The mayor of New York, Michael Bloomberg, has announced congestion charging on a similar scale to that of London.

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The charge is one of 127 initiatives announced yesterday as part of a plan announced at the end of 2006 to reduce CO2 emissions by 30% by 2030.  The plan also calls for improvements to road infrastructure.


 


Vehicle manufacturers are broadly in support of measures that encourage more sensible use of vehicles to reduce CO2 emissions. This is part of a so-called ‘integrated approach’ that sees all stakeholders taking responsibility for global warming, from drivers to fuel suppliers to infrastructure providers.


 


“In analysing congestion pricing, we studied commuting patterns across the city, and we arrived at an astounding finding.  Of the New Yorkers who work in Manhattan but live outside it, only five percent commute by car,” said Mayor Bloomberg.


 


Initially New York will pilot congestion charging in the central business district, where they will pay a US$8 daily fee. Trucks would pay US$21. Vehicles that drive across the zone will pay half the fee.