NY City Council passes congestion toll plan

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Source: Reuters

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The New York City Council on Monday voted to impose a traffic congestion toll of $8 on cars entering a large section of Manhattan as part of a plan to cut emissions and raise millions of dollars for mass transit.

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Critics said it would unfairly penalize New Yorkers living in less wealthy boroughs of New York City who travel to Manhattan for business.

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The plan would charge $8 for cars and $21 for trucks entering a large section of Manhattan on weekdays between 6 a.m. and 6 p.m.

The state legislature in Albany must approve the plan by April 7 in order for the state to be eligible for a $354 million federal grant.

Reuters

Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idUSN3129119720080401

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A Federal grant to reduce congestion? The current administration's Transportation appointee want to figuratively place a toll booth on every corner to reduce congestion. NY is the first installment in that plan.

[Trillo]

1. Hopefully these fees,

which are certainly regressive taxes of sorts, are deductible.

[Doctor Cynic]

2. If only NYC had a cheap, efficient, and affordable mass transit system of some sort.

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