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Article: 'CONGESTION PRICING' THE ISSUE: NEW YORK CITY MAY CHARGE FOR ADMISSION. OUR VIEW: WHY MUST OUR TAXES BE USED TO SET IT UP?
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- Evansville Courier & Press (2007-Current)
- Article date:
- August 15, 2007
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The federal government says it will give New York City $354
million to implement a system of traffic control called congestion
pricing.
During weekdays between 6 a.m. and 6 p.m., cars will be charged $8
and trucks $10 to enter Manhattan below 86th Street, the area that
contains most of the places there people want to go.
For vehicles already in the congestion zone, the tariff will be $4
a day for cars and $5.50 for trucks.
Critics say that congestion pricing will hurt businesses and jobs,
but a leading New York business group says excess traffic and the
accompanying long delays already cost the regional economy more than
$13 billion and 50,000 jobs a year.
The U.S. Department of ...