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We were proud to join Riders Alliance today to build a #FastBusAve! Flatbush Avenue bus riders deserve better than 4 mph buses. We need safe streets, efficient buses, and reliable ways to get around New York City.

#CongestionKathy are we winning yet?

Midtown Traffic Slower Than Ever After Hochul's Congestion Pricing Betrayal - Streetsblog New York Citynyc.streetsblog.org Traffic moved 6.8 mph in Manhattan's Central Business District and 4.6 mph in Midtown last month — the slowest June on record.

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you have to wonder whether this would've been one of the cars congestion pricing took off the road gothamist.com/news/nypd-3-...

NYPD: NJ man charged with drunk driving after 3 killed in July 4th LES crashgothamist.com Responding officers say they smelled alcohol on the driver

Kathy Hochul doesn't care.

NYPD: NJ man charged with drunk driving after 3 killed in July 4th LES crashgothamist.com Responding officers say they smelled alcohol on the driver

New worry just dropped. #Project2025

Project 2025 Would Increase Costs for Commuters, Defund Transit Maintenance, and Undermine Economic Growthwww.americanprogress.org How a radical plan to eliminate federal transit funding could devastate local transit systems, hurt families, and undermine economic growth.

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I made a live crash tracker to support congestion pricing in NYC! Will any of my 19 followers see it here? Who knows! transpomaps.org/projects/nyc...

NYC Congestion Zone Live Crash Trackertranspomaps.org Since January 1st, 2024 1,320 people have been injured by motor vehicles and 8 have been killed.

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My colleagues counted cars to see how much congestion pricing might've made this morning (about $200,000) www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

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“We Counted 22,252 Cars to See How Much Congestion Pricing Might Have Made This Morning - We then came up with a ballpark figure for how much the city might have generated in an hour at those toll points. The total? About $200k in tolls for that hour.” Gift-link: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

We Counted 22,252 Cars to See How Much Congestion Pricing Might Have Made This Morningwww.nytimes.com A year’s worth of tolls is hard to picture. But what about an hour’s worth?

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a phased ramp-up of the congestion fee, to an eventual $15, with alternative funding sources to make up the deficit in the meantime, would be acceptable. implementable compromise is favorable to a drawn out court battle that stretches into a second Trump term where the pending program dies forever.

All of you have done a great job calling your elected officials. KEEP IT UP!!! www.nytimes.com/2024/07/01/n...

Hochul Is Pressed to Resurrect Congestion Pricing With Lower Tollwww.nytimes.com In conversations, New York legislators have suggested a way to bring back the program, possibly with a toll below $15.

Kathy Hochul contains multitudes. A few weeks ago, she decided that what New York City needed more of was cars. Now that the nice folks at @transalt.org were kind enough to bring a whole bunch of them to her office, she has changed her tune and refused to accept them. What gives Kathy???

When Governor Hochul paused congestion pricing, she doomed us to a NYC overrun by cars. We tried to give her what she wants: more cars — and notes from constituents in need of clean air & accessible transit. We were shocked that her staff refused to accept their pleas for help.

On the day that congestion pricing should've started, there's a flash flood warning in Manhattan(from a rainstorm that was undoubtedly worsened by climate change) and the arsonist herself Kathy Hochul was marching around NYC in an MTA pride t-shirt. I'm sooo tired and it isn't even Monday yet.

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NYC congestion pricing was supposed to go into effect today. Let's see what Governor Kathy Hochul -- who intervened to prevent the policy leaving a multi-billion dollar hole in the MTA's budget and canceling service improvements and needed station upgrades -- is up to. Oh. Oh no.

The toll so far from Kathy Hochul's #CongestionPricing reversal summed up in a single graphic, courtesy of @streetsblognyc.bsky.social. More cars on the road, more pollution in the air, more lives lost to traffic violence, more wasted time, less revenue. A dark day for NYC and the world.

All We've Lost: Congestion Pricing Should Have Started Today - Streetsblog New York Citynyc.streetsblog.org Let's take stock of what we've lost because the MTA's central business district cameras are not tolling drivers.

Pissed off about #CongestionPricing? Have some new shoes that you still need to wear in? Want some new content for the 'gram? Whatever the reason, join us tomorrow at 3pm for a march from Columbus Circle to Times Square!!!

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Telling that Gov. Kathy Hochul's first public event in New York City since her disastrous #CongestionPrice pause is at the grand opening of the Stonewall National Monument, where she will be free from any disruptions courtesy of the Secret Service.

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Central Park went car-free six years ago yesterday. People said it would never happen. People said it would never be a success. Now, it's impossible to imagine Central Park any other way. (Congestion pricing would follow a similar course, FYI)

At last, Central Park is permanently car-freeny.curbed.com New York City’s most popular park is now closed to vehicular traffic, except on a few crosstown thoroughfares.

