Word: fees
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...naturally, the city is attempting to take the next step towards disincentivizing driving by imposing a fee on motorists who enter lower Manhattan on weekdays. The planned congestion tax, a brainchild of New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, has been proceeding slowly through the Albany mire that is the New York State Legislature—now, as a result of a recent political deal, its chances of approval are looking good...
McLoughlin and UC President Ryan A. Petersen ’08 did not offer strong sentiments as to whether they believed fewer students would opt-out of the fee as a result of the new policy. McLoughlin reported that 205 people had elected to forgo the fee as of Wednesday...
...total of 1491 students—22 percent of the student body—opted out of the UC fee for the 2006-07 school year, according to a November memo circulated by McLoughlin. The number was down from 27 percent the year before. Incidentally, the same year, the fee was increased from...
...certain whether the opt-out rate appeared to be lower than at this time last year, he said that—regardless of the final monetary figure—the new policy would offer previously nonexistent feedback regarding the mindsets of those who chose to avoid the fee...
McLoughlin drew on a survey of around 15 peer institutions to help formulate the changes to the student activities fee policy. The survey revealed that Harvard had the lowest fee and was one of only two schools with an optional student activities charge...