Watching WNBC, I see that Chopper 4 is recording Eliot Spitzer’s slow, traffic-addled drive down Fifth Avenue. It’s 11:20 a.m. and he seems to be caught in traffic near 59th Street.
Congestion pricing, anyone?
Read Second Avenue Saga’s post titled: With Spitzer in Trouble, Congestion Pricing Hangs in the Balance.
When the Eliot Spitzer scandal hit on Monday afternoon, my thoughts turned to congestion pricing. Slowly gaining momentum with New Yorkers but losing the support of key politicians, the congestion pricing plan was going to require a monumental negotiation in Albany. With this scandal, I fear it is all but dead, and with it, we lose a chance to significantly improve both the environment and mass transit in New York City
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