New Analysis Shows Majority of Traffic Mitigation Commission Hearing Witnesses Suggested Improvements to Make Congestion Pricing Work
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#Persons | %Persons | Position |
39 | 26% | Support congestion pricing as proposed by Mayor Bloomberg in April 2007 PlaNYC proposal |
46 | 31% | Support the concept of pricing, have concerns and recommend changes/additions to Mayor Bloomberg’s proposal |
13 | 9% | Express serious concerns with the current proposal and offer suggestions for improvement |
39 | 26% | Oppose congestion pricing, suggest other strategies for alleviating traffic |
12 | 8% | Do not address congestion pricing |
149 | | |
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