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MANHATTAN TOLL TIES UP BUDGET; MAINLY DOWNSTATE ISSUE HAS LEGISLATIVE HORNS HONKING OVER FEES FOR MOTORISTS.(News)

Article from: The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY) Article date: April 5, 2008

Byline: Delen Goldberg Staff writer

Congestion pricing is one of the key issues slowing down state budget talks.

The plan to charge motorists a toll to drive into Manhattan as a way to ease traffic on the island has become a hot topic Downstate and in Albany.

The proposal has little effect on Central New Yorkers -- unless you often need to drive into Manhattan.

Here's a look at the basics of congestion pricing and why it is so contentious:

What is congestion pricing?

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