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Article: Weiner, Fidler, AAA Alternatives to Congestion Pricing Fail Reality Test, Transportation Expert Analysis Shows

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December 5, 2007
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Contact: Michael Replogle, +1-301-529-0351, mreplogle@environmentaldefense.org or Neil Giacobbi, +1-202-572- 3331, neilgiacobbi@gmail.com, both of Environmental Defense

Unlike Congestion Pricing, Alternatives Encourage Driving, Attracting More Traffic

NEW YORK, Dec. 5 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Alternative traffic relief proposals to PlaNYC congestion pricing by Brooklyn Congressman Anthony Weiner, Brooklyn Councilman Lew Fidler and The Keep NYC Congestion Tax Free Plan fail the reality test for timeliness, ability to cut traffic and ability to fund mass transit.

Thats the conclusion of a detailed, side-by-side analysis comparing the three alternative plans to ...

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