Haven't made your daily calls yet? Here's everything that #CongestionKathy has taken from us. Get mad and get on the phone!

All the NYC transit upgrades that won't happen under congestion pricing freezegothamist.com MTA board members described details of the new plans as “a financial disaster” and “dire.”

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Yesterday, the MTA Board made clear the repercussions of pausing congestion pricing. By creating a $15B hole in the agency's capital budget, the "pause" will cause a host of projects to be immediately paused. First, foremost, and by far the worst are ADA accessibility projects:

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When Governor Hochul “paused” congestion pricing, she doomed New Yorkers to a city overrun by cars. Now, we're asking you to chip in $5 (or more) to help us deliver thousands of toy cars to her — with the news cameras watching. ➡️ act.transalt.org/a/cars-for-k...

It's the day after the MTA board meeting and our next steps are clear. 1. Call call call. Call the governor. Call your federal reps. Call your state reps. Call your council member. 2. Come on out to a rally, make some noise and meet likeminded people! Don't let #CongestionKathy get away with this!

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again, only congestion pricing can fund much-needed signal upgrades, elevators, and subway extensions AND reduce crashes, improve air quality, and lead to less traffic. we need congestion pricing. tell the governor: (518) 474-8390

New York Governor Kathy Hochul on congestion pricing: $15 is too much for New Yorkers right nowwww.cnbc.com New York Governor Kathy Hochul joins 'Squawk Box' to discuss the signing of two bills aimed at protecting children and teens online, fate of congestion pricing in New York City, and more.

Angry and disappointed after today's MTA board meeting? I know I am! But it is important to not let our emotions get the best of us. It's old news that #CongestionPricing can't start without NYSDOT's signature. What was genuinely surprising today is how supportive the board is of congestion pricing.

Today's the day!!!

Mad about #CongestionPricing? Have a few hours free tomorrow? Come on down to MTA HQ! There will be coffee, donuts, and a short rally before the board meets. If you are feeling extra motivated, stay for the public comment period and tell the board directly how congestion pricing will affect you.

Rally + Testify @ MTA Board Meeting! | Wednesday, June 26action.ridersalliance.org google Google Calendar ical Apple Calendar outlook Outlook Calendar Rally + Testify @ MTA HQ! — Wednesday, June 26 Join us for a mass mobilization at MTA HQ on Wednesday, June 26, at 8am! Riders will ...

As #CongestionKathy searches for a solution to the #CongestionPricing debacle, it is vital to remember that $1 billion of tolls a year is NOT the same as $1 billion from any other source, since the MTA will actually be able to raise $15 billion in bonds backed by the congestion pricing program.

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"Krueger said she is only willing to consider proposals that achieve the same goals as congestion pricing: providing $15 billion to the MTA, reducing traffic in Manhattan, and reducing emissions." Congestion pricing is supposed to start on Sunday. The only thing in the way is our Gridlock Governor.

Hochul Waves Away Questions on Congestion Pricing Replacementnysfocus.com After the governor declined to answer questions, a New York Focus reporter was ejected from her event.

Glad that Albany's best minds are hard at work filling the hole left from Hochul's #CongestionPricing pause.

At the MTA Board meeting, Assembly Member David Weprin, in an extremely serious proposal to raise $15 billion for the MTA capital plan, suggested an "Adopt-A-Station or Adopt-A-Bus Stop program" just like how Citibank paid for naming rights at Citi Field before his Zoom feed cut out

Without #CongestionPricing the MTA board is forced to focus entirely on conserving what limited funds remain and to "make sure the wheels don't fall off". The fault for this rests entirely with #CongestionKathy and she could reverse it instantly if she chose. Very bleak.

Red Signals Ahead for First MTA Board Meeting Since Hochul Derailed Toll Planwww.thecity.nyc The panel of experts and advisors that ostensibly oversees the state transit agency was blindsided by the governor’s move to pause congestion pricing. They meet Wednesday to “make sure the wheels don’...

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In today's headlines, #CongestionKathy is asking for sympathy for Milburn Pennybags and jhis ilk. Plus other news: nyc.streetsblog.org/2024/06/24/m...

Monday's Headlines: Kathy's Kongestion Kover-Up Edition - Streetsblog New York Citynyc.streetsblog.org It was yet another big weekend for congestion pricing news, and Gov. Hochul continued to look awful. Plus other news.

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There’s a group of kids on the corner selling lemonade. They yell “LEMONADE” at every passing vehicle, but the only people I have seen stop for a drink so far are on foot or bike. There is no shortage of free parking on the street. Maybe this is analogous to local business districts. 😉