Transit groups demand pols support congestion pricing
With an eye on the political primaries coming up in September, a group of transit advocacy organizations introduced a transportation agenda and announced plans to send the list of items to everyone running for office.
The policy statement, called the Transportation and Equity state agenda, was released on Tuesday. The organizations behind it are: the Riders Alliance, New York Lawyers for the Public Interest, New York League of Conservation Voters, Regional Plan Association, NYPIRG Straphangers Campaign, StreetsPAC, Transportation Alternatives and the Tri-State Transportation Campaign.
Chief among the items on the list is a call for political candidates to support congestion pricing to pay for subway and bus improvements. Under congestion pricing, motorists entering Manhattan south of 60th Street would pay a toll.