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Article: Mayor Reconsiders Fees to Drive in NYC
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- April 20, 2007
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NEW YORK - A plan to reduce traffic by charging motorists who drive into the heart of Manhattan may get another look after Mayor Michael Bloomberg reversed himself Friday and endorsed the idea.
Some states and cities are already experimenting with congestion pricing on major highways, where drivers can choose the free lanes or those that carry a fee.
"Using economics to influence public behavior is something this country is built on - it's called capitalism," Bloomberg said. "Tax policy influences you to drill here and mine there, and grow this and live here and do that."
Back in January, the mayor, who also has a home in London, said the congestion pricing system there did not appear ...