|
|
Article: Poll: New Yorkers Like Congestion Pricing If It Pays For Mass Transit.
- Article from:
- The New York Observer (New York, NY)
- Article date:
- January 10, 2008
CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 2008 The New York Observer. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
|
Ninety-one percent of New Yorkers believe that traffic congestion is a problem, according to a Quinnipiac poll released this morning.
They also oppose congestion pricing 58 percent to 37 percent.
But if that money would be used to improve mass transit, the numbers invert, to 60 percent supporting and 37 percent opposing.
Not surprisingly, Manhattan residents are the most supportive of congestion pricing. But everyone, "even" Manhattanites, oppose tolls on the East River Bridges.
Full poll results after the jump.
Here's the release: