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By: Little Blue PD

Little Blue PD — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 06:31:37 +0000

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We all have to wonder what Bloomberg is really thinking of with this congestion pricing tax scheme. Maybe he mostly just wants a new tax. Just wrap it up in ‘concern for the environment’, and people can just demonize those who oppose it.

If he cares so much about traffic jams, congestion and air pollution, why does he let Park Avenue be blocked off? Why doesn’t he do anything about that?

Pershing Square Restaurant blocks Park Avenue going South at 42nd St. for about 12 hours a day/5 months of the year! This Causes Massive Congestion & Air Pollution!

But apparently it does not bother NYC’s Nanny-in-Chief Mike “Congestion Pricing Tax” Bloomberg? Check out the map!

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Check it out!

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By: NIKKI

NIKKI — Thu, 21 Jun 2007 17:46:11 +0000

I think this congestion fare for drivers is an excellent idea. I also was upset that people were against the noise tax that he was proposing a few back. NYC is getting crowded, dirtier, and noisier than I remember as a child. ugh.

By: Patrick

Patrick — Thu, 21 Jun 2007 03:04:34 +0000

I’m very sceptical about the money they collect going back into the public transportation system. I’m not sure why they can’t use that 2.4 billion surplus for something.

I need to drive a car into the city sometimes because of work. I carry lots of camera equipment. This “fee” will eat into my profit.

If they use this camera/easypass hybrid system then I’ll just put a shield on my license plate when I’m going through the system and take it off a few blocks later.

Sounds like they don’t have things figured out and therefore shouldn’t do this Congestion Fare.

By: The SUBWAYblogger

The SUBWAYblogger — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 14:26:36 +0000

Patrick -

Few things…one, charging $8 bucks a car is going to generate billions of dollars in revenue which I **think** they were planning to reinvest in public transportation including an express bus lane system, the subway itself, and the second avenue line. I dont believe it is planning to be spent on roads really.

As for New Yorkers, the recent study that Bloomberg did showed that *MOST* New Yorkers don’t drive their cars around the city itself that much. They mostly use them for out of town travel. So it shouldn’t impact us too much because we already rely mostly on public transit.

As for toll booths, the plan is to have a camera/Easypass hybrid system. Basically, as you run around the city, your license plate will get photographed. Then, you will receive a bill in the mail for your toll. So there won’t be booths. Drivers with Easy Pass can simply link it to their current accounts. Also, let’s say you pay a $5 toll to cross a bridge into the city, you will then only have to pay $3 more dollars in Manhattan (for a grand total of $8), so you won’t be hit double.

By: David

David — Tue, 19 Jun 2007 16:09:16 +0000

The idea of a 50 cent fare has to be the dumbest idea ever! While I’m all for decreasing the fare or keeping it as is, this is not the way to go about it.

The Lexington Avenue corridor would get destroyed if such an idea ever came to pass. The corridor is easily the busiest in the system. Many times it is busting at the seams & this would just blow it open.

I don’t know how I missed hearing about this. Thanks for posting it.

By: Patrick

Patrick — Tue, 19 Jun 2007 01:59:44 +0000

I have a few questions with congestion pricing.
Does anyone think that the money collected from these “tolls” will be able to improve anything at all? What are they going to do? Build new roads? How is bad traffic an issue of not enough money. Don’t we havea 2.4 billion dollar surplus?

The fact is there will still be 8.5 million people living in NYC. Charging them money to drive won’t make they go away. People don’t like sitting in traffic, if they are driving it’s because they probably have to.

If you put toll booths on every avenue at 86th Street won’t that cause a bigger traffic jam of people on line to pay tolls?