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London charges SUVs $50 to enter; could New York be next?
How's this for a transportation alternatives: the major of London recently announced plans to charge SUVs $50 to enter his fine city. Tiny electric cars, in contrast, pay zero.
The timing couldn't be better for those of us in New York: today a coalition of 125 organizations announced its five-point for traffic reform, including... yes, congestion pricing (point #5). (Points #1-4 are pretty cool too, including my favorite, traffic calming.)
The coalition behind this deserves serious brownie points for coming up with a name that even Frank Luntz could love: the Citywide Coalition for Traffic Relief. (What right-minded person could oppose traffic relief?) Let's hope they have their way with City Hall.
(via the most excellent Streetsblog)
Posted by Carrie McLaren on 11/15/2006 | Permalink
Comments
Wow, I'm guessing that isn't going to go over very well. I wonder if it will force people to rethink the cars they drive.
Posted by: Maddux Sports Blog | Nov 21, 2006 10:26:49 PM
