Comments on: Today Is the Day to Call Your Reps http://www.streetsblog.org/2008/03/28/today-is-the-day-to-call-your-reps/ 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: uSkyscraper http://www.streetsblog.org/2008/03/28/today-is-the-day-to-call-your-reps/comment-page-1/#comment-46843 uSkyscraper Fri, 28 Mar 2008 21:43:42 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2008/03/28/today-is-the-day-to-call-your-reps/#comment-46843 I'm for it like any progressive "The Power Broker"-reading transit-friendly London-loving guy, but God it grates me that the NJ folks will pay not a cent towards the program. The PA saw this coming and jacked tolls so that they could hog the whole $8 rather than collect a still-ridiculous $6 while adding $2 for congestion-scheme funds. Total, absolute, power-mad bastards. And now as an Upper Manhattanite who rarely, rarely drives anywhere I'll suffer for minimal benefit from any new transit programs (if they even happen) while Bergen Country carbon-chugging drivers change their behavior not one bit. Grrrrr. I’m for it like any progressive “The Power Broker”-reading transit-friendly London-loving guy, but God it grates me that the NJ folks will pay not a cent towards the program. The PA saw this coming and jacked tolls so that they could hog the whole $8 rather than collect a still-ridiculous $6 while adding $2 for congestion-scheme funds. Total, absolute, power-mad bastards. And now as an Upper Manhattanite who rarely, rarely drives anywhere I’ll suffer for minimal benefit from any new transit programs (if they even happen) while Bergen Country carbon-chugging drivers change their behavior not one bit. Grrrrr.

]]> By: Konrad http://www.streetsblog.org/2008/03/28/today-is-the-day-to-call-your-reps/comment-page-1/#comment-46821 Konrad Fri, 28 Mar 2008 16:50:11 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2008/03/28/today-is-the-day-to-call-your-reps/#comment-46821 I made my call to Councilman Miguel Martinez. I'm not sure whether he supports pricing or not, because the last 2 times I sent him an email on the subject matter, I received a standard form reply which responded to a totally different topic...probably just a quirk with the auto-responder. I made my call to Councilman Miguel Martinez. I’m not sure whether he supports pricing or not, because the last 2 times I sent him an email on the subject matter, I received a standard form reply which responded to a totally different topic…probably just a quirk with the auto-responder.

]]> By: Ben Fried http://www.streetsblog.org/2008/03/28/today-is-the-day-to-call-your-reps/comment-page-1/#comment-46809 Ben Fried Fri, 28 Mar 2008 15:27:23 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2008/03/28/today-is-the-day-to-call-your-reps/#comment-46809 Many council members' positions are in a state of flux at this point, and are hard to pin down. Even if you call the office of someone who intends to vote yes, the staff will appreciate hearing from you. I called my guy this morning and it felt great. Many council members’ positions are in a state of flux at this point, and are hard to pin down. Even if you call the office of someone who intends to vote yes, the staff will appreciate hearing from you.

I called my guy this morning and it felt great.

]]> By: GA http://www.streetsblog.org/2008/03/28/today-is-the-day-to-call-your-reps/comment-page-1/#comment-46805 GA Fri, 28 Mar 2008 14:59:41 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2008/03/28/today-is-the-day-to-call-your-reps/#comment-46805 Can you tell us which Councilmembers are pro which are con and which are on the fence? Can you tell us which Councilmembers are pro which are con and which are on the fence?

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