Posted by Rich Kassel in Curbing Pollution , Moving Beyond Oil , Solving Global Warming , U.S. Law and Policy
Sorry that I’ve been out of the Switchboard loop for awhile. While I was away, my friends at USPIRG held a “21st Century Transportation” video contest and you can watch the winner here. (Kudos to Streetsblog for highlighting this today,...continued→
Posted by Rich Kassel in Curbing Pollution , Environmental Justice , Green Enterprise , Health and the Environment , Living Sustainably , Moving Beyond Oil , Solving Global Warming , The Media and the Environment , U.S. Law and Policy
By now, of course, anybody who has followed the saga of congestion pricing in New York knows the outcome: on Monday, the New York State Assembly failed to vote on the congestion pricing program, ensuring that it won’t go forward,...continued→
Posted by Rich Kassel in Curbing Pollution , Environmental Justice , Health and the Environment , Living Sustainably , Moving Beyond Oil
Mariano Rivera is taking the mound now, trying to do his magic to pull out a win...Crain's, the Washington Post, the NY Daily News, the NY Post are all telling various stories of last-minute negotiations, hallway discussions, and everything else...continued→
Posted by Rich Kassel in Curbing Pollution , Environmental Justice , Health and the Environment , Living Sustainably , Moving Beyond Oil , Solving Global Warming , The Media and the Environment , U.S. Law and Policy
On Monday, the New York City Council passed, by a margin of 30-20, the congestion pricing bill, kicking off an intense week of lobbying for its passage in Albany.This was a huge victory for Mayor Michael Bloomberg and City Council...continued→
Posted by Rich Kassel in Curbing Pollution , Environmental Justice , Health and the Environment
In recent comments on the blog, a number of readers have expressed concerns about the cost of delivering goods in the City, as well as other aspects of the congestion pricing proposal being debated in New York this month. Today,...continued→
Posted by Rich Kassel in Curbing Pollution , Environmental Justice , Health and the Environment , Living Sustainably , Moving Beyond Oil , Solving Global Warming
Today's congestion pricing post comes to you with thanks to our friends at Streetsblog. A Quinnipiac Poll released today shows once again that New Yorkers are decidedly in favor of congestion pricing with revenues allocated for mass transit. The latest...continued→
