Truly horrible. When Kathy Hochul deigns to listen to anyone, it is to people like this killer, people who live in the suburbs and insist on driving their oversized vehicle into the densest place in America. #CongestionPricingNow

Sure would be a shame if the governor's inbox was flooded with questions about #CongestionPricing.

Maybe today is #CongestionPricing Lawsuit day

We were proud to join Riders Alliance today to build a #FastBusAve! Flatbush Avenue bus riders deserve better than 4 mph buses. We need safe streets, efficient buses, and reliable ways to get around New York City.

#CongestionKathy are we winning yet?

you have to wonder whether this would've been one of the cars congestion pricing took off the road gothamist.com/news/nypd-3-...

Kathy Hochul doesn't care.

New worry just dropped. #Project2025

I made a live crash tracker to support congestion pricing in NYC! Will any of my 19 followers see it here? Who knows! transpomaps.org/projects/nyc...

My colleagues counted cars to see how much congestion pricing might've made this morning (about $200,000) www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

“We Counted 22,252 Cars to See How Much Congestion Pricing Might Have Made This Morning - We then came up with a ballpark figure for how much the city might have generated in an hour at those toll points. The total? About $200k in tolls for that hour.” Gift-link: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

a phased ramp-up of the congestion fee, to an eventual $15, with alternative funding sources to make up the deficit in the meantime, would be acceptable. implementable compromise is favorable to a drawn out court battle that stretches into a second Trump term where the pending program dies forever.

Kathy Hochul contains multitudes. A few weeks ago, she decided that what New York City needed more of was cars. Now that the nice folks at @transalt.org were kind enough to bring a whole bunch of them to her office, she has changed her tune and refused to accept them. What gives Kathy???

On the day that congestion pricing should've started, there's a flash flood warning in Manhattan(from a rainstorm that was undoubtedly worsened by climate change) and the arsonist herself Kathy Hochul was marching around NYC in an MTA pride t-shirt. I'm sooo tired and it isn't even Monday yet.

NYC congestion pricing was supposed to go into effect today. Let's see what Governor Kathy Hochul -- who intervened to prevent the policy leaving a multi-billion dollar hole in the MTA's budget and canceling service improvements and needed station upgrades -- is up to. Oh. Oh no.

The toll so far from Kathy Hochul's #CongestionPricing reversal summed up in a single graphic, courtesy of @streetsblognyc.bsky.social. More cars on the road, more pollution in the air, more lives lost to traffic violence, more wasted time, less revenue. A dark day for NYC and the world.

Pissed off about #CongestionPricing? Have some new shoes that you still need to wear in? Want some new content for the 'gram? Whatever the reason, join us tomorrow at 3pm for a march from Columbus Circle to Times Square!!!

Telling that Gov. Kathy Hochul's first public event in New York City since her disastrous #CongestionPrice pause is at the grand opening of the Stonewall National Monument, where she will be free from any disruptions courtesy of the Secret Service.

Central Park went car-free six years ago yesterday. People said it would never happen. People said it would never be a success. Now, it's impossible to imagine Central Park any other way. (Congestion pricing would follow a similar course, FYI)

Haven't made your daily calls yet? Here's everything that #CongestionKathy has taken from us. Get mad and get on the phone!

Yesterday, the MTA Board made clear the repercussions of pausing congestion pricing. By creating a $15B hole in the agency's capital budget, the "pause" will cause a host of projects to be immediately paused. First, foremost, and by far the worst are ADA accessibility projects:

When Governor Hochul “paused” congestion pricing, she doomed New Yorkers to a city overrun by cars. Now, we're asking you to chip in $5 (or more) to help us deliver thousands of toy cars to her — with the news cameras watching. ➡️ act.transalt.org/a/cars-for-k...

It's the day after the MTA board meeting and our next steps are clear. 1. Call call call. Call the governor. Call your federal reps. Call your state reps. Call your council member. 2. Come on out to a rally, make some noise and meet likeminded people! Don't let #CongestionKathy get away with this!

again, only congestion pricing can fund much-needed signal upgrades, elevators, and subway extensions AND reduce crashes, improve air quality, and lead to less traffic. we need congestion pricing. tell the governor: (518) 474-8390

Angry and disappointed after today's MTA board meeting? I know I am! But it is important to not let our emotions get the best of us. It's old news that #CongestionPricing can't start without NYSDOT's signature. What was genuinely surprising today is how supportive the board is of congestion pricing.

