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Want a Faster, More Reliable Commute?
Target: New York Traffic CommissionSponsored by: Campaign for New York's Future
Think your commute is bad now? Add a million more people to the equation and we might have a transportation meltdown! We need a plan that will keep New York City moving, make public transportation faster and more reliable, cut traffic and reduce air pollution and global warming emissions. And now we have that plan: a modified congestion pricing program.
Tell your state legislators to pass congestion pricing and reduce traffic, cut commute times, and fund public transportation across all neighborhoods.
Tell your state legislators to pass congestion pricing and reduce traffic, cut commute times, and fund public transportation across all neighborhoods.
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We signed the “Want a Faster, More Reliable Commute?” petition!
# 200:
8:19 am PST, Jan 17,
Marcia Golub, New York
People will find reasons to complain against congestion pricing. No one wants to pay more. There are legitimate concerns. But something HAS TO BE DONE. As long as public transportation receives additional and necessary funding from tolls and other fees for people who insist on driving into congested areas, I think people will have to support these measures.
People will find reasons to complain against congestion pricing. No one wants to pay more. There are legitimate concerns. But something HAS TO BE DONE. As long as public transportation receives additional and necessary funding from tolls and other fees for people who insist on driving into congested areas, I think people will have to support these measures.
# 199:
8:16 am PST, Jan 17,
Leslie Burby, New York
While I am in favor of congestion pricing over-all, I do think that exceptions should be made for folks that are carpooling and for small business people who have to drive during peak times. I would love to see a much better funding of mass transit and hybrid busses in particular.
While I am in favor of congestion pricing over-all, I do think that exceptions should be made for folks that are carpooling and for small business people who have to drive during peak times. I would love to see a much better funding of mass transit and hybrid busses in particular.
# 198:
8:12 am PST, Jan 17,
Jared Howe, New York
I live and commute in Manhattan every day. The number of cars and trucks is outrageous! Something needs to be done to reduce the number of cars and trucks in the city. It's gotten out of control, and seems to only have gotten worse.
I live and commute in Manhattan every day. The number of cars and trucks is outrageous! Something needs to be done to reduce the number of cars and trucks in the city. It's gotten out of control, and seems to only have gotten worse.
# 197:
8:09 am PST, Jan 17,
Laurie Schottler, New York
Well I have lived in NY, but on the eastern end of Long Island, since I was 9 years old. To say that the amount of traffic has even tripled, is an understatement. There are so many millions of people living even on the Island now and commute into the city, and that is just more congestion, more problems with emissions, and basically if there was ever an emergency of any kind, we are all basically screwed. Our family is now considering, once our youngest is out of the school system, moving off of, as a friend years ago had put it, "the island of long..." Sad but true. So what can be done to prevent this? It is up to all of you! Thanks!
Well I have lived in NY, but on the eastern end of Long Island, since I was 9 years old. To say that the amount of traffic has even tripled, is an understatement. There are so many millions of people living even on the Island now and commute into the city, and that is just more congestion, more problems with emissions, and basically if there was ever an emergency of any kind, we are all basically screwed. Our family is now considering, once our youngest is out of the school system, moving off of, as a friend years ago had put it, "the island of long..." Sad but true. So what can be done to prevent this? It is up to all of you! Thanks!
# 196:
8:08 am PST, Jan 17,
Susanne Duell, New York
# 195:
8:08 am PST, Jan 17,
Alicia Smith, Illinois
# 194:
8:07 am PST, Jan 17,
Ari Gauss, New York
# 193:
8:06 am PST, Jan 17,
Marilyn Perez, New York
# 192:
8:05 am PST, Jan 17,
Damon Bishop, New York
# 191:
8:05 am PST, Jan 17,
Vonnie Sisauyhoat, Michigan
# 190:
8:04 am PST, Jan 17,
David Kogelman, New York
# 189:
8:03 am PST, Jan 17,
Erin Cunningham, New York
# 188:
8:02 am PST, Jan 17,
Name not displayed, New York
# 187:
8:01 am PST, Jan 17,
Lee Renna, New York
Something must be done to relieve the gridlock in NY- pedestrians and cyclists are at risk, as well as childrens health due to poor air quality!
