Comments on: Mayor Bloomberg Sustainability Speech Tomorrow

By: Will

Will — Tue, 12 Dec 2006 13:48:04 +0000

"My optimistic hunch is that he won't suggest congestion pricing, but he will come out with a pro-pedestrian, pro-transit platform, which will amount to a new directive for DOT to give priority to "greener" modes." Hahahha That's a good one. The day after he tries to cap pedicabs. Yeah, we're on our way to a new directive. Same as the old directive. Don't upset the car voters.

By: gecko

gecko — Tue, 12 Dec 2006 12:51:57 +0000

Who knows what he'll say? A lot of people are tired of not being told the truth and a truly candid candidate would be able to position him or herself quite nicely.

By: Efficiency Nut

Efficiency Nut — Mon, 11 Dec 2006 21:58:26 +0000

My optimistic hope is that he won't say that "Traffic is good for the economy" like he did a couple of months ago. Anything more progressive than that will knock my hairpiece right off my shiny bald dome!

By: Ben

Ben — Mon, 11 Dec 2006 19:09:01 +0000

And it's important to note that the Mayor can do a ton to enhance New York City's long-term sustainability without London-style congestion charging.

My optimistic hunch is that he won't suggest congestion pricing, but he will come out with a pro-pedestrian, pro-transit platform, which will amount to a new directive for DOT to give priority to "greener" modes. There is a great article in New York magazine about Bloomberg's Presidential ambitions. Basically, there's a chance he will run as an independent if the circumstances are right. I have a hard time imagining that anyone even considering a run at national office would make a push for congestion pricing. So we won't get that, but hopefully he will put forward more ambitious plans for BRT and pedestrian-oriented streets than anything we've heard from DOT so far. I just wonder what the funding mechanism will be.