4/7/08
New York mayor Michael Bloomberg’s proposal for a traffic congestion charge was defeated on April 7, when other New York State political leaders refused to let it come to a vote in the state legislature.
But debate over changes to urban transportation policy, which always includes the wider use of the bicycle for daily transportation, is undiminished. Follow—and contribute—to the vigorous (and often entertaining) conversation.
4/1/07
- Reduce your commute times
- Build more bike paths
- Improve air quality
- Add more money for alternative transport
- And most importantly transition New York to a more environmentally sustainable development plan
Will the charges cause short term pain? Most certainly for those who continue to drive daily. But the point of congestion charging isn't to collect additional tax; the point is to create an economic incentive to change people's behavior. Unfortunately, that's often what it takes to get people to behave differently. Also unfortunately, short term pain is often what it takes to reach a longer term good. The current path of more and more cars, more and more traffic, and ever higher gas prices simply isn't the right path for our future. We need to move towards a path of more efficient and sustainable forms of transport like walking, cycling, buses and subways. That's why we support congestion charging.
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