Stories tagged with "brooklyn"

Where Should We Try Congestion Pricing First?

Posted by Glenn on December 11, 2006 - 9:39pm in The Oil Drum: Local
Topic: Policy/Politics
Tags: brooklyn, congestion pricing, manhattan, new york, oil, partnership for nyc, peak oil, queens, streetsblog [list all tags]

With all the talk about congestion pricing that's going on in New York the last couple of weeks, momentum is building to do something other than continue to talk about it. And from the first reactions of the political establishment, you can break down the reaction to basically Manhattanites favoring the idea and folks from Queens, Brooklyn and Staten Island opposing it.

But based on the chart above, 39% of the total number of people and 606,000 people by car entering the Central business district enter through 60th Street from either the Upper East or Upper West Sides. This includes the all the traffic that enters the CBD from Northern Manhattan, the Bronx, Westchester/Rockland Counties, Northern New Jersey GW Bridge) and Connecticut.

What if that's where we start with Congestion Pricing? What would the political landscape look like if we just started with all vehicles going over the strip line at 60th street going south in the morning and north in the afternoon / evening?

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Congestion Pricing Gathering Momentum

Posted by Glenn on December 5, 2006 - 9:15am in The Oil Drum: Local
Topic: Policy/Politics
Tags: brooklyn, congestion pricing, manhattan, new york, oil, partnership for nyc, peak oil, queens, streetsblog [list all tags]

The Partnership for New York City, a group that represents New York's business leaders and a supporter of congestion pricing, announced the results of their study on the economic impact of New York City's traffic congestion.

The report, titled "Growth or Gridlock" estimates the cost of traffic congestion at $13 Billion and states that "Every year, these losses will grow if something is not done to reduce the number of vehicles moving through the region during the peak periods."

We have written alot about congestion pricing here at NYC:TOD and I strongly believe that this is one of the best ways we could tame oil consumption and dependency in the city.

As usual Streetblog is also on the case tracking this and has a nice history of congestion pricing in NYC.

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Transportation Forum for Northern Brooklyn

Posted by Glenn on March 1, 2006 - 3:47pm in The Oil Drum: Local
Topic: Policy/Politics
Tags: automobile, brooklyn, oil, park slope, peak oil, transportation [list all tags]

THURSDAY MARCH 2nd 7pm - PLEASE COME

In an effort to be less Manhattan-Centric I'm going to start writing more about the outer boroughs (Brooklyn, Bronx, Queens and Staten Island) in some upcoming posts. As a starter, here is a an upcoming Transportation forum in Northern Brooklyn I highly recommend.

Traffic & Transportation in Brownstone Brooklyn

Thursday, March 2nd from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

Old First Reformed Church, 7th Avenue at Carroll Street

Endless honking, choked avenues, crowded trains, sluggish buses, and, let's see... How many hours of my life did I spend last year hunting for a parking spot?

For this year's community forum, the Park Slope Civic Council brings together some of New York City's leading policy experts for an informative and entertaining discussion about the future of traffic and transportation in Brownstone Brooklyn. As the pace of development in and around Downtown Brooklyn accelerates, how will it affect our neighborhoods' traffic and transportation infrastructure? What can we do to ensure that our transportation systems remain functional, and that our neighborhoods continue to be great places to live? Residential parking permits, East River Bridge tolls, car-free parks, bus rapid transit, the Atlantic Yards project - on March 2nd it's all on the table for discussion.

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