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Article: Congestion Pricing Critic Praises Bloomberg.
- Article from:
- The New York Observer (New York, NY)
- Article date:
- April 22, 2008
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Today is Earth Day! It's also the one-year anniversary of Michael Bloomberg's formal announcement of a plan for congestion pricing.
To honor the occasion, a congestion pricing critic, Assemblyman Mark Weprin, is distributing a letter that commends Bloomberg for putting the issue on the table:
"So while I opposed the congestion pricing plan, I applaud the Mayor for appropriately placing traffic congestion and its environmental impacts at the forefront of public discourse. Indeed, every mayoral candidate running next year will now have to present a serious plan for traffic mitigation in New York City.
Here's the full letter:
GIVE THE MAYOR SOME CREDIT
I am ...