http://www.economist.com/cities/briefing.cfm?city_id=LDN
Supercharged Drivers in London may soon look back fondly on the days of the £8 ($16) congestion charge. From next February, drivers of high-emission lorries (over 12 tonnes) will have to pay £200 a day to enter a new low-emission zone. The zone, part of Mayor Ken Livingstone's plan to reduce traffic and pollution, will cover all of London's 33 boroughs: that's many more than the congestion-charge zone, which covers central and west London only. The new charge will apply to smaller high-emission vehicles, such as buses and trucks, from July 2008. On May 15th Mr Livingstone spoke at a summit in New York, calling on city leaders around the world to tackle climate change. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ TELECOM-CITIES Current searchable archives (Feb. 1, 2006 to present) at http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ Old searchble archives at http://www.mail-archive.com/telecom-cities@googlegroups.com/ -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
