

NYC Congestion Pricing, Stem Cell Therapy
10 snips Jan 6, 2025
Dr. Silviu Itescu, CEO of Mesoblast, shares insights into the breakthrough FDA approval of their stem cell therapy targeted for pediatric graft versus host disease. He delves into the therapy's promising market potential and its unique anti-inflammatory responses. The conversation also touches on the complexities surrounding commercialization, including ethical and regulatory challenges. Alongside this, urban traffic solutions, like NYC's congestion pricing, are examined for their transformative impacts on public transit and urban sustainability.
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Congestion Pricing and Politics
- Congestion pricing aims to reduce traffic and raise funds for transit.
- It's a political move by Democrats to show they have solutions for urban issues.
21st Century City Challenges
- NYC traffic hinders essential services and its global city status.
- Congestion pricing seeks to improve reliability and raise transit funds.
Visible Improvements
- Implement visible improvements from congestion pricing quickly.
- Create bus lanes, pedestrian spaces, and emergency vehicle lanes before drivers adapt.