Posted by Daniel Tue, 05 Dec 2006 02:40:00 GMT

Congestion Charging in New York City: The Political Bloodbath: “It’s always the substance that sells it. You’re not going to sell this through bullshit public relations.” To sell congestion pricing, Geto says “you’d have to create a variety of incentives to coax people out of their cars and improve other transportation options. You’d have to ease the pain for certain constituencies and make people in Brooklyn and Queens happy. You’d need to put together a package that says, ‘Look, we’ve got to bite the bullet on something that’s very tough for this town but the pay-off is going to be enormous.’” [Bring it on!]
Source: StreetsBlog