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A day off from congestion pricing (at least in my blogging).Here's why:  last month, I wrote a post, “Where’s the rule?” alerting Switchboard readers to our five-year wait for a strong EPA program to reduce pollution from the nation’s dirty...

I’m a bit fickle about this.  At first I was sure the country's best example of smart growth was Atlantic Station, in Atlanta.  Then I thought it was one of the iconic transit-oriented developments in the west, The Crossings in Silicon Valley or...

Today's congestion pricing post comes to you with thanks to our friends at Streetsblog. A Quinnipiac Poll released today shows once again that New Yorkers are decidedly in favor of congestion pricing with revenues allocated for mass transit. The latest...

So today is my birthday, and I have been struck dumb by a case of laryngitis. It seems somehow appropriate for someone who spends so much of his time talking. Of course at home, where I'm the lone male, nobody...

Mayor Bloomberg announced a new residential parking permit program today that responds directly to one of the concerns raised by opponents of congestion pricing.  Here’s the issue:  would some car commuters try to avoid the Manhattan congestion charge by parking in...