Congestion Pricing’s True Test Comes During First Rush Hour
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Congestion Pricing’s True Test Comes During First Rush Hour

ByNews Polite

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines New York City’s long-awaited congestion pricing plan began on a freezing night over the weekend when few drivers were on the road and transit workers could turn on tolling equipment at a relaxed pace. But a tougher test will happen on Monday morning,…

Hong Kong’s Cabbies, Long Scorned and Frustrated, Face the End of an Era
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Hong Kong’s Cabbies, Long Scorned and Frustrated, Face the End of an Era

ByNews Polite

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The air is laced with cigarette smoke and Cantonese profanities as half a dozen taxi drivers hang out by their fire-engine-red cabs on a quiet corner of the gritty Prince Edward neighborhood of Hong Kong. It is the afternoon handover, when day shift…