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For the 19th month in a row, traffic on the MTA's nine Bridges and Tunnels has decreased, plunging from 837,537 cars every day in October 2007 to 799,890 this past May, the agency's latest stats show.
There were 200,000 fewer drivers buzzing over the crossings this May as opposed to May 2008, even though gas prices are an average $1.60 less than 12 months ago, the agency said.
The reason for the decline is the economy and ongoing job losses in the city, said Bill Henderson, of the Permanent Citizens Advisory Committee to the MTA.
"Bridge traffic tends to be dependent on two things: weather and employment," he said.
"If people are unemployed, they can take a few extra minutes to bridge shop and use one of the free East River crossings," he said, instead of paying the MTA's toll.
Year-to-date, there were 3.7 million less crossings - about 3.1 percent - from the same time frame last year.
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Jul 20, 2009 at 04:39 PM Pupa ruv Says:
It is a good siman that means people are giving hitches
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Jul 20, 2009 at 04:32 PM Anonymous Says:
Now Bloomberg has his wish a greener city oh but that means less of the other green stuff oh we will raise the taxes that's bloomys proposal for a 3rd term
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Jul 20, 2009 at 07:50 PM Anonymous Says:
obviously this poll wasnt on the 17 on a sunday at about 6pm
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Jul 20, 2009 at 08:39 PM bracha vehatloche Says:
dear brothers & sisters if you hit the road its no difference how many goyim or and chayes are driving we yiddelech have to follow the rules and the laws its no game we have to give tzadaka into the puska and ask ribono shel olom 4 hatzlocha and say tefilas haderech and 2 kiss the mezuza and again follow the book of the m.v.
then beezras hashem if we arent to tired or sleepy we can go on with our journey, bracha vehatzloche
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Jul 20, 2009 at 11:47 PM Anonymous Says:
of course they will increase the charge for TOLLS to pay for the bridges and road with less funds from less people crossing... they get you any way you look! Its a GOTCHA