Something must be done to relieve the gridlock in NY- pedestrians and cyclists are at risk, as well as childrens health due to poor air quality!
# 186:
8:01 am PST, Jan 17,
Amre Klimchak, New York
# 185:
8:00 am PST, Jan 17,
Alice Bosveld, New York
# 184:
7:59 am PST, Jan 17,
Bertha Kriegler, New York
public transportation should be cheap and reliable so fewer people would use their cars.
public transportation should be cheap and reliable so fewer people would use their cars.
# 183:
7:59 am PST, Jan 17,
Andrew & Kathleen Wittenborn, New York
Even with the risiing cost of gasoline, far too many people clog the roads to NYC, especially the tunnels & bridges. We need to make it cost effective to alter their times of driving or get them to car-pool or use public transportation.
Even with the risiing cost of gasoline, far too many people clog the roads to NYC, especially the tunnels & bridges. We need to make it cost effective to alter their times of driving or get them to car-pool or use public transportation.
# 182:
7:59 am PST, Jan 17,
Brian Gold, New York
# 181:
7:58 am PST, Jan 17,
Linda Francipane, New York
# 180:
7:57 am PST, Jan 17,
Patricia Marinaccio, New York
It's time to start being proactive about solving traffic problems instead of trying to stop the bleeding with bandaids.
It's time to start being proactive about solving traffic problems instead of trying to stop the bleeding with bandaids.
# 179:
7:57 am PST, Jan 17,
Name not displayed, New York
# 178:
7:55 am PST, Jan 17,
Eric Arevalo, New York
# 177:
7:54 am PST, Jan 17,
Susanne Burtis, New York
It's time our infrastructure took presidence over sending our money to other countries.This country is falling apart and were trying unsuccessfully to fix other places. Charity begins at home
It's time our infrastructure took presidence over sending our money to other countries.This country is falling apart and were trying unsuccessfully to fix other places. Charity begins at home
# 176:
7:53 am PST, Jan 17,
Kira Mantell, New York
# 175:
7:51 am PST, Jan 17,
Kate Skolnick, New York
# 174:
7:51 am PST, Jan 17,
Rae Romano, New York
# 173:
7:50 am PST, Jan 17,
Amylynn Karnbach, New York
Road traffic is a mess. Road repair a disgrace. Gas prices unaffordable for middle income. Better construction re-routing is imperative for the amount of traffic New York tries to manage.
Road traffic is a mess. Road repair a disgrace. Gas prices unaffordable for middle income. Better construction re-routing is imperative for the amount of traffic New York tries to manage.
# 172:
7:50 am PST, Jan 17,
Glenn Pierce, New York
It's time to stand up to the tyranny of the automobile. It's for the health and welfare of New Yorkers, and to set an example for cities everywhere. Support congestion pricing. Build the best public transit system in the world.
It's time to stand up to the tyranny of the automobile. It's for the health and welfare of New Yorkers, and to set an example for cities everywhere. Support congestion pricing. Build the best public transit system in the world.
# 171:
7:48 am PST, Jan 17,
Renee Stein, New York
The roads in New York were built in the early 1930s and nothing has been done since then to upgrade for the amount of cars and trucks that use them today. Lots of things wrong with the way traffic is running these days here.
The roads in New York were built in the early 1930s and nothing has been done since then to upgrade for the amount of cars and trucks that use them today. Lots of things wrong with the way traffic is running these days here.
# 170:
7:46 am PST, Jan 17,
Rev Max B Surjadinata, New York
Let's take adavantage of our efficient and wonderful public transportation system....
Let's take adavantage of our efficient and wonderful public transportation system....
