在紐約通行對於步行者和通勤族來說將變得更加容易，但是駕駛人要進入曼哈頓市中心商業區，可就要付出更多的金錢。13日，紐約獲得聯邦基金撥發3億5400萬美元，實施一項塞車費計畫，目標在防止更多汽車和卡車進入市中心。
美國交通部長彼德絲（Mary Peters）選擇5處都會區，率先加入一項耗資8億4810萬美元的聯邦計畫，來打擊交通壅塞。美國第一大都市紐約，得到最多的資金。
在全國申請角逐「交通部都市合作計畫」的26個城市中，邁阿密、明尼亞波里斯、舊金山、西雅圖同時脫穎而出，這些城市獲得的資助較少。這項計畫將利用塞車費、轉運、過路費和線上工作等方式，來達成減低交通壅塞的目的。
紐約：3億5450萬美元
在地球日，紐約市長彭博介紹試驗性的塞車費計畫，是一項名為PlaNYC大型計畫內的一部份，這項計畫目的是要綠化紐約。計劃中將會建立塞車費收費制度，來管理中心商業區的交通。在週間早上6點到下午6點要進入商業區的話，除政府或私人收取的停車費用外，卡車將一天收費21美元，汽車收費8美元的塞車費。
明尼亞波里斯：1億3330萬美元
這筆錢對明尼亞波里斯來說，來得正是時候，因8月1日I-35W大橋崩壞，造成9人死亡，還有4人到現在仍然失蹤，已被認定死亡。
西雅圖：1億3870萬美元
彼德絲表示，如果華盛頓州政府收取舊高速公路520浮橋的通行費，聯邦政府將會提供1億3870萬美元。這座穿過西雅圖湖到華盛頓浮橋是世界上最長的浮橋。
舊金山：1億5800萬美元
這項補助主要是在舊金山多爾走廊（Doyle Drive）塞車費收費計畫，將利用收取多爾走廊通行費來管理交通壅塞，多爾走廊是連接金門大橋到舊金山市區的高架道路。
邁阿密：6290萬美元
佛羅里達州以這6290萬美元的經費，希望將州際95上低使用率及不得人心的高承載專用道，翻修成電子收費高承載高速公路。
Getting around in New York City is about to become easier for pedestrians and transit passengers, but more expensive for drivers who want to enter Manhattan's downtown business district. On Monday, New York was awarded $354 million in federal funds to implement a congestion pricing program that aims to keep more cars and trucks out of the core downtown area.
U.S. Transportation Secretary Mary Peters selected five metropolitan areas as the first communities to participate in a new $848.1 million federal initiative to fight traffic gridlock. As the nation's largest city, New York is receiving the lion's share of the funds.
Miami, Minneapolis, San Francisco and Seattle also were chosen to receive smaller amounts for their traffic programs after a nationwide competition to select winners from among the 26 cities that applied to join the Department of Transportation's Urban Partnership program. The program aims to cut traffic congestion using approaches like congestion pricing, transit, tolling, and teleworking.
New York: 354.5 Million
On Earth Day, Mayor Bloomberg introduced his pilot congestion pricing program as part of a larger plan for greening New York City called PlaNYC. The pilot would establish congestion pricing to manage traffic in the Central Business District. On weekdays from 6 am to 6 pm, trucks would be charged $21 a day and cars would be charged $8 to enter this area, in addition to premium parking fees charged by city and private lots.
Minneapolis: $133.3 Million
The $133.3 million transportation award to Minneapolis is especially timely after the collapse of the I-35W Bridge on August 1 that killed nine people, with four others still missing and presumed dead.
Seattle: $138.7 Million
The federal government will provide $138.7 million if Washington will impose a toll on the old Highway 520 floating bridge, Secretary Peters said. Spanning Seattle's Lake Washington, it is the longest floating bridge in the world.
San Francisco: $158 million
This grant centers on the San Francisco Doyle Drive congestion pricing program. It will use tolling to manage congestion on Doyle Drive, the elevated access road connecting the Golden Gate Bridge to downtown San Francisco.
Miami: $62.9 Million
With its award of $62.9 million, the state of Florida intends to begin converting the underused and unpopular High Occupancy Vehicle lanes on Interstate 95 into an electronic High Occupancy Toll highway.
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