In less than one year, congestion pricing in New York City has moved from public policy theory to near-reality, thanks to the determined advocacy of Environmental Defense Fund and our partners in the Campaign for New York’s Future.

This call was held on Friday, April 11, 2008 at 1:00 PM Eastern.

Featuring

David Yarnold, Executive Director
Andy Darrell, Vice President, Living Cities

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The Plan for a Sustainable New York City

On Earth Day, Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced an ambitious and innovative environmental vision for the future of New York City. In this call, we'll discuss our partnership with the Mayor to take bold action on the environment.

Featuring:

• Fred Krupp, Environmental Defense President
• Dan Doctoroff, New York City Deputy Mayor
• Andy Darrell, Director of Environmental Defense's Living Cities Program

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Pollution emitted from cars, trucks and buses is linked to asthma, lung and heart disease, and cancer.Our new report, All Choked Up: Heavy Traffic, Dirty Air and the Risk to New Yorkers [PDF], describes the recent science showing that these risks increase as you get closer to congested roadways.

Andy Darrell, director of Environmental Defense's Living Cities program, discussed the report on ABCNEWS radio yesterday.

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