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CONGESTION PRICING * USA - NYC could get $354-million toll plan
The federal government has agreed to pay $354 million to New York City to help it launch an ambitious plan to reduce traffic by charging tolls for driving into the busiest parts of ManhattanWashington,DC,USA -The Trucker –14 Aug 2007: -- ... New York's effort, called congestion pricing, would be the first such toll program in the U.S., although similar programs already exist in London and Singapore... Bloomberg's plan would charge cars $8 and trucks $21 to enter Manhattan south of 86th Street on weekdays between 6 a.m. and 6 p.m... The U.S. Department of Transportation planned to announce other cities receiving funds later Tuesday. They had been considering which five out of nine cities would receive a major infusion of cash for local traffic reduction plans... (Photo: graphics8.nytimes.com - NY's Panorama sunrise)
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