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Want a Faster, More Reliable Commute?
Target: New York Traffic CommissionSponsored by: Campaign for New York's Future
Think your commute is bad now? Add a million more people to the equation and we might have a transportation meltdown! We need a plan that will keep New York City moving, make public transportation faster and more reliable, cut traffic and reduce air pollution and global warming emissions. And now we have that plan: a modified congestion pricing program.
Tell your state legislators to pass congestion pricing and reduce traffic, cut commute times, and fund public transportation across all neighborhoods.
Tell your state legislators to pass congestion pricing and reduce traffic, cut commute times, and fund public transportation across all neighborhoods.
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# 250:
9:49 am PST, Jan 17,
Linda Chapman, New York
# 249:
9:47 am PST, Jan 17,
Ed Bender, New York
# 248:
9:45 am PST, Jan 17,
Name not displayed, New York
It is way past time for legislation reducing congestion and emissions. Make NYC a safer city for the families and children who live here.
It is way past time for legislation reducing congestion and emissions. Make NYC a safer city for the families and children who live here.
# 247:
9:42 am PST, Jan 17,
James Navarre, New York
Some plan for modifying the traffic load in Manhattan is required. A congestion pricing scheme is a plausible practical fix. It should cut down on the rude and reckless daytripping drivers as it aids small business' that may initially fight it with some kind of tax abatement.
Some plan for modifying the traffic load in Manhattan is required. A congestion pricing scheme is a plausible practical fix. It should cut down on the rude and reckless daytripping drivers as it aids small business' that may initially fight it with some kind of tax abatement.
# 246:
9:40 am PST, Jan 17,
Mary Baker, New York
# 245:
9:37 am PST, Jan 17,
Elizabeth Barton, New York
I support congestion pricing because there is ridiculous amounts of traffic in NYC which contributes to the excessive noise level as well as health problems such as asthma. The environment is a huge concern of mine and by supporting congestion pricing we will help reduce all the emissions being released into our city. Follow what London has done. Europeans tend to have a much better way of life and smarter way of doing most things.
I support congestion pricing because there is ridiculous amounts of traffic in NYC which contributes to the excessive noise level as well as health problems such as asthma. The environment is a huge concern of mine and by supporting congestion pricing we will help reduce all the emissions being released into our city. Follow what London has done. Europeans tend to have a much better way of life and smarter way of doing most things.
# 244:
9:34 am PST, Jan 17,
Name not displayed, New York
The traffic on Long Island is unbearable
The traffic on Long Island is unbearable
# 243:
9:32 am PST, Jan 17,
Rachel Leibowicz, New York
We need less cars and better public transportation to sustain NYC viability
We need less cars and better public transportation to sustain NYC viability
# 242:
9:26 am PST, Jan 17,
Elizabeth Agostinho, New York
# 241:
9:25 am PST, Jan 17,
Jeff Nash, New York
# 240:
9:25 am PST, Jan 17,
Jake Thompson, New York
# 239:
9:24 am PST, Jan 17,
Cullen Howe, New York
Congestion pricing is smart not just from an environmental perspective, but an economic one as well. Each year billions of dollars in revenue is wasted by people getting stuck in traffic, even if they take public transportation.
Congestion pricing is smart not just from an environmental perspective, but an economic one as well. Each year billions of dollars in revenue is wasted by people getting stuck in traffic, even if they take public transportation.
# 238:
9:17 am PST, Jan 17,
Darryl Warner, New York
there is too much auto traffic in manhattan; you simply cannot move around.
there is too much auto traffic in manhattan; you simply cannot move around.
# 237:
9:10 am PST, Jan 17,
Valerio Moglie, New York
# 236:
9:08 am PST, Jan 17,
Erica Velis Brodman, New York
I support congestion pricing -especially for exhaust spewing delivery trucks - but agree with others that SMALL businesses and people who carpool should not be subjected to penalties. Perhaps people and companies who take environmentally friendly measures to reduce emissions by carpooling, purchasing and driving hybrid vehicles, etc. could be given some kind of tax break or other reward to encourage more responsible behavior and create incentive to go green.
