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Hehe... BTW... On the same page as the article (above) re "Congestion Charges" in NTC... the New York Times had another item titled New York State, Not the City, Will Decide Congestion Pricing. Here’s Why.:
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/19/nyregion/new-york-home-rule-congestion-pricing-city-control.html
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Etc... Watt makes one Canadian guy wonder why NY State can override the city re any congestion charges, but the State is silent when NYC decides to clamp down on bettery-electric bicycles?
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https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/19/nyregion/new-york-home-rule-congestion-pricing-city-control.html
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ALBANY — So why is it that the State of New York can tell the City of New York what to do with its streets?
The question is a natural one in light of a proposal unveiled on Friday to charge drivers who enter Midtown and Lower Manhattan, a congestion pricing plan that would raise money for mass transit.
The answer lies in Article IX of the New York Constitution, which outlines the state’s responsibilities and powers over its local governments, including their very creation. Leverage over local affairs was codified in a 1929 case, Adler v. Deegan, which found so long as there was “substantial” state interest, the Legislature could act on matters of “property, affairs or government,” an opinion — written by the jurist Benjamin Cardozo — that has been widely construed.
Etc... Watt makes one Canadian guy wonder why NY State can override the city re any congestion charges, but the State is silent when NYC decides to clamp down on bettery-electric bicycles?
Signed - Confused