Sentences with phrase «support for a congestion pricing»

But Flanagan, a Republican from Suffolk County, did not take a stance on Gov. Andrew Cuomo's stated support for a congestion pricing plan for New York City.

Ultimately, the mayor needs to join Gov. Andrew Cuomo in support for congestion pricing, which has proved effective in cities like London and Stockholm, according to Jon Orcutt, spokesman at the nonprofit TransitCenter and former policy director at the city's Department of Transportation.

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.

«significant investment in transit before and during the implementation of congestion pricing; reinvestment of revenues generated directly into public transit; dynamic tolling that changes commuter behavior; and information campaigns that generate broad public support for congestion pricing.»

The simmering feud between Mayor Bill de Blasio and Governor Andrew Cuomo continued this week with the former opposing the latter's newly - expressed support for congestion pricing.

In a statement to the Observer, Mr. Grimm practically dared Mr. de Blasio to campaign for his opponent, and tossed in a swipe at Mr. Recchia's support for a congestion pricing plan that would have tolled East River bridges.

Surprisingly, there's bipartisan support for congestion pricing that would charge drivers going into Manhattan while while also lowering tolls on bridges outside of the area.

Gov. Paterson, who announced his support for congestion pricing on Friday, has submitted a congestion pricing bill to the State Legislature.

Not exact matches

In a surprise, possibly in response to Mayor Bill de Blasio's proposal for a millionaires» tax to pay for improving the subways, Governor Andrew Cuomo suggested to the New York Times he would support a congestion pricing plan.

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.

«If Governor Cuomo leads with a strong congestion pricing plan that generates billions of dollars for public transit, he will have the support of millions of frustrated subway and bus riders who are desperate for relief.»

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

In regards to tolling, Albanese supports the MoveNY plan, which advocates for congestion pricing.

The governor has also thrown support behind the idea of congestion pricing, which could raise upward of $ 1.5 billion annually for MTA fixes.

His group's support for proposals like Move NY and the plan released by the governor's Fix NYC panel comes with a significant caveat: «Congestion pricing will only work if the playing field is leveled by eliminating the sales tax on black cars so that one equal fee can be applied to both cabs and black cars.

Cuomo's support comes as for - hire vehicle companies lobby hard against the proposed fee, pushing instead for a more comprehensive, yet still elusive, congestion pricing scheme.

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.»

StreetsPAC's Endorsement Announcement: Councilmember Rosie Mendez has been a steady voice for livable streets in the City Council, voting for congestion pricing, backing the implementation of Select Bus Service on 1st and 2nd avenues, and supporting bike share across her district.

He's also up for reelection this year, and seemingly eager to win support in the outer boroughs, where congestion pricing has proven unpopular in the past.

Some MTA board members stand staunchly against a fare hike, arguing instead to accrue funds for the subway's dire upgrades through a congestion pricing plan that has the lukewarm support of Mayor de Blasio.

Though Governor Andrew Cuomo has expressed support for instituting a congestion pricing program to reduce street congestion in Manhattan and create a dedicated source of revenue for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA), and said that he is fighting for such a scheme in state budget negotiations, the governor has recently indicated that he may only be able to win a modest first step, raising the ire of those expecting more.

Uber said it supports congestion pricing if it's applied fairly and all revenue is earmarked for mass transit.

His aides pointed out that relatively few state legislators — including Democratic Assembly members from New York City — have publicly supported congestion pricing compared with the broad legislative support for marriage equality and the minimum wage going into budget negotiations.

The Democratic governor has glibly dismissed earlier forms of congestion pricing for their lack of political support in the city's suburbs and outer boroughs.

The Bloomberg administration's push for a congestion - pricing arrangement, which didn't have much institutional support at the state level, was uncermoniously smothered to death, after which the mayor himself gave up the cause as hopeless.

Council Member Rosie Mendez has been a steady voice for livable streets in the City Council, voting for congestion pricing, backing the implementation of Select Bus Service on 1st and 2nd avenues, and supporting bike share across her district.

Uber has long supported comprehensive congestion pricing, and we've been working for the past several months to raise awareness among New Yorkers.

Make your voice heard by calling or tweeting the New York State Assembly today to show your support for fair congestion pricing.»

The administration for the first time Wednesday said it was was open to discussing congestion pricing, which would put tolls on the free East River bridges to help support mass transit.

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 a recent interview with Capital, former assemblymember Jack McEneny recalled that Silver personally supported congestion pricing, but decided to take the blame for its demise on behalf of the conference members who opposed it.

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.

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.

City Council Speaker Corey Johnson — who supports congestion pricing — contended that the action plan is «long overdue» but laid out some conditions for the city to support it.

To gain support in Albany for a congestion pricing plan, supporters will have to win over lawmakers who represent the boroughs outside Manhattan and the suburbs.

Lower outer borough bridge tolls and money for roads and bridges were in an earlier plan proposed by Move NY, a grass - roots campaign, as a way to garner broader support by distributing the costs and benefits of congestion pricing more equitably across the city.

In his super-juicy Bronx politics column this week, Bob Kapstatter says Mayor Bloomberg is pushing his Congestion Pricing plan in the borough by dangling transit incentives in exchange for support.

Mr. Schwartz has worked extensively behind - the - scenes to line up support for his plan, known as Move NY, from labor unions and business organizations, some of whom resisted Mr. Bloomberg's congestion pricing scheme.

«New York City voters support [congestion pricing], if the money is used for mass transit improvements, 67 — 27 percent» http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x1318.xml?ReleaseID=1162

The increase in support may reflect the public outreach efforts of advocates and agency officials to list the specific transit improvements that would be funded by congestion pricing (in addition to Tri-State and RPA's borough and regional fact sheets, the Campaign for New York's Future now has fact sheets for individual City Council and State Legislative districts).

Call or e-mail your city councilmember and state legislators urging them to support congestion pricing, or thanking them for their support if they already do.

Interested readers, please help out in any way you can: Testify or show support at a New York City Council public hearing on congestion pricing, scheduled for 6 pm today at the Council chambers at City Hall.

The poll found 51 % -43 % support in «the suburbs» (Nassau, Suffolk, Rockland, and Westchester counties) for a congestion pricing plan dedicated to funding mass transit, and 59 % -26 % support in upstate New York.

I applaud the Mayor's vision for a sustainable NYC incorporated in PlaNYC 2030, and totally support Congestion Pricing.