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Congestion Pricing: Is the Devil in the Details?

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It’s down to the wire to secure federal funds for Mayor Bloomberg’s congestion pricing plan. Follow along as the Brian Lehrer Show covers the negotiations and the politicking, while diving down into the underlying issues.

Congestion Pricing: Opposition in the Assembly

The Brian Lehrer Show

April 03, 2008

New York State Assemblyman Michael Benjamin (D-79th-The Bronx) discusses the fate of the congestion pricing plan in the Assembly.

Congestion Pricing: Week Two

The Brian Lehrer Show

March 31, 2008

We continue our look at congestion pricing with Gene Russianoff, staff attorney at NYPIRG Straphangers campaign, and Liz Benjamin, columnist at the New York Daily News.

Congestion Pricing: What's Next?

The Brian Lehrer Show

March 28, 2008

The last in our series on congestion pricing. What's going on ten days before the vote?

Congestion Pricing: Taxi!

The Brian Lehrer Show

March 27, 2008

Sam Schwartz, president and CEO of traffic planning and engineering firm Sam Schwartz LLC and columnist for the Daily News, discusses the role taxis plays in the congestion pricing debate -- are they part of the solution or part of the congestion?

Open Phones: Congestion Pricing

The Brian Lehrer Show

March 26, 2008

Why do you drive into Manhattan and how would you change if the congestion pricing plan were in effect?

Countering Congestion Pricing

The Brian Lehrer Show

March 26, 2008

Lewis Fidler, New York City Council member, (D-District 46, Brooklyn), voices his objections to the congestion pricing plan.

Countdown to Congestion Pricing: Buslines

The Brian Lehrer Show

March 25, 2008

Aaron Naparstek, the editor of Streetsblog talks about two new bus stories in the news, and about how the bus system will effect congestion pricing.

Congestion Pricing Crunchtime

The Brian Lehrer Show

March 25, 2008

Michael O'Loughlin, director of the Campaign for New York's Future, makes the case for congestion pricing.

Congestion Pricing Countdown

The Brian Lehrer Show

March 24, 2008

Josh Robin, a reporter for NY1, kicks off our daily series leading up to the April 7th congestion pricing deadline with a run down of where the legislation stands right now.

A Brian Lehrer poll: Do You Favor Congestion Pricing?
Yes (why?)
No (why not?
Yes if… (if what?)
Leave your response in the comments!

Congestion Redux

The Brian Lehrer Show

February 01, 2008

Councilwoman Christine Quinn reacts to the state traffic commission's passing a slimmed down version of Mayor Bloomberg's congestion pricing proposal. Then, former deputy mayor and chair of the traffic commission Marc Shaw weighs in on the details of the plan.

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