Congestion Pricing and other Band-Aids.

Is it just me or is there something paradoxical about a mayor who eagerly wants to encourage adding a million new residents to the city and then offer quick-fix solutions like an $8.00 congestion fee (-more tax revenue for Bloomberg to gain more power) ? .

While I welcome a greener city and greener solutions - the mayor is missing the big picture - actively encouraging more traffic and population growth by endorsing megaprojects like Atlantic Yards and car based urban plans that require razing properties to build parking lots -there is a direct correlation - if the mayor has his way in Brooklyn several people will lose their homes - and Ward Barkery - a potential for condo renovation - will be torn down to build parking lots. It should be obvious by now that building more parking lots creates more of an incentive to drive.

The Mayor's environmental concerns are much like Ratner's - all for show. Ratner claims that 70% of Wards will be recycled...forgetting to mention that its unnecessary to tear it down in the first place and the end results will be more pollution.