new York mayor Michael R Bloomberg announced recently that the federal department of transport had awarded more than us $350 million to New York to implement the mayor's alternative plan to reduce traffic congestion.
With the us $350 million, New York plans to modernise mass transit and improve quality of air, besides controlling congestion (see graph: Dollars to decongest). According to Bloomberg, "This is a major victory for the people of New York city
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/new-york-gets-us-350-million-check-congestion
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[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/public-transport
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/congestion-pricing
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/united-states-america-us
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/statistics
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/new-york
