#fdrdrive

Three images by Richard Koenig; taken in the summer of 1984.

(Fuji X-T2)

The RPA @regional_plan has released a report on congestion pricing with recommendations for implementation. In April the state budget included a fee for vehicles entering Manhattan south of 61st Street with the intent of reducing congestion in Manhattan's Central Business district and to raise funds for public transit improvements. East River bridges, the FDR Drive and West Side Highway would be exempt from the toll. Their analysis finds that not only will congestion pricing relieve congestion, but that net revenue (for public transit) will reach $1 billion annually, with time savings worth the equivalent of $1.5 billion a year, not to mention environmental and health impacts. For pricing, the RPA recommends that the congestion fee vary based on the time of day and size of the vehicle. The report's findings show a direct relationship between higher fees in peak traffic times and increased traffic speed. One of the most interesting and sensible recommendations is for two-way tolling, recently enacted at the Verrazzano Bridge. Visit our website (link in bio) for the RPA's specific recommendations and read the full report. #congestionpricing #publictransit #subway #fdrdrive #midtown #manhattan #urbanplanning #transitplanner #nyc #urbanism #brooklybridge #ezpass #nycroads #westsidehighway #brooklyn #rpa #regionalplanassociation #urbanplanning #urbanpolicy #cityplanning #nytransit #nycsubway #nysubway #mtanyc #mta #nycurbanism (at FDR Drive) https://www.instagram.com/p/B2pdW5WnTLE/?igshid=1cg2t6wh9vn99

Two Bridges | New York, NY | July 2017

East River, Manhattan, NY

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New York City Aerial photography by Stefen Turner

Before the FDR Drive and East River Park A very rare view of the east side of Manhattan in 1937, looking north from Delancey Street at what is today's East River Park and the FDR Drive. The photo shows the city's waterfront in the midst of a transformation, with 1.5 miles of piers, warehouses, and docks demolished to build the new park on landfill, creating the largest open green space on the Lower East Side. The park opened two years later in 1939 and was a typical Robert Moses highway and park hugging the city's waterfront. #eastriverpark #delanceystreet #delancey #lowereastside #eastvillage #nychistory #robertmoses #powerbroker #urbanplanning #fdrdrive #eastriver #nyc #manhattan #kipsbay #murrayhill #twobridges #houstonstreet #nycurbanism (at East River Park) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bxs05I_HH2O/?igshid=39vyfqvkmhw2