Majority of New Yorkers Oppose Pricing Plan
By Staff Reporter of the Sun | August 31, 2007
Opposition to Mayor Bloomberg's congestion pricing proposal is growing, even as the city has qualified for $354 million of federal funds to implement a pay-to-drive system in Manhattan, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released yesterday. New York voters consider traffic congestion a serious problem, but 57% of voters oppose congestion pricing — up from 52% opposing the road fee last month. Manhattan voters still support the proposal, which would charge cars $8 to enter Manhattan south of 86th Street, by a margin of 54% to 36%. The bulk of the federal dollars that would fund transportation improvements in New York City are contingent upon implementing some sort of pricing plan.
