Experts Available to Discuss Congestion Pricing.ExpertSource: TOPIC: Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg stated it is unlikely the State Legislature A state legislature may refer to a legislative branch or body of a political subdivision in a federal system. The following legislatures exist in the following political subdivisions: congestion - When the offered load of a data communication path exceeds the capacity. pricing plan, which would allow New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. to charge a fee to drivers entering Manhattan, according to an article by The New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of Times. A study released by the Partnership for New York City found heavy traffic in New York reduces worker productivity, delays the delivery of goods and services In economics, economic output is divided into physical goods and intangible services. Consumption of goods and services is assumed to produce utility (unless the "good" is a "bad"). It is often used when referring to a Goods and Services Tax. and cuts into the profits of many businesses. Although the Partnership has supported congestion pricing in the past, the group is not suggesting that for New York at this time. The group's goal is to get city officials to further study the negative effects of heavy traffic in the city, according to an article by Reuters. EXPERTS: ExpertSource can offer several highly qualified experts to comment on this story: David Lewis, Ph.D., of HDR/HLB Decision Economics Inc., is a renowned expert and published author and speaker on public policy and risk management related to public infrastructure projects such as mass transit or highways. He has worked with a variety of public and private sector clients who are considering their infrastructure investment choices such as whether to build a toll road or transit system, providing cost/benefit analysis and other risk analysis. His experience includes creating congestion management plans for 23 corridors in 15 urbanized areas for the Federal Transit Administration The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) is an agency within the United States Department of Transportation (DOT) that provides financial and technical assistance to local public transit systems. The FTA is one of eleven modal administrations within the DOT. , a public works investment report for the U.S. Congress and a plan evaluating finance and program options for the U.S. Interstate Highway System for the Senate Budget Committee of the U.S. Congress. Dr. Lewis has written three books on public policy and cost-benefit analysis cost-benefit analysis In governmental planning and budgeting, the attempt to measure the social benefits of a proposed project in monetary terms and compare them with its costs. of infrastructure projects, including "Public Policy and Planning as Public Choice: Mass Transit in the U.S." by Ashgate Press. He has developed decision-support software tools that provide a framework for applying cost-benefit and risk analysis to a wide range of prospective transit and highway investments. He recently served on a U.S. Government Accountability Office The Government Accountability Office (GAO) is the audit, evaluation, and investigative arm of the United States Congress, and thus an agency in the Legislative Branch of the United States Government. expert panel on the benefits and costs of highway and transit investments. PR Contact: Jackie Fox 402-926-7058 Jackie.Fox@hdrinc.com Victor Lindenheim is executive director of the Golden State Gateway Coalition. He is an expert in transportation related issues dealing with I-5 corridor and transportation funding. The Golden State Gateway Coalition is an organization established to promote improvements to the regional transportation system, with particular emphasis on Interstate 5 and other "gateways" into Southern California. Its initial objective is to secure funding for improvements to Interstate 5 from the confluence of the I-5 and SR-118 freeway to southern Kern County in the form of carpool car·pool n. also car pool 1. An arrangement whereby several participants or their children travel together in one vehicle, the participants sharing the costs and often taking turns as the driver. 2. lanes and truck lanes in order to ease congestion and promote safety. Interstate 5 is an important regional transportation facility for the Santa Clarita Valley The Santa Clarita Valley is the valley of the Santa Clara River in Southern California. It stretches through Los Angeles County and Ventura County. Its main population center is the city of Santa Clarita. The valley was part of the 48,612-acre (19,672. and is one of California's key economic lifelines linking job centers, cities, ports, agriculture, and tourist attractions throughout the state. 661-775-0455 vlinden@goldenstategateway.org Sudhakar Ram is a founding director and Group CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Mastek who spearheads the global growth of this leading software solutions and integration services provider around the world. With Ram as part of the company's leadership team, Mastek has grown from its start-up by first-generation entrepreneurs in Mumbai, India in 1984, to a $156 million global technology leader with 3,200 employees that has implemented more than 1,000 projects worldwide. Ram has 24 years of information technology experience, and is an expert on software and technology solutions for insurance, financial services and government, as well as outsourcing/offshoring. Ram joined Mastek in 1984 from the advertising industry. At Mastek, he has held various positions related to new product development, offshore delivery processes and business development. He served as COO from 2001-2003 and was named Group CEO in 2003. Ram graduated second in his class at the Indian Institute of Management Calcutta (IIMC IIMC International Institute of Municipal Clerks IIMC Indian Institute of Management Calcutta IIMC Institute for Investment Management Consultants IIMC Inadvertent Instrument Meteorological Conditions (US Army) ). He holds a graduate degree in commerce and a post-graduate degree in management from IIMC, one of the country's top management institutes. PR Contact: Sandy Frinton 845-454-3895 sandy@mallen.com ExpertSource cannot guarantee the immediate availability of these experts or their familiarity with this specific issue. ExpertSource provides academic and industry experts to the media at no charge. Journalists are encouraged to submit queries to ExpertSource when seeking experts on specific subjects. An online registration form is available at http://www.businesswire.com/. |
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