ailing MTA subway system, Cuomo said.

While state leaders continue negotiating budget details ahead of their deadline this Sunday, the Democratic gubernatorial candidate most known for her role as Miranda Hobbes in «Sex and the City» said congestion pricing shouldn't be limited to new fees on companies like Uber and Lyft, as some in Albany have proposed.

A transit advocacy group says congestion pricing for Manhattan would affect relatively few suburban commuters.

Mayor Bill de Blasio's transportation commissioner on Tuesday morning held a competing press conference in Queens about the administration's effort to cut traffic deaths, a goal that advocates say congestion pricing would further.

Not exact matches

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.

«If we're going to address the traffic and do a congestion pricing scheme, it's got to be fair and not punish the people from the outer boroughs,» Lanza said.

The chances of congestion pricing being enacted this year are «tenuous at best» — but there's still a chance for a «phased in» plan, Cuomo said.

Asked if he could support a congestion pricing plan, Flanagan said, «No.

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

I've sat with the organization, I was very supportive of congestion pricing so any option that provides something similar, I'm open to exploring it and seeing what kind of support it can get,» Mark - Viverito said.

«The mayor is, as far as I can tell, struggling to find any and all excuses to not acknowledge that congestion pricing is not only the best solution for raising money for transit, but also for slashing congestion in New York City,» said Matthiessen, who added Move New York was in the process of reaching out to Cuomo's office to discuss concepts.

Among the vocal critics of congestion pricing is Mayor Bill de Blasio, who has said he has yet to see an equitable proposal for outer - bough drivers and is trying to gain state support for his own plan to fund the MTA subway system.

I think congestion pricing is a great place to start,» Nixon said.

During an interview with Capital Tonight's Liz Benjamin, Mark - Viverito, who supported an earlier congestion pricing plan, said she was still learning about the new proposal.

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.

«I think we need comprehensive congestion pricing not just on Uber and Lyft and black cars and stuff like that,» said Nixon, who stressed that she does believe such fees should be included.

After Cuomo delivered his annual State of the State address in Albany, Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan said he couldn't currently support imposing congestion pricing on commuters.

To alleviate traffic during Amtrak's repair work at Penn Station, the MTA is currently offering trucks half - priced fares at MTA crossings such as the Lincoln Tunnel and the George Washington Bridge between 10 p.m. and 5 a.m. Lhota said the agency has seen a 10 percent increase in truck volumes during those hours, a «clear indication that congestion pricing works.»

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

«Today, Governor Cuomo and the [congestion pricing] panel have taken the first steps toward truly fixing our subway crisis and relieving unrelenting traffic congestion in Manhattan,» said Nick Sifuentes, Executive Director of the Tri-State Transportation Campaign.

During a Brooklyn subway trip Wednesday, Cynthia Nixon said New York City needs a «comprehensive» congestion pricing plan that includes new tolls on roads and criticized Gov. Andrew Cuomo as someone who «is not very interested... in investing in infrastructure.»

Cuomo said this summer he's crafting a congestion pricing plan for the city as a means to cut traffic and raise funding for the beleaguered, state - run Metropolitan Transportation Authority.

«Congestion pricing is an idea whose time has come,» Mr. Cuomo said.

De Blasio has also resisted congestion pricing in Manhattan, saying it's inconceivable and calling instead to fund fixes to city transportation infrastructure through a so - called millionaires tax.

Commissioner Trottenberg, asked 3 times, will not say whether de Blasio administration supports the concept of congestion pricing for NYC.

Needless to say, congestion pricing could make back the $ 250 million in a jiffy.

While de Blasio has said he'd be open to reviewing any plan from the panel, he has maintained in recent weeks that congestion pricing is a «regressive tax» that unfairly burdens lower - income, outer - borough car owners.

Mayor Bill de Blasio said at a recent news conference he likes the idea of getting more cars off the streets but that there are «serious fairness issues when it comes to congestion pricing.»

«We talk about the MTA needing money and we talk about the fact that you have to upgrade the subways — which I don't think anyone would doubt,» Katz said, «but the past [congestion pricing] proposals that have been given to us don't have any directed stream to the MTA for particular upgrades on the system.»

The report says that congestion pricing could bring in $ 1.5 billion annually.

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

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.»

«Instead of having to put toll gantries on four bridges, which is no mean feat, you have to put them on every exit to the FDR [Drive],» said Bruce Schaller, who helped put together the Bloomberg - era congestion pricing plan.

City Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito said Wednesday she is «open» to the Move NY congestion pricing plan, but did not take a declarative position.

«Congestion pricing are two words with no details attached to them,» Gianaris said.

«I've been monitoring traffic congestion for nearly a half century, and it's the worst it's ever been,» said traffic engineer Sam Schwartz, who served on the governor's panel and is a decades - long proponent of congestion pricing.

«Congestion pricing is something that needs to be seriously considered,» Lhota said.

Congestion pricing is a heavy lift at the Capitol, political observers say, and it will be impossible to fully assess the proposal's prospects until more is known about Cuomo's actual plan and the extent to which he'll embrace his own trial balloon.

I've never seen an example of it that I thought was fair,» de Blasio said of congestion pricing last year.

Echoing the response, Uber spokeswoman Danielle Filson said that the company would continue to support Cuomo's attempts, but also keep advocating for «a comprehensive congestion pricing plan that is applied to all vehicles because it is the best way to fully fund mass transit and reduce traffic in the central business district.»

«It is time that New York City enact a congestion pricing plan that fully funds our mass transit system, improves traffic flow, and fairly applies fees so that outer - borough black car riders aren't forced to pay more than Manhattan residents who can easily hail a cab,» said Ira Goldstein, the Black Car Fund's executive director, in a statement.

With just a week left in the Albany legislative session, the black car industry's biggest trade organization on Friday announced its support for congestion pricing and said it was launching an ad campaign to broadcast the message.

«We're looking for a surcharge on those for - hire vehicles that are in the zone and dedicate that funding to the subway funding, long - term, and use it as step one in an overall congestion pricing plan,» Cuomo said during a Friday afternoon call to NY1.

For his part, Cuomo said that congestion pricing is a «concept whose future has come» and that the fee for yellow taxis takes into account the financial issues they are encountering.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who is mulling a congestion pricing plan in Manhattan, said Monday the state is capable of placing tolls anywhere in the Big Apple.

Pally said he'd like to see a congestion pricing plan adopted, but even if it isn't, the MTA should stop looking to its customers for more money.

We don't have full congestion pricing charge yet, but maybe they'll regain courage in an off year,» Schwartz said.

The chances of congestion pricing being enacted this year are «tenuous at best» — but there's still a chance for a «phased in» plan, Gov. Cuomo said Friday.

The transportation advocacy group Move New York said the mayor should include congestion pricing in his plan to decrease the number of cars that enter the city.