From FoxNews…
NEW YORK — Mayor Michael Bloomberg was promised $354 million in federal funds Tuesday to help launch his ambitious plan to reduce traffic and pollution by charging extra tolls for driving into the busiest parts of Manhattan.
The catch: He gets the money only if he can persuade the state Legislature to back the effort, called congestion pricing. New York’s 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…
What the heck?! Can you imagine being charged not only for gas in your car, but then to pay $8 a day to go to work?!
What a bunch of crap.