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 Stories About: carbon tax AND New York AND New York City AND placemaking AND urban planning
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Valuing the commons: Congestion pricing's hidden payoff
The connection between congestion pricing and carbon taxes |
Charles Komanoff |
15 Jul 2007 |
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| I wrote this piece linking NYC Mayor Bloomberg's congestion pricing proposal with a carbon tax, in June. I shopped it around but none of the big papers took it. Now, NY Times columnist Tom Friedman -- perhaps the second-most visible supporter of carbon taxes (after Al Gore) -- has written a column backing the Bloomberg pricing plan. "Crunch time" for the plan may come as early as the next day or two. So it's time the piece saw the light of day. Eve ... |
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| Topics: carbon tax, New York, New York City, placemaking, urban planning (all these topics) |
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