Should U.S. Cities Use Congestion Pricing To Ease Traffic?
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2018-02-08
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John Rennie Short, Should U.S. Cities Use Congestion Pricing To Ease Traffic?, https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/should-us-cities-use-congestion-pricing-to-ease-traffic-180968107/
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New York is the latest city to contemplate congestion pricing as a way to deal with traffic problems. This strategy, which requires motorists to pay fees for driving into city centers during busy periods, is a rarity in urban public policy: a measure that works and is cost-effective.