Coalition Aims To Reduce NYC Traffic

Following a new study, business and environmental groups are asking the Bloomberg administration to reduce traffic in Manhattan.

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February 26, 2006, 1:00 PM PST

By Charles Siegel

"In an unusual pairing of business and environmental interests, five neighborhood business groups are asking the Bloomberg administration to do more to relieve congestion on city streets, citing a new study of private car traffic in Manhattan."

"The City Hall letter was accompanied by an advance copy of a study, to be released today, that was commissioned by an advocacy group, Transportation Alternatives. Relying largely on government data, it concludes that private cars far outnumber buses, trucks and commercial vehicles, many people entering Manhattan by car are simply passing through, and 90 percent of commuters in private cars could be using public transportation."

"'This makes it clear that we don't have to accept the old argument that restricting automobile use will hurt the economy,' said Paul Steely White, the executive director of Transportation Alternatives."

FULL STORY: Let Traffic Flow and So Will Commerce, Groups Tell City

Thursday, February 23, 2006 in The New York Times

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