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Article: SO ambitious was New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg's [Derived Headline]
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- New Haven Register
- Article date:
- September 27, 2009
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SO ambitious was New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg's "PlaNYC" for
America's lead city, first unveiled on Earth Day 2007, that it set a
new standard for 21st century planning in U.S. cities. But then came
prolonged wrangling and eventual rejection by the state Legislature
of a salient feature of the plan -- "congestion pricing," under
which tolls would be imposed on private vehicles entering
Manhattan's traffic-clogged business district during working hours.
Outer borough and suburban opposition proved to be extreme.
Out of the limelight, however, two-thirds of PlaNYC's 127
recommended steps are reported to be on time or ahead of schedule.
In the plan's public accounting, released each Earth ...