Policy and People, will be an episodic dive into challenges facing society today, with a focus on the US and New York, and realistic policy solutions in practice somewhere in the world, domestically or internationally. An intention of our podcast is to make policy ideas accessible and engageable to everyone irrespective of background. Each episode will try to include perspectives of race, gender, poverty/class, culture, and ability.
Policy and People, with Titus James and Josh Chun
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Policy and People, will be an episodic dive into challenges facing society today, with a focus on the US and New York, and realistic policy solutions in practice somewhere in the world, domestically or internationally. An intention of our podcast is to make policy ideas accessible and engageable to everyone irrespective of background. Each episode will try to include perspectives of race, gender, poverty/class, culture, and ability.
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November 26, 2024
Congestion Pricing: The Saga Continues
<p>Congestion pricing has been contentious everywhere it's been introduced including in multiple cities across Europe. New York will be the first city in the US to implement it if it is adopted. In this episode we dig into what it is, how old is the idea in NYC politics and how did we get here. None of these can be adequately addressed without today's politics, the interests on all sides and what such funds raised will go towards. </p> <p>For the nerds, references used and more see: On congestion pricing:</p> <p><a href="https://congestionreliefzone.mta.info/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Congestion Pricing Program in New York - MTA</a> <a href="https://www.cityandstateny.com/policy/2024/08/congestion-pricing-indefinitely-pause-nyc-doesnt-have-backup-plan-meet-climate-goals/398646/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Congestion pricing is indefinitely ‘on pause.’ NYC doesn’t have a backup plan to meet climate goals. - City & State New York</a> <a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2024/08/19/congestion-pricing-replacement-plan-could-come-by-years-end-hochul-says-00174767" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Congestion pricing replacement plan could come by year's end, Hochul says - POLITICO</a> <a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2024/11/08/congestion-pricing-kathy-hochul-tolling-new-york-00188477" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Hochul moves to revive Manhattan toll plan after Trump win - POLITICO</a></p> <p><br /></p> <p>On the MTA's costs: <a href="https://transitcosts.com/executive_summary/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Marron Institute: Executive Summary – Transit Costs Project</a> <a href="https://www.cityandstateny.com/policy/2019/10/why-is-subway-accessibility-so-expensive/176838/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Why is subway accessibility so expensive? - City & State New York</a> <a href="https://nyc.streetsblog.org/2024/10/03/subway-elevators-are-not-just-a-nice-lift-but-a-basic-civil-right" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Subway Elevators are Not Just a Nice Lift, But a Basic Civil Right - Streetsblog New York City</a> <a href="https://www.curbed.com/article/subway-elevators-usd100-million-costs-mta-budget-capital-plan.html" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Do Subway Elevators Need to Cost $100 Million Per Station?</a> <a href="https://www.bkreader.com/policy-government/advocates-push-mta-to-prioritize-subway-elevator-fixes-files-lawsuit-9574273" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Advocates Push MTA to Prioritize Subway Elevator Fixes, Files Lawsuit - BKReader</a> <a href="https://gothamist.com/news/mta-will-spend-100m-to-revitalize-2-grimy-historic-nyc-subway-stations" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">MTA will spend $100M to revitalize 2 grimy, historic NYC subway stations - Gothamist</a> </p>
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