From: mrbrklyn@panix.com   
      
   John Levine  wrote:   
   > According to Steven M. O'Neill :   
   >>More buses sounds good to me. They can carry more people using   
   >>less space than cars. Isn't that good for everyone?   
   >    
   > It's a problem for people who imagine they have an inalienable right   
   > to drive into midtown and park for free.* Other than that, seems pretty   
   > good.   
   >    
   > London and Singapore have had congestion charges for a long time and   
   > it works great, cuts down the traffic somewhat and supports the public   
   > transport.  What do they know that we don't?   
   >    
   > * - Note that it is possible to drive from New Jersey to Manhattan   
   > and pay no tolls by taking a minor detour to the Dunn Memorial Bridge   
   > in Albany and then US 9 back to NYC.   
      
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   The real reason London leaders are planning a vastly expanded tax   
   structure on all vehicles may be far more cynical than saving the   
   planet: The city desperately needs more revenue. Despite all the fees   
   and fines it has collected since congestion pricing went into effect,   
   the city’s public transit and roadway agency, Transport for London   
   (TfL), is going broke.   
      
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   The problem is psycological not economics.  The more you feed it, the   
   more it eats.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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