Recent Streetsblog SF posts about Congestion Pricing

In Memoriam: Ted Kheel, Transit Advocate and Visionary

By Charles Komanoff | Nov 16, 2010 | No Comments

The New York Times called Ted Kheel, who died Friday at the age of 96, New York City’s pre-eminent labor peacemaker from the 1950s through the 1980s. And he was. Ted was also a steadfast advocate for civil rights, a fierce champion of mass transit, a stalwart defender of labor, an urbanist, a philanthropist, and […]

San Francisco Congestion Pricing Plan to Be Shopped at Public Meetings

By Matthew Roth | Jul 20, 2010 | 49 Comments

A London-style cordon encompassing the northeast section of the city. Cordon boundaries would be at 18th Street to the south and Guerrero and Laguna Streets to the west. Image: SFCTA. While the full results of the San Francisco County Transportation Authority’s (SFCTA) congestion pricing plan, the SF Mobility, Access, and Pricing Study (SFMAPS), have not […]

In Any Language, The Cost of Congestion Comes Through Loud and Clear

By Charles Komanoff | Mar 19, 2010 | No Comments

An analysis using the Balanced Transportation Analyzer shows how much time individual drivers steal from fellow drivers by choosing to drive into the New York City CBD. It’s not often that you get to see your work set off a Eureka moment for someone else — particularly when that someone is from a different culture. […]

Bridge the Gap!

By Chris Carlsson | Jan 27, 2010 | 9 Comments

Photo: Matthew Roth As I climbed the steps out of the Lake Merritt BART station this morning I heard loud chanting. "Wow," I thought, "those bicyclists have really pulled out the troops!" But the demonstrators that greeted me across 8th Street in Oakland were pile drivers, iron workers, carpenters and other trades workers, chanting "Jobs […]

Congestion Pricing: Still Good For Basically Everyone

By Ryan Avent | Oct 13, 2009 | No Comments

Urbanists often find themselves falling into a pattern of thinking that boils down to the dictum that what’s good for drivers must be bad for walkability, and sustainability, and all the things that they prize about well-designed cities. Drivers seem to believe this too, which is interesting because it often isn’t true. What’s good for […]

Obama Administration Refuses to Consider New Transpo Funding

By Ryan Avent | Jul 23, 2009 | No Comments

Having entertained legislators’ own ideas about how best to fund future transportation spending, the House Ways and Means committee turned to representatives from the administration and key interest groups today to hear their thoughts on the matter. The administration’s view could not have been much clearer — this business is all very important, but we’re […]

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