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Sarah Kaufman
@sarstar.bsky.social
Ensuring transportation is smarter, safer and built for NY's future
Executive Director @NYURudin. Commissioner @NYCTaxi. Member @TheList. Wife, mom, not the MMA fighter. she/her
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Congestion pricing seems like a win-win. So why are some urging President Trump to keep fighting New York City in court? We're joined by Eric A. Goldstein of @nrdc.org, @ryanmjohnson.bsky.social, and @sarstar.bsky.social for an up-close look at the trials and tribulations of congestion pricing:
I’m Walkin’ Here! A Report Card on Congestion Pricing
In January, congestion pricing went into effect in New York City. The policy’s implementation took decades; along the way, multiple moments suggested that it wouldn’t happen at all. Now, drivers enter...
listen.climateone.org
May 30, 2025 at 4:29 PM
A good, important read: "The Trump versus congestion pricing fight has high stakes for the entire nation."
Thx for sharing @2avesag.as
newrepublic.com/article/1921...
The Real Reason Trump Hates Congestion Pricing So Much
And why it’s so important for New York to fight back
newrepublic.com
March 5, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Very excited to work on this project (once it's unpaused)! Micromobility is only growing in importance in U.S. cities, and strategic deployments of essential infrastructure will keep us all safe and moving.
zagdaily.com/trends/u-s-g...
U.S. government grants $3.7 million for micromobility stations in New Jersey and Minnesota
The U.S. Joint Office of Energy and Transportation has allocated $3.7 million of federal funding to deploy micromobility parking and charging networks across New Jersey and Minnesota.
zagdaily.com
January 29, 2025 at 5:46 PM
New York City needs its own autonomous vehicle playbook. Just wrote about why our density, transit system, and 179k professional drivers require a unique approach to self-driving tech. Let's use innovation to serve NYC's needs.

www.cityandstateny.com/opinion/2025...
Opinion: NYC can speed the way to safe, inclusive policies for self-driving cars
We must prepare our policy, infrastructure and mindset for the day when autonomous vehicles arrive on city streets.
www.cityandstateny.com
January 17, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Covered current events in transportation, including congestion pricing, Sean Duffy, and AVs in NYC, with the great @errollouis.bsky.social on @newyork-1.bsky.social last night. Watch it here: ny1.com/nyc/all-boro...
NYU Rudin Center for Transportation talks about 96th Street bus lane
The program is set to go into effect just a few weeks before Donald Trump takes office.
ny1.com
December 4, 2024 at 4:48 PM