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Expect congestion and delays during partial I-5 closures this week
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — This week, the Oregon Department of Transportation is letting drivers know to expect traffic delays and congestion related to bridge work near Southwest 26th Avenue. This comes one week ahead of the planned closure of a four-mile stretch of I-5 in the last weekend of June, officials said. Partial nighttime closures […]
Voters like Hochul’s congestion pricing pause but dislike Hochul
ALBANY, New York — A solid plurality of voters approve of Gov. Kathy Hochul’s decision to pause the implementation of congestion pricing, a Siena College Research Institute poll released Thursday morning found. But that doesn’t make them any more favorable to the Democratic governor, whose approval numbers fell slightly from the last Siena poll, to […]
Large trucks carrying dirt cause traffic congestion along Las Vegas road
LAS VEGAS (KLAS) – If you work or travel through the Las Vegas Strip corridor and convention center, you’re not the only one dealing with daily traffic snarls, but cones, construction, and now dozens of big rigs with loads of dirt. “It’s a lot of them, it’s very time-consuming and it takes them an awful […]
Hochul did the right thing by pausing NYC congestion pricing. Middle class families win
Wherever I go across the Hudson Valley, the number one challenge I hear from people is the tremendous financial pressure they are under right now. Elected officials at all levels need to do everything they can to lower costs across the board — from housing to groceries to transportation. That’s why, since day one, I’ve […]
Hochul’s bet against congestion pricing is backfiring
NEW YORK — Gov. Kathy Hochul is facing political consequences for her congestion pricing reversal. Two weeks after she yanked support for a controversial New York City tolling plan, fellow Democrats and left-leaning activists are casting about for potential challengers to one of the nation’s most prominent governors — one who has positioned herself as […]
Any congestion pricing bailout must still address traffic and air quality
For Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins, news of Gov. Kathy Hochul’s stunning decision to pause the long-awaited congestion pricing plan in Manhattan came last Tuesday in a phone call from the governor in the final days of the 2024 legislative session. Stewart-Cousins, D-Yonkers, had heard rumblings of Hochul’s growing trepidation about congestion pricing, not long […]
Hochul’s latest bid to close MTA’s congestion pricing funding gap blasted as ‘cockamamie IOU scam’
State lawmakers are scrambling to plug the $1 billion hole created by Gov. Hochul pulling the plug on congestion pricing, but at least six state senators, all New York City Democrats, have signaled they oppose the latest proposal As the legislative session in Albany comes to a close, lawmakers have extended their session and are […]
Congestion Pricing Gets Crowded Out
The thing about America is, it is full of Americans. Even in Manhattan, where, in spite of what you might have heard, the local political realities are not so different from what they are in the rest of the country. New York had a big idea—it was going to impose “congestion pricing,” meaning a $15 […]
outrage after New York governor halts congestion pricing
An 11th-hour decision to halt a plan to charge a fee for cars entering the heart of New York City has provoked outrage from environmental advocates and Democratic lawmakers, potentially scuppering hopes of congestion pricing taking hold in any US city in the near future. New York City was, on 30 June, primed to be […]
New York City postpones controversial, first-in-the-US congestion pricing plan
Kathy Hochul, the governor of New York, abruptly “postponed indefinitely” New York City’s controversial, first-in-the-nation congestion pricing plan on Wednesday, with sources citing concerns about the cost of living and economic recovery as well as implications for vulnerable Democrats in competitive US House races later this year. Under the politically unpopular plan, which would have […]
Hochul considering congestion pricing delay amid concerns from Democratic leaders
NEW YORK — Gov. Kathy Hochul is considering delaying the state’s pending congestion pricing plan, out of concern that its June 30 implementation would hurt Democrats in competitive House races this year, three people familiar with her thinking told POLITICO. The Democratic governor and her aides have recently begun signaling their worries about the controversial […]