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NY congestion charge in doubt

By Christopher Grimes in New York

Published: July 15 2007 19:40 | Last updated: July 15 2007 19:40

The plan by Michael Bloom­berg, the New York City mayor, to introduce a congestion pricing scheme in Manhattan appears to be headed for a roadblock.

New York had been considered the frontrunner to win $500m (€363m, £246m) in federal transport funds to set up a congestion pricing plan that would have been the first London-style scheme in an American city.

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