New York鈥檚 congestion pricing plan should include fees on motorists both entering and leaving midtown Manhattan, as well as variable rates linked to peak and off-peak hours to encourage commuters to choose the least busy times to travel, a transportation group recommended.
September 17, 2019New York News Updates
NYC Congestion Pricing Encouraged by Transportation Group
Biggest Battery System Inches N.Y. Toward 100% Green Energy Goal
The biggest battery system in New York is now storing electricity at a technology campus north of Albany to help stabilize the state鈥檚 power grid and reduce carbon emissions.
September 12, 2019New York Completes $1.8 Million Bridge Strike Prevention Project
New York officials have completed a project meant to reduce bridge strikes on the King Street Bridge in Westchester County.
September 12, 2019NYC-Area Rail Bridge Planners Take Another Shot at Federal Funds
New Jersey and New York officials will submit a revised financial plan for the $1.6 billion replacement of a decrepit bridge that鈥檚 key to rail traffic in the U.S. Northeast, the latest attempt to secure funding from a recalcitrant administration.
August 28, 2019Exxon Is Discouraging Witnesses in Climate Suit, N.Y. Says
New York accused Exxon Mobil Corp. of trying to discourage potential witnesses in a state lawsuit alleging the oil and gas company misled investors about the financial impact of climate change.
August 8, 2019New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo Announces $206 Million for Freight Projects
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has announced $206 million will be devoted to freight-related projects across the state.
August 5, 2019Amazon Eyes Large Warehouse Spot at Brooklyn鈥檚 Industry City
Amazon.com Inc. is in talks to rent space at Brooklyn鈥檚 Industry City for a new logistics facility, according to a person with knowledge of the matter.
July 24, 2019Federal Transportation Policymakers to Visit N.Y.-N.J. 鈥楪ateway鈥
An area along the Hudson River in New York and New Jersey will be the site of a field trip federal policymakers have scheduled for the week of April 29 to raise the profile of a tunnel project known colloquially as 鈥淕ateway.鈥
April 26, 2019New York City to Limit Cars, Trucks on 14th Street in Traffic-Cutting Experiment
In an 18-month experiment, the city plans to limit car and truck traffic from a six-block stretch of the road, establishing a corridor featuring express buses, wide bike lanes and pedestrian-friendly walkways. The bus service will start in June.
April 24, 2019NYC Congestion Pricing Triggers Hustle for Discounts, Exemptions
Commercial truckers want out of New York City鈥檚 first-in-the-nation congestion pricing. So do advocates for the disabled, taxi drivers and swaths of the suburbs.
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