"I can't ascribe motives to the lack of action in Albany,
but I can definitively say the environment and the future
quality of life in New York took a beating," Bloomberg
said in a statement.
[ ... ]
The congestion pricing plan had called for an $8 toll for cars
and a $21 toll for trucks entering Manhattan's most heavily
traveled business district during workdays. The money was to
go toward transportation improvements.
So my question is this: if there's Trouble in River City, and $X is needed to improve the transportation system, is a congestion pricing tax the only way to pay for it? That is: now that this funding measure failed, is there no future for planned transportation improvements?
If the future quality of life has taken a beating, is there any OTHER way to get it back up on it's feet?
Hmmm.
/jordan