Comments on: Congestion Pricing Plan Advancing Rapidly http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/06/07/congestion-pricing-plan-moving-forward/ Covering the New York City Streets Renaissance Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:07:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: sherry http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/06/07/congestion-pricing-plan-moving-forward/comment-page-1/#comment-32435 sherry Fri, 08 Jun 2007 23:00:22 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/06/07/congestion-pricing-plan-moving-forward/#comment-32435 I discovered a site, http://www.NYCGarages.com, to search and compare all parking rates and locations in Manhattan, New York City. If congestion pricing hits, I know I’ll want to park above 86th Street to avoid the $8 fee. Alternatively, the $8 fee can be offset by choosing a less expensive parking garage. I discovered a site, http://www.NYCGarages.com, to search and compare all parking rates and locations in Manhattan, New York City. If congestion pricing hits, I know I’ll want to park above 86th Street to avoid the $8 fee. Alternatively, the $8 fee can be offset by choosing a less expensive parking garage.

]]> By: refgirl http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/06/07/congestion-pricing-plan-moving-forward/comment-page-1/#comment-32400 refgirl Fri, 08 Jun 2007 15:25:26 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/06/07/congestion-pricing-plan-moving-forward/#comment-32400 Now, if they use the congestion fees to build some bike lanes and promote use of bicyles, they'll really be on to something helpful. Now, if they use the congestion fees to build some bike lanes and promote use of bicyles, they’ll really be on to something helpful.

]]> By: feonixrift http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/06/07/congestion-pricing-plan-moving-forward/comment-page-1/#comment-32361 feonixrift Thu, 07 Jun 2007 18:54:51 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/06/07/congestion-pricing-plan-moving-forward/#comment-32361 This is an interesting first step. I wonder how far they will take it. http://www.freepublictransit.org/ http://www.carfree.com/ This is an interesting first step. I wonder how far they will take it.

http://www.freepublictransit.org/
http://www.carfree.com/

]]> By: Comentz http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/06/07/congestion-pricing-plan-moving-forward/comment-page-1/#comment-32360 Comentz Thu, 07 Jun 2007 18:32:21 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/06/07/congestion-pricing-plan-moving-forward/#comment-32360 Suggesting that Bloomberg's announcement is a turn around may not be a fair representation of how this process may have been playing out at City Hall since its inception. There was no reason for Bloomberg to have mentioned the plan prematurely at its early stages when it would have been shot dead in the water. Even now it is being attacked, endangering its survival. But hope remains. What is important, as your article indicates, is that Mr. Bloomberg and his team are working to find a common ground among leaders and decision makers at all levels to make the plan a reality. Moreover, the unity of our voice and of sites like this should not be discounted. Arguments in support of the plan reflect the overall reality of public transit financing and its future in the city. And it is a reality difficult to refute. Suggesting that Bloomberg’s announcement is a turn around may not be a fair representation of how this process may have been playing out at City Hall since its inception. There was no reason for Bloomberg to have mentioned the plan prematurely at its early stages when it would have been shot dead in the water. Even now it is being attacked, endangering its survival.

But hope remains. What is important, as your article indicates, is that Mr. Bloomberg and his team are working to find a common ground among leaders and decision makers at all levels to make the plan a reality. Moreover, the unity of our voice and of sites like this should not be discounted.

Arguments in support of the plan reflect the overall reality of public transit financing and its future in the city. And it is a reality difficult to refute.

]]> By: Glenn http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/06/07/congestion-pricing-plan-moving-forward/comment-page-1/#comment-32359 Glenn Thu, 07 Jun 2007 18:31:42 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/06/07/congestion-pricing-plan-moving-forward/#comment-32359 I'd just like to take a moment and thank all the people involved in making this huge turnaround for Bloomberg. From the TSTC, Transportation Alternatives and other advocacy organizations to the Partnership for NYC, this has been an amazing year of progress. Let's keep the momentum up. I’d just like to take a moment and thank all the people involved in making this huge turnaround for Bloomberg. From the TSTC, Transportation Alternatives and other advocacy organizations to the Partnership for NYC, this has been an amazing year of progress. Let’s keep the momentum up.

]]> By: AD http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/06/07/congestion-pricing-plan-moving-forward/comment-page-1/#comment-32348 AD Thu, 07 Jun 2007 16:02:53 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/06/07/congestion-pricing-plan-moving-forward/#comment-32348 <p>Ha ha! Just a note on the humorous misuse of language: </p> <p>Enormity is NOT a synonym for "hugeness." It <a href="http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=enormity">means</a> "an act of extreme wickedness." </p> Ha ha! Just a note on the humorous misuse of language:

Enormity is NOT a synonym for “hugeness.” It means “an act of extreme wickedness.”

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