Down with cars

In conjunction with Earth Day yesterday, Mayor Bloomberg revealed PlaNYC 2030 - a plan to address the expected growth of the city over the next 25 years in an environmentally-sound fashion. One thing of particular interest to me is the recommendation for "congestion pricing." Essentially this is creating a heavy toll ($8) for cars coming into Manhattan during peak hours, as well as a $4 toll for cars just driving around in Manhattan. I am all for this. My pet peeve is people who choose to drive around in their personal vehicle when they could be taking a train or a bus. Congestion pricing was implemented in central London a few years ago, and it has been quite successful.