New York gets US $350 million to check congestion
new York mayor Michael R Bloomberg announced recently that the federal department of transport had awarded more than us $350 million to New York to implement the mayor's alternative plan to reduce traffic congestion.
With the us $350 million, New York plans to modernise mass transit and improve quality of air, besides controlling congestion (see graph: Dollars to decongest). According to Bloomberg, "This is a major victory for the people of New York city