Comments on: Residential Parking for LIC http://astoriaday.wordpress.com/2008/03/12/residential-parking-for-lic/ Life in Astoria and LIC, Queens Wed, 24 Jun 2009 05:02:05 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Mickie T http://astoriaday.wordpress.com/2008/03/12/residential-parking-for-lic/#comment-7 Mickie T Thu, 22 May 2008 20:58:14 +0000 http://astoriaday.wordpress.com/2008/03/12/residential-parking-for-lic/#comment-7 RE: Paul Haase's recanting of "his congestion pricing idea": I'm not sure that's exactly what he's saying. He opposes the ideas and methods being advocated in the name of traffic control - one of which is congestion pricing. He's still in favor of traffic congestion control and reducing traffic jams, and supports methods like variable tolls for car pools. At the end of the article, he says, "Don't get me wrong, I think congestion pricing has an important role...But I don't want to see congestion pricing as a lever to curtail driving or to get us to pay more for roads we've already paid for." I also opposed NYC's congestion pricing plan as it was originally submitted and presented, but traffic control and traffic calming are worthwhile pursuits that can and should be separated from congestion pricing. BTW, that was a fun article. RE: Paul Haase’s recanting of “his congestion pricing idea”: I’m not sure that’s exactly what he’s saying. He opposes the ideas and methods being advocated in the name of traffic control – one of which is congestion pricing. He’s still in favor of traffic congestion control and reducing traffic jams, and supports methods like variable tolls for car pools. At the end of the article, he says, “Don’t get me wrong, I think congestion pricing has an important role…But I don’t want to see congestion pricing as a lever to curtail driving or to get us to pay more for roads we’ve already paid for.”

I also opposed NYC’s congestion pricing plan as it was originally submitted and presented, but traffic control and traffic calming are worthwhile pursuits that can and should be separated from congestion pricing.

BTW, that was a fun article.

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