OPINION: Modest proposal to cure NYC’s growing traffic woes
Howe's Brooklyn
Yes, I do have the solution to heal the rotten bruises in the Big Apple, bruises that are caused by traffic. But selfish, lazy urbanites would need to forego the pleasure of parking their big gas guzzlers so close to home.
The spirit-crushing plague of Manhattan is rapidly spreading to every borough and particularly the commuting trails. We’ve always heard the adage that Manhattan is 14 miles long and two hours wide (a reference to gridlock in crosstown streets). Now we find the same problems in popular outer-borough neighborhoods that have attracted residents who can (a) pay the rents and (b) afford to own cars.
Yes, it is simple to make owning a car more expensive, even prohibitive. But then how can we transport those people now getting around by cars? This constituency is an important “getting and spending” part of the city.