The New York Times did their own survey, and, with almost a full turnout of responses, it reveals that if the congestion tax were voted on today, it would not pass in the City Council.
While many of you will revel in that fact, be advised that it ain’t over until it’s over and there’s still 15 days left for things to change. The best approach is to bombard your representatives with phone calls, e-mails, letters, faxes, whatever you can do to keep reminding them that the congestion tax must not make it out of the City Council.
It’s interesting to note that Joel Rivera, the Democratic Majority Leader, and James Oddo, the Republican Minority Leader, are both in the opposition camp. This is a politically unique occasion where both the Council’s Democratic and Republican leadership both agree that congestion pricing is wrong for New York City. That should tell the rest of the 12 who support the tax something profound about their mistaken positions.
