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https://newyork.cbslocal.com/2019/03/31/nys-budget-deal-passes-congestion-pricing/
I've read both (I just finished Schwartz's book). Burns is ex head of R&D at GM, and deals more with the technical end; Schwartz is former Chief Transportation Engineer and then Transportation Commissioner of NYC (and coined the term 'Gridlock'), and deals more with the operational and ethical side of things, although both books cover all areas. Schwartz had tried to implement Congestion Pricing and/or car bans going back many years (John Lindsay was mayor in the first attempt)!
Long overdue, and Portland, Seattle, L.A., S.F. and D.C. may follow suit, although there will undoubtedly be a lot of resistance. but it's essential to do this, lest AVs add even more to congestion than ride-shared vehicles do now. For more on the advantages and disadvantages of AVs, see Sam Schwartz's book "No One at the Wheel: Driverless Cars and the Road of the Future": https://www.amazon.com/No-One-Wheel-Driverless-Future/dp/1610398653 I'd also recommend Larry Burns "Autonomy: The Quest to Build the Driverless Car—And How It Will Reshape Our World" https://www.amazon.com/Autonomy-Que...coding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=FSWQWDZGYPX52YKMGFTSGov. Andrew Cuomo and leaders of the New York State Legislature say they’ve reached a $175.5 billion state budget agreement.
The deal includes congestion pricing, a controversial plan to charge drivers below 60th Street in Manhattan.
A panel of experts will set the surcharges by the end of 2020, but sources tell CBS2 drivers in cars will pay around $11.50 and truck drivers will pay about $25. Possible discounts for some are still being worked out.
Lawmakers say the money will be spent to fix the MTA.
A statewide ban on most single-use plastic bags is also poised for approval.
The ban would take effect in March 2020 and calls for allowing local governments the option to impose a five-cent fee on paper bags. . . .
I've read both (I just finished Schwartz's book). Burns is ex head of R&D at GM, and deals more with the technical end; Schwartz is former Chief Transportation Engineer and then Transportation Commissioner of NYC (and coined the term 'Gridlock'), and deals more with the operational and ethical side of things, although both books cover all areas. Schwartz had tried to implement Congestion Pricing and/or car bans going back many years (John Lindsay was mayor in the first attempt)!