Sentences with phrase «supporters of congestion pricing»

Also on hand were Bronx Borough President Adolfo Carrión and state Assembly Members José Rivera and Adriano Espaillat, all supporters of congestion pricing.

But Mr. Schaller's hefty fees have been criticized by drivers and passengers who say they are being unfairly targeted, and from transportation experts — including supporters of congestion pricing — who view them as unrealistic and an unhelpful distraction as they lobby for a congestion pricing plan in Albany.

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She intends to endorse the MoveNY plan (she was a supporter of the previous congestion - pricing effort), and will continue to work with stakeholders and the communities to transform Amsterdam Avenue, one of the most dangerous streets in New York City, into a complete street.

In this way supporters of road pricing claim it can reduce congestion and is a fairer way of charging drivers than an indiscriminate road tax.

While pundits have raised concerns that Cuomo has unveiled a slew of transportation and economic development projects without identifying all the funds to pay for them, it is music to the ears of congestion - pricing supporters.

With the budget deadline looming, Alex Matthiessen, the founder and director of Move NY, an early proponent of congestion pricing that has expanded into the Fix NYC Transit coalition, said supporters were pushing hard to ensure that infrastructure funding for a congestion zone be included in the budget.

An internal memo that circulated among supporters of the plan in March 2008, obtained separately by Capital, contained a tally of where various assembly members stood at the time on congestion pricing.