Sentences with phrase «terms of the congestion pricing»

There is a great deal of uncertainty surrounding that budget as Governor Andrew Cuomo continues to consider what exactly to propose in terms of overhauling the state tax system in response to the new federal tax code, which has especially significant ramifications for New York, and in terms of a congestion pricing plan for New York City.

It also called upon the MTA to respond to needs for new services in «transit deserts» while developing the terms of the congestion pricing zone.

Not exact matches

«A lot of the congestion comes from these new Ubers and Lyfts which stay in the central business district, the business district of Manhattan, and we're looking for a surcharge on those vehicles that are in the zone, and [will] dedicate that funding to the subway funding long term and use it as step one in an overall congestion - pricing plan.»

Malliotakis, who represents the East Shore of Staten Island in the New York State Assembly, cast congestion pricing as «in broad terms, something that needs to be looked at» and described «the Sam Schwartz plan [as] a starting point for a real conversation.»

A City Hall insider confirmed that forging a better relationship with Albany may indeed be a goal for Bloomberg in the third term, particularly since it might be his last chance (he has insisted a fourth term is not in the cards) for him to push through any legacy projects of the sort the Legislature has heretofore rejected like congestion pricing and the West Side Stadium.

When asked about times they had bucked their respective parties, Weprin said he had spoken out publicly against Obama's stance that Israel go back to its pre-1967 borders as part of the Middle East peace process and that he stood up to Council Speaker Christine Quinn (D - Manhattan) on term limits and congestion pricing.

Congestion pricing is «not a vague term,» said Jon Orcutt, director of communications and advocacy at Transit Center.

When the funding of congestion pricing was to rebuild the mass transit system which people who are poor, from minority communities that have been dispossessed in terms of their abilities to get to work, that was the funding to create economic equality in terms of transportation.»

Gov. Andrew Cuomo is renewing pressure on New York City to fund its half of the short - term plan to fix the city's subway system and has included his long - anticipated congestion pricing proposal in the latest state budget.

He said later this week his office would release a long - term plan called «Fix NYC» that includes a congestion pricing plan for commuters driving to different zones of New York City.

Finally, low gasoline prices also have short - term effects in the form of more driving and fuel use by the existing fleet of motor vehicles, which is bad news in terms of emissions (and congestion).

$ 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.