Manhattan Bars One-Occupant Cars From Congested Areas

In response to severe traffic jams, Mayor Giuliani has announced a decision to bar one-occupant cars from parts of Manhattan.

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September 27, 2001, 6:00 AM PDT

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

"Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani said yesterday that the police would bar cars carrying only one person from crossing into Midtown and Lower Manhattan on weekday mornings, starting tomorrow, a response to crushing traffic jams that have spread for miles as a result of security checkpoints.The decision ? which city transportation officials had been urging the mayor to make for the last week ? was an indication of just how bad traffic across the metropolitan region has become since the attack on the World Trade Center, causing cars and trucks from gridlocked highways to spill back onto local roads as far away as Nassau County and many miles into New Jersey, long after regular rush-hour jams usually abate."

Thanks to Abhijeet Chavan

FULL STORY: One-Occupant Cars to Be Barred From Some Entrances to Manhattan

Wednesday, September 26, 2001 in The New York Times

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