Read more congestion pricing stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/1364/congestion-pricing.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 4:42:30 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/46605/frisco-debates-downtown-traffic-fee.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA plan to charge motorists for driving downtown in peak hours could be a step too far even for famously green San Francisco, the Los Angeles Times reports. City officials say the plan, which would be the first of its kind in the nation if it passes, would reduce traffic...http://www.newser.com/story/46605/frisco-debates-downtown-traffic-fee.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 30 Dec 2008 4:27:59 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/23742/assembly-sinks-nyc-congestion-pricing-measure.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagNew York state legislators today killed a plan that would have brought congestion pricing—higher fees at peak traffic hours—to parts of Manhattan, a major defeat for Mike Bloomberg, the Times reports. The mayor and a coalition of environmental groups backed the idea, but legislators from the city's outer...http://www.newser.com/story/23742/assembly-sinks-nyc-congestion-pricing-measure.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 07 Apr 2008 17:23:31 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/23078/nyc-approves-congestion-toll.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagNew York City has moved a step closer to charging drivers $8 to enter midtown Manhattan. The City Council voted 30-20 in favor of the proposal, known as "congestion pricing," that has already been established in cities like London to reduce traffic. The next hurdle is approval from the state...http://www.newser.com/story/23078/nyc-approves-congestion-toll.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 01 Apr 2008 4:54:53 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/1579/bloomberg-aims-to-take-nyc-green.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMichael Bloomberg chose Earth Day to launch an ambitious, expensive and politically uncertain campaign to make New York City “the first environmentally sustainable 21st-century city.” The most provocative proposal: charging drivers $8 a day for entering Manhattan below 86th Street.http://www.newser.com/story/1579/bloomberg-aims-to-take-nyc-green.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 23 Apr 2007 6:32:16 CDT