"congestion is a good, not a bad, thing. Congestion is one of the things that defines us a city, an indicator of a healthy economy."
This worse than Gordon Gekko's "greed is good".
Congestion is an indicator of economic inefficiency. many more shoppers and workers can be accommodated on streets where car use is restricted in favor of surface mass transit. Since congestion charging, more people, not fewer, are traveling to central London.
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I laughed at this the way I laughed at the theory of Spontaneous Generation. What kind of crooked line does... [MORE]
katchoo
Mar 10, 2008 22:50
Why not turn the streets of New York into an official parking lot, then, and see how far congestion furthers... [MORE]
Sam
Mar 10, 2008 20:37
First, you base your entire very theme on totally uninformed, and, infact, mistaken opinion: the overwhelming majority of Manhattan commerce... [MORE]
David
Mar 10, 2008 14:05
"congestion is a good, not a bad, thing. Congestion is one of the things that defines us a city, an...
Paul White
Mar 10, 2008 12:21
"Could it be that subways are nothing more than a 19th century innovation whose time has now passed?"
Couldn't we say... [MORE]
Charlie D.
Mar 10, 2008 11:27
will the Brooklyn section from all the Bridges ( Brooklyn Bridge- williamsburg Bridge ) neighborhood's bee the" park and ride... [MORE]
brooklyn and i
Mar 9, 2008 14:45
I drive to work locations, not to work. Often, I do not even drive to the location. I log into... [MORE]
John House
Mar 7, 2008 22:07
While I personally am not certain that the advantages of congestion pricing would outweigh its disadvantages, one thing I am... [MORE]
Not Just A Commuter
Mar 7, 2008 17:40
I have no objection to public-private partnerships such as StyTown & Peter Cooper Villiave and Mitchell Lama. Below market rents... [MORE]
Commuting Problem
Mar 9, 2008 20:27
Let's be real, the congestion pricing scheme is tax, plain and simple, and it would certainly hurt small businesses who... [MORE]