Suozzi Proposes Pricing

Nassau County executive and New York State Democratic gubernatorial candidate Tom Suozzi proposes London-style congestion pricing on the Long Island Expressway on today's Brian Lehrer show.

"Everybody talks about traffic, everybody talks about how they are concerned about global warming, everybody says they want to do improvents to our transportation systems but we are tens of billions of dollars short. I said, 'Let's explore congestion mitigation pricing'..."

"Let me make it very clear, it's not popular in my own house, my wife doesn't even like the idea. The reality is that the people of Long Island are sick of the traffic, the people of Long Island are very concerned about the environment... To solve these problems requires real ideas."

Suozzi is worth a listen.