Report for the Nurture Nature Foundation Charles Komanoff and Gernot Wagner
In July 2023, Charles Komanoff and Gernot Wagner prepared a report entitled Nurture Nature Foundation entitled "A Congestion Toll to Live With". The report describes a new tolling plan, which would allow the MTA to deliver the revenue that is needed with a less draconian toll structure than the peak tolls that had been feared ($17 to $23). The plan also could mollify opposition to congestion pricing from New Jersey officials by crediting existing Lincoln and Holland Tunnel tolls toward the new congestion toll. In addition, the plan offers relief to New York’s hard-pressed taxi workers by foregoing tolls or additional surcharges for yellow cab rides. The new tolling plan is based on recent updates to the Balanced Transportation Analyzer ("BTA"). A copy of the Report " is available here.
About Our Art Prints
Signed art prints donated by three extraordinary artists are available for purchase in our art prints store, to support the programs we are engaged in. The prints include, among others, "Last Turn Your Turn" created by Robert Rauschenberg for the Earth Summit, Christo sketches of "The Gates,” a public art event by Christo and his wife Jeanne Claude that drew millions to Central Park, and "Manifest Destiny," by Alexis Rockman, showing New York City underwater in the future as a result of climate change.