# 169:
7:44 am PST, Jan 17,
Tanya Rodriguez, New York
# 168:
7:43 am PST, Jan 17,
Jennifer Hughes, New York
# 167:
7:40 am PST, Jan 17,
Sarah Elizabeth Demidovich-Bone, New York
# 166:
7:40 am PST, Jan 17,
Eura Chun, New York
# 165:
7:40 am PST, Jan 17,
Kathlen Potterfield, New York
we seem to be caught up in more and bigger is better, not when it comes to traffic. I don't know what magic wand you can wave but however you solve the problem remember that many, many of the people who would use public transportation can not afford raising fares. The motorists I don't believe will stand for any more raising of tolls. Pull some magaic out of the hat and increase and improve public transportation without sending people to the bank to be able to afford the ride. You might also consider that whether you buy into gloal warming or not it is in the best interest of the health of our population to curtail the pollution as much as possible
we seem to be caught up in more and bigger is better, not when it comes to traffic. I don't know what magic wand you can wave but however you solve the problem remember that many, many of the people who would use public transportation can not afford raising fares. The motorists I don't believe will stand for any more raising of tolls. Pull some magaic out of the hat and increase and improve public transportation without sending people to the bank to be able to afford the ride. You might also consider that whether you buy into gloal warming or not it is in the best interest of the health of our population to curtail the pollution as much as possible
# 164:
7:40 am PST, Jan 17,
Laura Napoleon, New York
# 163:
7:39 am PST, Jan 17,
Dan Welsh, New York
Congestion pricing is a way to try to account for the real cost of our transportation and development miscues. This is one step. At the same time we need to get at the root of the problem - we need to re-establish localization in our economic life, so that we don't have to do these wasteful commutes. Jamming more and more people into NYC has no future.
Congestion pricing is a way to try to account for the real cost of our transportation and development miscues. This is one step. At the same time we need to get at the root of the problem - we need to re-establish localization in our economic life, so that we don't have to do these wasteful commutes. Jamming more and more people into NYC has no future.
# 162:
7:38 am PST, Jan 17,
Maria P. Crisci-Munafo, New York
I have lived in New York all my life and notice how congested it has become. Something needs to be done to encourage die-hard New yorkers like myself to continue living here. The traffic and people are worse every year. The state is becoming more and more unattractive to people like myself. "Like myself" meaning a hard working, married woman, who loves and takes pride in the state she lives in.
I have lived in New York all my life and notice how congested it has become. Something needs to be done to encourage die-hard New yorkers like myself to continue living here. The traffic and people are worse every year. The state is becoming more and more unattractive to people like myself. "Like myself" meaning a hard working, married woman, who loves and takes pride in the state she lives in.
# 161:
7:38 am PST, Jan 17,
Stephanie M. Stone, New York
# 160:
7:38 am PST, Jan 17,
Barbara Blonska, New York
# 159:
7:36 am PST, Jan 17,
Dan Denerstein, New York
Late-night and early-morning buses back to the suburbs in Rockland, Westchester, Bergen and Fairfield Counties would allow people to spend an evening in the city and get home without using a car.
Late-night and early-morning buses back to the suburbs in Rockland, Westchester, Bergen and Fairfield Counties would allow people to spend an evening in the city and get home without using a car.
# 158:
7:36 am PST, Jan 17,
Rachel Stanton, New York
# 157:
7:35 am PST, Jan 17,
Name not displayed, New York
I do not support congestion pricing! What I would support is a bill requiring all trucks and buses to be subject to the SAME environmental scrutiny and control as private vehicles. At this time, small-car owners pay high prices for extremely efficient and clean running of their vehicles and commercial vehicles get away with having to do none of this. I would support prohibiting SUV's and other large private vehicles from the City's streets. I would support a moratorium on buildings taller than 30 stories from being built or renovated.
I do not support congestion pricing! What I would support is a bill requiring all trucks and buses to be subject to the SAME environmental scrutiny and control as private vehicles. At this time, small-car owners pay high prices for extremely efficient and clean running of their vehicles and commercial vehicles get away with having to do none of this. I would support prohibiting SUV's and other large private vehicles from the City's streets. I would support a moratorium on buildings taller than 30 stories from being built or renovated.
# 156:
7:34 am PST, Jan 17,
Julie Figueroa, Florida
# 155:
7:33 am PST, Jan 17,
Tina A. Carter, Florida
# 154:
7:32 am PST, Jan 17,
Tobi Zausner, New York
# 153:
7:30 am PST, Jan 17,
Leslie Slavens, New York
# 152:
7:30 am PST, Jan 17,
Joseph Dellinger, New York
# 151:
7:24 am PST, Jan 17,
Barry Reiss, New York