Members of the Queens Chamber of Commerce are protesting Mayor Bloomberg's congestion pricing plan. Claiming that the plan is not about reducing traffic but about increasing revenue by charging 8 dollars to enter Manhattan. Joined by many other citizens they protested under the Queensboro Bridge.
To read the whole store click here to read it from the Queens Ledger.
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Congestion Pricing in New York
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The Queens Gazette reported on a recent meeting for the Community Board 2 meeting in Queens, NY where two different citizen expressed their viewpoints on Mayor Bloomberg's congestion pricing plan.
The plan would reduce vehicle miles traveled by 6.1 percent and an estimated 38.6 percent reduction in the most congested areas.
61% of the citizens at this meeting approve of this plan and 36% would approve the plan even if the money does not go towards improving mass transit.
Other residents at the meeting expressed different opinions about congestion pricing calling it a regressive tax using the London model where the prices have increased by 150% since the programs founding. They also claim that the majority of the congestion comes from taxis and limos therefore they suggest an alternative method to relieve congestion by specifically targeting those vehicles.
The Queens Gazette reported on a recent meeting for the Community Board 2 meeting in Queens, NY where two different citizen expressed their viewpoints on Mayor Bloomberg's congestion pricing plan.
The plan would reduce vehicle miles traveled by 6.1 percent and an estimated 38.6 percent reduction in the most congested areas.
61% of the citizens at this meeting approve of this plan and 36% would approve the plan even if the money does not go towards improving mass transit.
Other residents at the meeting expressed different opinions about congestion pricing calling it a regressive tax using the London model where the prices have increased by 150% since the programs founding. They also claim that the majority of the congestion comes from taxis and limos therefore they suggest an alternative method to relieve congestion by specifically targeting those vehicles.
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