Now There’s An Idea
From the New York Times:
Ken Livingstone, the mayor of London and organizer of the group, bucked public opinion when he imposed a hefty fee (now about $16) to drive on London’s busiest streets. The result was increased productivity for businesses, enhanced public transportation — paid for with fee revenues — and streets that flow so freely, buses sometimes pull over lest they run too far ahead of schedule. The congestion fee proposed by Mayor Michael Bloomberg of New York — $8 for most cars in much of Manhattan — deserves swift approval from state lawmakers.
When is the same rule being passed for driving in Center City? It’s amazing how many idiots try to ram their huge SUVs down tiny one-way streets and then honk and get mad when they can only go like 2mph, idling and wasting more gas every inch of the way. The revenue would help the beleaguered SEPTA immensely.
Posted on May 19th, 2007 under News • 
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