RT @reasmus2 In light of the poorly-baked excuses from Gov Kathy Hochul justifying her flip-flop on congestion pricing, these signs couldn't be more fitting.
RT @renae_rey Am I dreaming. Did Gov Kathy Hochul really just say her pause on CP was based on convos with people in diners, who can afford to pay at the tunnel, pay to park and dine in MANHATTAN, but refuse to contribute to a public that would benefit all people and reduce our climate risk?
RT @streetsblognyc In Midtown, we ran into Ernesto, the caretaker of Paley Pk. He described himself as “a regular guy” and takes the bus from Bayside every day. He’s angry about #congestionkathy killing congestion pricing and slowing his commute. But he doesn’t own a diner so she won’t listen.
RT @craigguriannyc It's not a matter of being mad, it's a matter of looking at a direction (Hochul's) and an unwillingness to act (NYSDOT) that seem to tick the "arbitrary and capricious" & "abuse of discretion" boxes. Plus a responsibility for MTA itself to challenge.
RT @saraklind New marching orders: tell #CongestionKathy to order NYSDOT Commissioner Dominguez to sign the VPPP agreement and start congestion pricing.
And tell Dominguez to have the courage to sign the agreement even if this feckless Governor tells her not to.
Anniversary blog post from June 9, 2010: Will congestion pricing boost ridership on the East River ferries enough for them to make a profit and no longer require subsidy?
Of course that was assuming the owners could set the prices as high as the market would bear, like New York Waterway can do. At $4 they probably won't break even, but congestion pricing may reduce the level of subsidy we're paying!
RT @ridersalliance New Yorkers didn't fight for years to win congestion pricing just for Gov Kathy Hochul to throw it away in a half-baked political stunt.
Rally with us this Sunday, June 9 at Broadway Junction and tell #GridlockKathy NO to DEFUNDING OUR TRANSIT!
RT @davecoion This will probably get buried by people who only see tweet 1 but the state pulling support matters because New York and the FHWA have to sign a Value Pricing Pilot Program agreement before the June 30 congestion pricing start date. Was gonna be a formality but…well…you know…
Legislators authorized the toll and the MTA set the rates but the final final final piece is the VPPP agreement, which has reportedly not been signed and no one can force the [NYSDOT Commissioner] to sign.
RT @nycdsa After selling out working class New Yorkers, Kathy Hochul will be champagne toasting at a $5k per plate fundraiser with millionaire car dealers.
This is who she is. This is who she serves.
RT @streetsblognyc Since the news about the congestion pricing delay broke, we've published nearly 20 stories and sent a reporter up to Albany to hold lawmakers accountable.
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RT @rit_aggarwala I hope no legislator who votes for this sham effort to protect the worst policy decision in NYS in ages ever, ever has the chutzpah to call themselves a climate leader. I know what climate leadership looks like. This is the opposite.
RT @bellachu10 Kathy Hochul is getting blasted for overturning congestion pricing at 5 to midnight but there’s evidence that Rep Jeffries put her up to it. This is the kind of chaotic, backstabbing, undemocratic, for sale to the highest bidder behavior we expect from MAGA. He deserves heat too.