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...Congestion is a major problem for urban areas worldwide and New York is no exception. Traffic jams cost the city an estimated $13 billion every year in wasted time and fuel, in addition to being a major source of pollution. The proposed congestion tax promises to reduce the number of cars on the road while increasing the average speed of vehicles that remain. Meanwhile, the funds collected from the tax will be used to bolster public transportation, offering more eco- and traffic-friendly alternatives. While critics charge that the tax is regressive, since the proposed eight dollar fee will present...
...Many other cities around the world, such as Singapore, Stockholm, and London have successfully turned to congestion pricing in order to combat their traffic woes. London Mayor Ken Livingstone initially faced heavy resistance when he introduced a congestion tax to his city, but Londoners changed their tune after the program simultaneously reduced traffic delays by 30 percent and provided $360 million in public transportation improvements. There is no reason to believe that New Yorkers won’t warm to Bloomberg’s plan as well once they see the positive results...
...congested road is a common resource; due to the self-interest of drivers it gets overused and society suffers the consequences. By instituting a tax, the government is effectively transforming crowded city streets into private goods. Those who need the roads the most can do so uninhibited by traffic by paying for the privilege. Additionally, cars (especially cars that idle frequently while attempting to negotiate rush-hour gridlock) confer negative externalities due to the pollution they emit. By giving commuters more reason to use alternative methods of transportation, a congestion tax helps bring driving down to a more socially optimal...
...particularly—and perhaps tellingly—inopportune time for Brazilian aviation. Last year, another major Brazilian airline faced tragedy, and revealed problems. After a Gol Airlines Boeing 737 collided with a private plane and plunged fatally into the Mato Grosso rainforest last September, investigators discovered that air traffic controllers were overworked and the system was in distress. Over the past month, epidemic delays, cancellations, and closings drew widespread media scrutiny and public attention...
...husband. She explained that she was afraid that he might be beaten again in prison or receive some other punishment. The authorities were angry with him because of his refusal to acknowledge he was a criminal. Chen was convicted of damaging property and organizing a mob to disturb traffic, charges he denies. The court that sentenced him is controlled by the same Communist Party officials whom he had embarrassed with his revelations about their overzealous enforcement of the one-child policy...