Comments on: T.A. Ad Drives It Home … to Westchester

By: Charlie D.

Charlie D. — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 19:50:23 +0000

If the goal is to get "those guys" in favor of congestion pricing, this ad isn't going to help.

By: Wait

Wait — Sun, 23 Mar 2008 15:07:55 +0000

...Is that Richard Brodsky? Because my God it looks similar.

By: ddartley

ddartley — Sat, 22 Mar 2008 01:38:24 +0000

I'm a big fan of T.A., but I think this ad panders in some pretty ugly ways, and I'm afraid the targeted audience will think so too, and be turned off.

By: Doc Barnett

Doc Barnett — Sat, 22 Mar 2008 00:35:20 +0000

Seriously? With the reflective sunglasses, bluetooth headset, business suit, and leather seated car, I wouldn't worry too much about massive self-identification. Next time I'm at the polls I'll try to pay more attention, but mostly the people inside looked like the ones on the sidewalk outside.

By: Dave H.

Dave H. — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 17:14:11 +0000

They better be careful about where they place these ads: put it in too many places read by the mostly pro-pricing elite and we'll have everyone alienated.

By: Spud Spudly

Spud Spudly — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 16:59:34 +0000

"That guy" looks a lot like people who vote.

By: Rich Kassel

Rich Kassel — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 16:30:32 +0000

West Harlem Environmental Action and Columbia University's Earth Institute teamed up today to release a study that takes aim at some of the regressivity claims being made by some congestion pricing opponents.
They studied the impacts of congestion pricing on the communities of northern Manhattan, and found NO significant negative impacts.
For more details (the study isn't on WE ACT's website yet), check out my blog post today at
http://switchboard.nrdc.org/blogs/rkassel/congestion_pricing_regressivit.html.