| New York hopes to make it too expensive to drive into the city
NEW YORK: New York City, where tolls are USD 6 and putting your car in a parking garage for just an hour can cost USD 20, is already an expensive place to drive. Now the mayor wants to make it so costly that some people will take mass transit instead.
New York would become the first US city to adopt a large-scale "congestion pricing" plan, reducing traffic and pollution by charging cars USD 8 and trucks USD 21 to enter the busiest parts of Manhattan. The proposal is similar to a system that London has used since 2003, and officials there say it has significantly reduced congestion.
The idea got a boost yesterday from US Transportation Secretary Mary Peters, who announced that New York is one of nine semi-finalists to receive federal funds to fight traffic.
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"Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat," Byron Middle School auditorium, 601 Fourth St. N.W., Byron. 775-6794. 7 p.m.-9 p.m. For tickets, call 775-6794. Goodman Productions presents the play. TeenAge WasteLand, Century High School, 2525 Viola Road N.E., Rochester. 288-9653. 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Through contemporary music, choreography and real voices of Rochester-area teens, teens' thoughts and feelings about school, friends, teachers, parents, classmates and society are presented. Tickets are $10 for students (18 and younger), $15 for adults. Get $1 off admission with a Rochesterfest button. Flower Show: A Century of Memories, West Concord Methodist Church, West Main and Second Streets, West Concord. 527-2841. 9:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Honor the church building's 100th anniversary.
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Sixth Annual Cowley County Biker's Weekend, camping, live entertainment, children's activities, bike games, blessing of the bikes, bike ride, 6:30 a.m.-noon today, Cowley County Fairgrounds, just west of U.S. 77 on U.S. 160, Winfield, or 20 miles east of Exit 19 off I-35. Free. Presented by the Christian Motorcyclists Association Chapter and the Winfield and Arkansas City Praise Riders. Information, Tom Sweet, 620-221-0579, or Charlie Miller, 620-221-2815. Cruisin' in the Jungle Father's Day Car Show, sponsored by the Arc of Sedgwick County, 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. today, Sedgwick County Zoo, 5555 Zoo Blvd. Gate opens at 8. Fathers admitted free when accompanied by paying child. Zoo admission $10, seniors $7, ages 4-11 $6, 3 and under free. Information, Arc of Sedgwick County, 316-943-1191, or zoo, 316-660-9453.
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