...; I console myself by thinking that as bad as Dubya is, Gore would have been even more comptent at accomplishing his goals... And you think reducing global warming would not be a Good Thing? (I voted for neither of them, not that it mattered in my state.) No one's forcing you to live in Bush-...

....dot.dot.com> wrote in message news:f4dadj$fha$1@reader2.panix.com... Congestion pricing is a misnomer. This is a vendetta on ... significant traffic problem in NYC. They don't cause congestion; they just demand that Bumblerberg get all ...> > Chris I noticed that the mayor wants only hybrids as taxis, but still NYC ...

....dot.dot.com> wrote in message news:f4dadj$fha$1@reader2.panix.com... Congestion pricing is a misnomer. This is a vendetta on ...significant traffic problem in NYC. They don't cause congestion; they just demand that Bumblerberg get all ...> Chris I noticed that the mayor wants only hybrids as taxis, but still NYC ...

....dot.com> wrote in message news:f4dadj$fha$1@reader2.panix.com... Congestion pricing is a misnomer. This is a vendetta on automobiles. It is a vendetta... problem in NYC. They don't cause congestion; they just demand that Bumblerberg get all ...> > Chris I noticed that the mayor wants only hybrids as taxis, but still ...

... Conklin" <georgeconkl...@earthlink.net> wrote: <vjp2...@at.BioStrategist.dot.dot.com> wrote Congestion pricing is a misnomer. This is a ...was coined by 1969 Democratic New York City mayoral hopeful Mario Procaccino to describe Mayor John ... liberal.' Of course, strictly speaking the current mayor is a genuine conservate limousine rider. No...

...? As long as the bridge is as congested as Canal Street (and it is) and ...>> > Which is why we need a congestion charge. Right- so we can take traffic from..., it's an urban environment, not meant to handle so many cars. Congestion pricing will allow us to return some ...traffic. Are the FDR and West Street congested during rush hours? Chris -- Steven O'Neill...

... I said earlier? As long as the bridge is as congested as Canal Street (and it is) and the Holland ...Street. Which is why we need a congestion charge. Right- so we can take traffic from one spot .... And worse, it's an urban environment, not meant to handle so many cars. Congestion pricing will allow us to return some balance to Canal Street. The other point which ...

... *+-> *+->I would have no problem if they gave them a break on congestion pricing. *+-How does driving a hybrid reduce congestion? Correct, but.. It reduces the polution from congestion. There are non-environmental reasons for congestion charging. Clearing congestion can help the local economy, given that hundreds...

... *+->I would have no problem if they gave them a break on congestion pricing. *+-How does driving a hybrid reduce congestion? Correct, but.. It reduces the polution from congestion. There are non-environmental reasons for congestion charging. Clearing congestion can help the local economy, given that hundreds...

... wrote: Hybrids could be ideal for the stop-and-go traffic of Manhattan. I would have no problem if they gave them a break on congestion pricing. Since hybrids cost about ten grand more than a regular car, you could give a two-grand-a-year tax credit for five years to encourage ...