Comments on: New TV Ad Focuses on PlaNYC’s Health Benefits

By: Respect the Past

Respect the Past — Wed, 13 Jun 2007 16:20:45 +0000

First of all, I do support the congestion pricing plan, but I am interested in everyone’s opinion – would it be easier/cheaper to charge for all parking and also charge a toll for all entries into Manhattan? What would everyone anticipate as the difference between these two methods?

I know there are already tolls in place, but as others have pointed out, there are methods for getting around the tolls. Therefore, if they found a way of setting up a toll system, along with forcing people to pay “market rate” for parking, wouldn’t this curb the amount of drivers coming into Manhattan and also allocate the costs related to parking from all Manhattanites (even those without cars) to only Manhattanites with cars and to people coming from out of town?

Comments would be appreciated.

By: pete

pete — Wed, 13 Jun 2007 15:26:05 +0000

The BQE may very well end up worse traffic with congestion pricing. Imagine the trucks avoid crossing Manhattan to use Lincoln/Holland Tunnel now using BQE to go toward Verrazano or GWBridge.

By: Sarah Goodyear

Sarah Goodyear — Wed, 13 Jun 2007 14:00:49 +0000

I grew up at 64th and Second in an apartment that overlooked the slow-moving stream of traffic heading to the Queensboro Bridge.

I had asthma as a child and was hospitalized for it several times.

My son is growing up about half a mile from the BQE. He is five years old. Now he has asthma too.

Until you’ve seen your child struggling to breathe, or struggled to breathe yourself, it’s hard to understand how horrible this disease is.

Let’s do something before the next generation of New Yorkers has to suffer.

By: James

James — Tue, 12 Jun 2007 20:52:32 +0000

If SHELDON SILVER DOESN’T MOVE ON CONGESTION PRICING THEN HE HAS BLOOD ON HIS HANDS!