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ONE MORE!!!.. Tax for trucks * USA - New York mayor mulls carbon for...
As if the parking, tolls, and idling hasn't already made Manhattan the most expensive city in North America for truckers to deliver to.New York,NY,USA -Today's Trucking (CAN)/Associate Press -23 April 2007: -- New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg's Office of Long-term Planning and Sustainability has unveiled a program to deal with the city's booming population, congestion, and infrastructure capacity reports... Cameras would capture trucks and cars in Manhattan and send owners a 'congestion' bill... The most controversial aspect of the plan includes a carbon tax or "congestion pricing," which would charge motorists and truckers for driving into congested Manhattan below 86th Street on weekdays during prime business hours... Trucks would be charged a hefty $21 a day, while and car drivers would pay $8 between 6 a.m. to 6 p.m...
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