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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Aug 2007 12:55:48 -0400</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>A new <a href="http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x1302.xml?ReleaseID=1098" target="_blank">Quinnipiac poll</a> out today shows New Yorkers opposing congestion pricing by 57 to 36 percent.</p>
<p><strike> Weirdly, opposition to congestion pricing rises two percentage points when people are told the money would go to prevent transit fare and toll hikes.</strike></p>
<p> When told the money would go to prevent transit fare and toll hikes, the numbers flip and people support the plan 57 to 38.  </p>
<p>When told that $354 million for transportation improvements was contingent on implementing the plan, 51 percent of respondents considered it “federal meddling.&quot;</p>
<p> Here&#039;s how the opposition to congestion pricing breaks down by borough:</p>
<p> 36 - 54 percent in Manhattan<br /> 61 - 30 percent in Queens; <br /> 60 - 34 percent in Brooklyn; <br /> 74 - 21 percent in The Bronx; <br /> 56 - 39 percent in Staten Island. </p>
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<p>UPDATE: The original post was based on my partial misreading of teh results, which were, it turns out, not so weird after all. Apologies.</p>
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A new <a href="http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x1302.xml?ReleaseID=1098" target="_blank">Quinnipiac poll</a> out today shows New Yorkers opposing congestion pricing by 57 to 36 percent.</p>
<p><strike> Weirdly, opposition to congestion pricing rises two percentage points when people are told the money would go to prevent transit fare and toll hikes.</strike></p>
<p> When told the money would go to prevent transit fare and toll hikes, the numbers flip and people support the plan 57 to 38.  </p>
<p>When told that $354 million for transportation improvements was contingent on implementing the plan, 51 percent of respondents considered it “federal meddling.&quot;</p>
<p> Here&#039;s how the opposition to congestion pricing breaks down by borough:</p>
<p> 36 - 54 percent in Manhattan<br /> 61 - 30 percent in Queens; <br /> 60 - 34 percent in Brooklyn; <br /> 74 - 21 percent in The Bronx; <br /> 56 - 39 percent in Staten Island. </p>
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<p>UPDATE: The original post was based on my partial misreading of teh results, which were, it turns out, not so weird after all. Apologies.</p>
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