New York City Deputy Mayor Dan Doctoroff responds to community members' calls for comprehensive transportation planning and congestion relief.
In a revealing letter to a west side Manhattan community group, New York City Deputy Mayor Dan Doctoroff acknowledges that traffic congestion is a "major problem" that "will only get worse unless we act" and says publicly, for the first time, that the Bloomberg Administration is "looking at a wide range of alternative means to shift travel...away from the automobile and onto transit."
Doctoroff's letter confirms rumors that a major shift in thinking about traffic and transportation policy may be underway at New York City Hall.
Thanks to Aaron Naparstek
FULL STORY: Doctoroff: Congestion is a Major Problem. Time to Act.
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