Thursday, June 7, 2007

NYC plan of traffic congestion fees meets 1st test

(Reuters) - The other cities whose traffic-fighting plans were chosen from the 27 proposals submitted were Atlanta, Dallas, Denver, Minneapolis-St. Paul, Miami, San Diego, San Francisco and Seattle, Peters said.




Bloomberg, a Republican, said that although charging fees for vehicles driving south of Manhattan's 86th Street between 6 a.m. and 6 p.m. would only push 5 percent of the commuters out of their cars, the effect would be "like having a quiet Friday in summer." Fees under the plan would be $8 for cars and $21 for trucks.


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