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["Lynn Wigglesworth" <lynnw1366 AT hotmail.com>]

I'm a good 4 hours from NYC; I haven't been there in 25 years. The bridges 
in the story are interboro...go from Queens or Brooklyn into the city. You 
can't get from PA to NYC without going through NJ, and all the 
bridges/tunnels from NJ to NYC  are already toll. A heafty toll, too...like 
$8, but it's only paid going one way. Many commuters take the train.

Lynn Wigglesworth
Tioga Co. PA


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "bob ford" <bobford79 AT yahoo.com>
To: <homestead AT lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Saturday, November 08, 2008 6:39 PM
Subject: [Homestead] NYC tolls - Lynn,how would this affect someone who 
lives close to the city?


> NYC tolls on all bridges - Lynn, how would this affect someone who lives 
> close to the city?  Do you go to NYC very often?  I would think that 
> someone who lives as close as PA would, but, maybe not.........bobford
>
>
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Nov 8, 2008 3:24 pm US/Eastern
> Sources: MTA To Toll All East River Bridges
> Cash-Strapped MTA About To Drop Hammer On Everyone
> Congestion Pricing May Also Be Back On The Table
> Reporting
> Marcia Kramer NEW YORK (CBS) ― Believe it or not, there is even grimmer 
> budget news.
>
> The Metropolitan Transportation Authority is swimming in a sea of red ink 
> and sources tell CBS 2 HD drivers in the city might not like the bailout 
> plan.
>
> Nearly half a million cars go back and forth over the Brooklyn, Manhattan, 
> Williamsburg and 59th Street bridges every day for free. Some people think 
> that's not right.
>
> "We already have tolls at the Battery Tunnel, Midtown Tunnel, the 
> Triborough Bridge let's put pricing on all of the crossings in between," 
> said Sam Schwartz, one of the leading transportation engineers in the 
> country.
>
> Guess what? State and city officials now seem to agree. Sources tell CBS 2 
> HD that putting tolls on some or all of the East River bridges is part of 
> the bailout plan being considered for the MTA.
>
> "People coming into the city should be paying for some of the service they 
> get," Schwartz said.
>
> Tolling all four bridges may be a heavy lift for Mayor Michael Bloomberg 
> right now, which is why it's possible tolls could be put on just two.
>
> Another option is to have tolls only during morning and evening rush 
> hours.
>
> Sources say putting tolls on all four spans could raise almost $1 billion 
> for mass transit.
>
> "That's crazy," said Alex Shaw of the Bronx. "We're taxed enough. They've 
> got to get the money from someplace else. Stop putting it on the 
> motorists."
>
> Added James Yglesias of Brooklyn Heights: "You can't punish us for 
> driving."
>
> "For me, it's not good," said Jorge Morena.
>
> Surprisingly, not everyone is against the new tolls.
>
> "People that don't live in the city should pay a little bit extra," said 
> Debrah Levy of Greenwich Village. "People that are in the city need the 
> break on the subways."
>
> "I don't like it at all. I think that's ridiculous, but I mean, hey, if 
> it's going to better our city in any way," said Torey Guite of Flatbush.
>
> "I wouldn't be in favor of it, but if this is something we have to do to 
> stimulate the economy then I'm all for it," added Angela Grant.
>
> But it may not stop with the East River tolls. A top transit source told 
> CBS 2 HD the mayor's full congestion pricing plan is also back on the 
> table.
>
> On Monday, the MTA will reveal just how much in the red it really is.
>
> Even with the East River tolls, a fare hike on bus, subway and commuter 
> rails is expected.
>
> A poll roll tax on employers is also being considered.
>
>
> http://wcbstv.com/politics/michael.bloomberg.east.2.859306.html
>
>
>
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