I support congestion pricing -especially for exhaust spewing delivery trucks - but agree with others that SMALL businesses and people who carpool should not be subjected to penalties. Perhaps people and companies who take environmentally friendly measures to reduce emissions by carpooling, purchasing and driving hybrid vehicles, etc. could be given some kind of tax break or other reward to encourage more responsible behavior and create incentive to go green.
# 235:
9:08 am PST, Jan 17,
Name not displayed, New York
# 234:
9:08 am PST, Jan 17,
Name not displayed, New York
If a plan is put in effect it must be applied to all cars coming into the city not just the boroughs. Let's also get the horses off the streets and put a stable in Central Park.
If a plan is put in effect it must be applied to all cars coming into the city not just the boroughs. Let's also get the horses off the streets and put a stable in Central Park.
# 233:
9:07 am PST, Jan 17,
John Dornheim, New York
# 232:
9:07 am PST, Jan 17,
Amy Pickering, New York
# 231:
9:06 am PST, Jan 17,
Martin Kantor, New York
I do NOT support congestion pricing. I live on the east side of Westchester. There is no easy way to get to the west side of Manhattan except by car. Also, the proposed plan would tax me $8 to go three blocks to the Metropolitan museum in addition to the already high parking fees. I would temper my association with the various museums in the city. Peripheral parking lots with buses fanning out into the city would be a better idea.
I do NOT support congestion pricing. I live on the east side of Westchester. There is no easy way to get to the west side of Manhattan except by car. Also, the proposed plan would tax me $8 to go three blocks to the Metropolitan museum in addition to the already high parking fees. I would temper my association with the various museums in the city. Peripheral parking lots with buses fanning out into the city would be a better idea.
# 230:
9:02 am PST, Jan 17,
Nathaniel Chan, New York
# 229:
9:02 am PST, Jan 17,
Christopher Chan, New York
# 228:
8:59 am PST, Jan 17,
Adam V Paul, Romania
# 227:
8:57 am PST, Jan 17,
Susan Carroll, New York
# 226:
8:56 am PST, Jan 17,
Dylan Halom, New York
As a New Yorker, I find it very frustrating to deal with all this traffic! It's time to do something about it.
As a New Yorker, I find it very frustrating to deal with all this traffic! It's time to do something about it.
# 225:
8:51 am PST, Jan 17,
Richard K. Tidd, New York
# 224:
8:49 am PST, Jan 17,
Michele Temple, New York
Congestion pricing has worked in London and should definitely be instituted in NYC along with improved mass transit. Something must happen and congestion pricing is a proven starting place.
Congestion pricing has worked in London and should definitely be instituted in NYC along with improved mass transit. Something must happen and congestion pricing is a proven starting place.
# 223:
8:47 am PST, Jan 17,
Sam Abrams, New York
I was living in London congestion pricing came in and EVERYBODY LOVES IT, including car commuters, who found it a bargain for the time saved....
I was living in London congestion pricing came in and EVERYBODY LOVES IT, including car commuters, who found it a bargain for the time saved....
# 222:
8:46 am PST, Jan 17,
Robert Montufar, New York
# 221:
8:46 am PST, Jan 17,
GERIE GORE, New York
# 220:
8:45 am PST, Jan 17,
Roxanne Warren, New York
There is simply no room in Manhattan to accommodate all of those who might wish to drive. An automobile takes up 25 times as much space as a pedestrian, and this is before the dangers to pedestrians that are associated with its power and speed are considered.
There is simply no room in Manhattan to accommodate all of those who might wish to drive. An automobile takes up 25 times as much space as a pedestrian, and this is before the dangers to pedestrians that are associated with its power and speed are considered.
