Congestion Charging For Manhattan Considered

Leaders of city business districts consider several ideas for reducing city traffic.

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November 29, 2005, 8:00 AM PST

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

"Ideas for reducing car traffic - including the politically volatile notion of charging drivers for entering the busiest Manhattan streets - gained momentum yesterday during a meeting of leaders of the city's business improvement districts.

Jan Gehl, a Danish architect whose fervent advocacy of bicycle lanes, pedestrian walkways and restrictions on car use have made him renowned among urban planners, addressed leaders of the districts, and several city officials, on the need to reduce the automobile's dominance of public spaces."

FULL STORY: Business Groups Hear Plea: Do Something to Cut Traffic

Friday, November 18, 2005 in The New York Times

Community / Economic Development Transportation New York

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