Today's the day!!!

Mad about #CongestionPricing? Have a few hours free tomorrow? Come on down to MTA HQ! There will be coffee, donuts, and a short rally before the board meets. If you are feeling extra motivated, stay for the public comment period and tell the board directly how congestion pricing will affect you.

As #CongestionKathy searches for a solution to the #CongestionPricing debacle, it is vital to remember that $1 billion of tolls a year is NOT the same as $1 billion from any other source, since the MTA will actually be able to raise $15 billion in bonds backed by the congestion pricing program.

"Krueger said she is only willing to consider proposals that achieve the same goals as congestion pricing: providing $15 billion to the MTA, reducing traffic in Manhattan, and reducing emissions." Congestion pricing is supposed to start on Sunday. The only thing in the way is our Gridlock Governor.

Glad that Albany's best minds are hard at work filling the hole left from Hochul's #CongestionPricing pause.

Without #CongestionPricing the MTA board is forced to focus entirely on conserving what limited funds remain and to "make sure the wheels don't fall off". The fault for this rests entirely with #CongestionKathy and she could reverse it instantly if she chose. Very bleak.

In today's headlines, #CongestionKathy is asking for sympathy for Milburn Pennybags and jhis ilk. Plus other news: nyc.streetsblog.org/2024/06/24/m...

There’s a group of kids on the corner selling lemonade. They yell “LEMONADE” at every passing vehicle, but the only people I have seen stop for a drink so far are on foot or bike. There is no shortage of free parking on the street. Maybe this is analogous to local business districts. 😉

Great look inside just how Hochul's congestion pricing reversal went down in Albany and both its immediate and long term effects on #Climate policy here in New York.

Cracking down on fare evasion as a funding mechanism for the MTA is deeply unserious. It betrays a superficial understanding how transit is funded and a lack of care for those who use it. Cops will always cost exponentially more than any fare evasion they stop. Hochul doesn't have a plan #HochulsMTA

Like rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic.

It's infuriating how much of #GridlockGovernor Kathy Hochul and other politicians' rhetoric with regards to congestion pricing revolves around working class and essential workers, people who already use public transit and whose lives would be improved by more and better public transit options.

Call Hochul, but also call our leaders in Congress. Gillibrand is backing the governor, and Jeffries and Schumer are both glaringly silent. Hochul: 518-474-8390 Gillibrand: 202-224-4451 Schumer: 202-224-6542 Jeffries: 202-225-5936

Congestion pricing now! Congestion pricing now! Congestion pricing now!

Another day, another meltdown on the Northeast Corridor. This is what years of underinvestment gets you. As the MTA implements Congestion Kathy's cruel cuts, this is the future that we have to look forward to on New York City's subways, and it's probably a lot closer than you think!

#Inspirational. There really is a brighter side to everything.

Re: The Siena poll in this Politico piece. The article overemphasizes the 45% of respondents who agree with Hochul(ignoring the 55% majority that don't). Furthermore, it only goes downhill from here for her. 45% is the high watermark. This is #HochulsMTA now. We have entered the finding out phase.

New: A federal judge in New York has punted to Hell most of the congestion pricing suits brought against the FHWA and MTA

I'm sure that Representative Gottheimer is on top of this just like he was for #CongestionPricing.

Frustrated by Kathy Hochul's Congestion Pricing betrayal? Live in New York and want to make a difference? Make some calls and let your feelings be known! Hochul: 518-474-8390 Schumer: 202-224-6542 Gillibrand: 202-224-4451 Jeffries: 202-225-5936 And as always, #CongestionPricingNow!

A shameful legacy. #CongestionPricingNow!

MTA tells bond holders that $15 billion in projects now at risk in securities filings (i.e. the place you cannot lie) -- www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

From Day 1 of Gridlock Kathy's #CongestionPricing fiasco, it was crystal clear that there were no other funding sources lined up. Now that NY is about to forfeit billions of dollars in Federal infrastructure funding, it's infuriating that everyone is not treating this like the 5 alarm fire it is.

Inc.: "Governor Hochul Said $15 Congestion Pricing Would Hurt New York City Businesses. This Expert Disagrees" This expert? Well, this one: www.inc.com/ali-donaldso...