# 219:
8:45 am PST, Jan 17,
Sebastian Pernice, New York
# 218:
8:44 am PST, Jan 17,
Lawrence Simms, New York
# 217:
8:38 am PST, Jan 17,
Meghan Lefferts, New York
# 216:
8:37 am PST, Jan 17,
Rita Persichetty, New York
# 215:
8:35 am PST, Jan 17,
Name not displayed, New York
# 214:
8:34 am PST, Jan 17,
Elizabeth K. Guthrie, New York
# 213:
8:34 am PST, Jan 17,
Debi Durkin, New York
# 212:
8:32 am PST, Jan 17,
Kylie Cobb, New York
# 211:
8:31 am PST, Jan 17,
Cecil Scott, New York
New York was not built to handle the huge number of cars, many of them extremely large. With its spacious sidewalks and narrow streets, it is best as a pedestrian/public transportation city. Moreover, the ever-increasing emissions are showing their effects on our health. Congestion pricing presents many questions, however: how would it address the trucks needed to deliver to the businesses that keep NY alive? the cost of improving mass transit would probably require fare increases -- how would the poor be affected? how about sick people who need to come to NY for medical treatment? how can we make NY safer for bikers and scooter-riders? how many taxis and limos are really necessary if we have a GOOD transit system? how do you discourage car-owners who live within the congestion-pricing area from driving, while not penalizing them when they have to move their cars to comply with alternate side parking rules? There's got to be a way to do it that addresses those concerns and still cuts the congestion and makes our transit system run like a town in Switzerland (or have I just over-reached into Neverland?).
New York was not built to handle the huge number of cars, many of them extremely large. With its spacious sidewalks and narrow streets, it is best as a pedestrian/public transportation city. Moreover, the ever-increasing emissions are showing their effects on our health. Congestion pricing presents many questions, however: how would it address the trucks needed to deliver to the businesses that keep NY alive? the cost of improving mass transit would probably require fare increases -- how would the poor be affected? how about sick people who need to come to NY for medical treatment? how can we make NY safer for bikers and scooter-riders? how many taxis and limos are really necessary if we have a GOOD transit system? how do you discourage car-owners who live within the congestion-pricing area from driving, while not penalizing them when they have to move their cars to comply with alternate side parking rules? There's got to be a way to do it that addresses those concerns and still cuts the congestion and makes our transit system run like a town in Switzerland (or have I just over-reached into Neverland?).
# 210:
8:29 am PST, Jan 17,
Ethel Tobach, New York
I have written severl times to different agencies that I think the solution to the traffic problem in New York City could be approached in the way that it was approached during World War II: cars would be able to drive on Monday, Wednesday or Friday with at least two people in the car; others would be able to drive on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, with at least two people in the car. Commercial trucks etc. would be required to make deliveries on certain days on certain streets. Charging people to come into the city is counterproductive. Ethel Tobach
I have written severl times to different agencies that I think the solution to the traffic problem in New York City could be approached in the way that it was approached during World War II: cars would be able to drive on Monday, Wednesday or Friday with at least two people in the car; others would be able to drive on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, with at least two people in the car. Commercial trucks etc. would be required to make deliveries on certain days on certain streets. Charging people to come into the city is counterproductive. Ethel Tobach
# 209:
8:28 am PST, Jan 17,
Name not displayed, New York
# 208:
8:26 am PST, Jan 17,
Nancy Donahue, New York
More needs to be done to increase and improve mass transit.
More needs to be done to increase and improve mass transit.
# 207:
8:25 am PST, Jan 17,
Diane Burke, New York
# 206:
8:24 am PST, Jan 17,
Carol Jackson, New York
I wholeheartedly support making vast improvements in public transportation as the primary relief of our burdensome traffic problems.
I wholeheartedly support making vast improvements in public transportation as the primary relief of our burdensome traffic problems.
# 205:
8:23 am PST, Jan 17,
Name not displayed, New York
# 204:
8:23 am PST, Jan 17,
Peter Cox, New York
# 203:
8:22 am PST, Jan 17,
V Laino, New York
# 202:
8:20 am PST, Jan 17,
Name not displayed, New York
Prices have become exorbidant, we need a better plan..How about carpooling or a tariff imposed on single passengers at rush hour? The BIG MONSTER SUV's are a hazard and ridiculous. How much do you need to carry around people??????We look ridiculous to Europeans that have been dealing with steep gas prices for years. Get over it.
Prices have become exorbidant, we need a better plan..How about carpooling or a tariff imposed on single passengers at rush hour? The BIG MONSTER SUV's are a hazard and ridiculous. How much do you need to carry around people??????We look ridiculous to Europeans that have been dealing with steep gas prices for years. Get over it.
# 201:
8:20 am PST, Jan 17,
Carly Ritter, New York