A recent Daily News editorial applauded New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg for keeping the Manhattan carpool rule in place until at least June.  The carpool rule “has so reduced congestion that New York is more drivable, more walkable, more breathable, more livable,” the paper wrote.  “If it’s still working, if the streets remain freer of horn-tooting, exhaust-belching vehicles, keep it in effect even longer.”

The mayor, who said that increased carpooling has helped decrease traffic without harming economic activity, is now looking to city hall staffers to form carpools as well.  According to the NY Post, the mayor intends to further reduce city hall’s car fleet with more pooling.  Until the system is organized, the Post said, staffers are expected to follow the mayor’s straphanging example.

Carpool Rule Encourages Transit Use, Reduces Traffic (March 4, 2002)

Bloomberg Takes on Gov't Car Culture (Feb. 11, 2002)

Groups Laud MetroCard Mayor  
(Feb. 4, 2002) 

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