Driving a Car in Manhattan may get pricey!

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Under a major proposal prepared for Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, driving a car into the most congested parts of Manhattan under the new pay-to-drive plan would cost about $11.52.

Questions:

1. What are the two goals of the plan?
2. What will trucks and taxis pay?
3. Who originally promoted the plan?
4. How much would the plan collect annually?

Source: Dwyer, j. and M. Hu. (2017) Driving a Car in Manhattan Could Cost $11.52 Under Congestion Plan. The New York Times, Jan. 18 (Retrievable online at https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/18/nyregion/driving-manhattan-congestion-traffic.html)