No Easy Pass for Mayor’s Traffic Congestion Plan

From Residents in the New York Metro Area

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wednesday 12 Noon July 11, 2007

All references must be sourced WNBC/Marist Poll

Contact: Dr. Lee M. Miringoff, Marist College, 845.575.5050

This WNBC/Marist Poll reports:

· Residents in New York City and its surrounding suburbs oppose the mayor’s traffic congestion plan: 61% of residents in the New York metropolitan area oppose Mayor Bloomberg’s traffic congestion plan which would charge most drivers to enter Manhattan on weekdays. Residents both inside the city and the surrounding counties in New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut oppose the plan. Only residents in Manhattan divide on the issue. 48% of Manhattan residents support the plan, and 46% oppose it.

Question Wording: Do you favor or oppose Mayor Bloomberg's traffic congestion plan which would charge most drivers $8 to enter Manhattan below 86th street on weekdays 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.?

Residents	Favor	Oppose	Unsure
July 2007	23%	61%	16%
New York City	29%	61%	10%
Bronx	25%	68%	7%
Brooklyn	19%	67%	14%
Manhattan	48%	46%	6%
Queens	30%	59%	11%
Staten Island	29%	67%	4%
Outside NYC	18%	62%	20%

How the survey was conducted:

This survey was conducted June 25^th through June 27^th, 2007. 1,115 residents in the New York metropolitan area including New York City, Northern New Jersey, Connecticut, Long Island, and New York counties north of New York City were interviewed in proportion to their population in the region. The results are statistically significant at ±3%. The margin of error increases for cross-tabulations.