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A super important topic for urbanists and transportation professionals. But is it really technical or political economy? I would suggest that the core issue is that of public right-of-way, and the validity of common law in the United States. addressing this is long overdue. https://lnkd.in/erqNJZZy

🎉 Our faculty are shaping critical public policy discussions! 🌍 Dr. Jimena González Ramírez, our environmental economist, was quoted in an article by The New York Times about NYC's groundbreaking congestion pricing plan, set to launch on January 5th. Read the article here: https://lnkd.in/dCSJY_ba #PublicPolicy #EnvironmentalEconomics #NYC #NewYorkTimes #CongestionPricing

The state government's draft metropolitan housing targets can be summarised in 5 words: Double The Housing Almost Everywhere. It now needs a complementary public transport service plan to not leave people behind. You could call it: Double Service Frequency On Everything. Here's the video! https://lnkd.in/gwBetbhU

It is time for politicians to recognize that the ONLY way to combat climate change while addressing our other critical transportation issues is by shifting modes away from automobiles. The best way to achieve that shift is to institute congestion pricing while pouring the funds obtained into world-class transit infrastructure. This 11th-hour shift is sad as NYC was finally ready to try a real solution to transportation problems. I weep for the city and for us all. https://lnkd.in/g9PPrs9j

As property investors and advocates, we want real solutions for housing affordability—without scrapping negative gearing! 🎯 In this episode, Ben and I went LIVE again to dive into eight alternatives to abolishing it, calculating future rental demand, and answering four huge questions from last week’s episode! Listen now to hear some realistic and actionable solutions to our housing crisis! 👉 https://lnkd.in/gPvy8vgv #negativegearing #housingcrisis #propertyinvesting #politics #landrelease #landrezoning #super #buildingcost #grannyflats #airspace #buildtorent

#CN currently operates three intermodal #terminals around the #GreaterTorontoArea. According to the organization, the other three terminals are already operating at capacity. CN has argued that adding the additional facility in Milton would help alleviate #congestion on the 400-series highways, support #localbusiness by enabling the more efficient shipping of #goods, strengthen supply chains and support climate change goals. #Hub #RAIL #Train #Milton #Railway #Logistics #Intermodal #SupplyChains

Did you know that similar congestion "tolls" are proposed for the Lake Tahoe Basin? The goal is to help manage traffic, to make streets safer, to reduce air pollution, to improve public health and to invest in transit. Much like the adaptation of roundabouts and road-diets , the US is slow to incorporate alternatives in our automobile-centric transportation system. https://lnkd.in/dv6_ggV8

#CongestionPricing in #NYC is on hold... back in Nov 2022 I joined a conversation at Henry George School of Social Science to discuss the economic ramifications of the plan and its impact on widening economic #inequality - this includes more than just income and accounts for the overall urban economy environment / accessibility and social inclusion. There are too many nuances about #NYC for the (otherwise probably fair) idea of congestion pricing to work in its current form... https://lnkd.in/eNUhpBF7

ICYMI: NY Governor Puts the Brakes on Congestion Pricing. Read our summary on the #ARTBATIAC blog- https://lnkd.in/eAm-dY-X #transportationfunding

It is irresponsible of the NYT to promote the narrative that congestion pricing is dead. Whether it's implemented in June, in 2025, or later, the policy is inevitable because the conditions that demand it—underfunded transit, gridlock, and air pollution—will only worsen. Moreover, the tremendous outpouring of support for congestion pricing this past week from an unprecedented constellation of New Yorkers - not to mention looming litigation - shows that transit riders simply aren't going to allow it to be "consigned to the dustbin." https://lnkd.in/eGu2CPai