Posted on 04/22/2007 4:05:58 PM PDT by blam
Mayor Proposes a Fee for Driving Into Manhattan
Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg laid out a series of Earth Day proposals on Sunday at the American Museum of Natural History.
By MARIA NEWMAN
Published: April 22, 2007
Saying that he would not spend his final term in office “pretending that all is fine,” Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg made a series of Earth Day proposals this afternoon to improve the environment of New York City, including charging a new congestion fee to drivers who come into parts of Manhattan during peak hours during weekdays.
The $8 congestion fee was one of 127 initiatives included in a sweeping plan by the mayor to help the city of currently 8.2 million people cope with an expected surge in population that he said is sure to put a strain on its transportation, housing and energy systems.
“Let’s face up to the fact that our population growth is putting our city on a collision course with the environment, which itself is growing more unstable and uncertain,” the mayor said.
A key objective is to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 30 percent by 2030, by which time the population is projected to grow by at least a million people, he said.
The proposal that is sure to attract the most attention, and possibly objections, is one to impose the $8 fee on car drivers, and $21 for truck operators, to drive in Manhattan south of 86th Street.
The mayor said congestion on the city’s streets is the source of many of the city’s health, environmental and economic problems.
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Next he’ll put monitors on his residents’ chests to tax every breath they take. Jerk.
Our beloved liberal governor has now announced that he plans to get gay marriage legalized in New York. I hope folks are happy with their choice!
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No, you just revel in the cultural riches of the OC.
Minimum ticket $110. Tow fee $110. Processing fee $70. Daily storage fee $10/day for day 1-2, $15/day after. Plus cab fare to get to the pound (after you figure out which one) say $30.
Your friend would pay at least $420 to free his car after for a twelve day trip....except that it wouldn't be there because after ten days unclaimed cars go to the city for auction.
Makes a good bar room tale though.
That wasn’t a knock on the city, other than that Manhattan strikes me for the most part as a particularly inhospitable place to travel by car.
Gotcha - we cool.
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