Portajar a entrada em Manhatan
O exemplo de Londres já atravessou o Atlântico.
Tal como Ken Livingstone, agora temos Michael Bloomberg a introduzir taxas para entrar com o carro no coração de Manhatan:
Paying To Drive In New York City?
Mayor Bloomberg Endorses Plan To Charge Motorists Who Drive Into Heart Of Manhattan
NEW YORK, April 21, 2007
The traffic fee idea is unpopular with average New York voters, who said in a poll earlier this year that traffic was a problem but that they did not want to pay more fees. (AP)“Using economics to influence public behavior is something this country is built on — it’s called capitalism.”
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg(AP) A plan to reduce traffic by charging motorists who drive into the heart of Manhattan may get another look after Mayor Michael Bloomberg reversed himself Friday and endorsed the idea.
Some states and cities are already experimenting with congestion pricing on major highways, where drivers can choose the free lanes or those that carry a fee.
“Using economics to influence public behavior is something this country is built on — it’s called capitalism,” Bloomberg said. “Tax policy influences you to drill here and mine there, and grow this and live here and do that.”
Back in January, the mayor, who also has a home in London, said the congestion pricing system there did not appear to be working as well as expected.

