Slugging in New York City!

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   This is very interesting! It appears that Slugging is emerging in the NYC area. In this region slugging started as a result of the HOV lanes and the desire to save time. In NYC, the motivation is to save money on the George Washington Bridge. Regardless of the reason, the result is a grassroots commuter solution to a problem. No overheard, no federally appointed Slug Tsar, just people coming together to solve a problem. 

	After a recent toll hike on the George Washington Bridge into Manhattan, many drivers are looking to take advantage of the discount given to carpoolers. But New York's Port Authority isn't happy with the way they're doing that. How? By Slugging!!

	No Ticket to (Share a) Ride

	Wall Street Journal

	Carpool drivers and local officials were heartened by the news. Single-passenger cars using E-ZPass pay $9.50 to cross the bridge at peak hours, a cost that ...

	http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304898704577480962651860908.html

	Christie puts brakes on GW carpooling crackdown

	7Online.com

	New Jersey Governor Chris Christie is putting the brakes on the Port Authority's crackdown on drivers who carpool across the George Washington Bridge.

	http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=news/local/new_jersey&id=8710714

	Watch the ABC 7 video clip of this:

	http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/video?id=8710825&pid=8710714

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	This is very interesting! It appears that Slugging is emerging in the NYC area. In this region slugging started as a result of the HOV lanes and the desire to save time. In NYC, the motivation is to save money on the George Washington Bridge. Regardless of the reason, the result is a grassroots commuter solution to a problem. No overheard, no federally appointed Slug Tsar, just people coming together to solve a problem. After a recent toll hike on the George Washington Bridge into Manhattan, many drivers are looking to take advantage of the discount given to carpoolers. But New York's Port Authority isn't happy with the way they're doing that. How? By Slugging!! No Ticket to (Share a) Ride Wall Street Journal Carpool drivers and local officials were heartened by the news. Single-passenger cars using E-ZPass pay $9.50 to cross the bridge at peak hours, a cost that ... http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304898704577480962651860908.html Christie puts brakes on GW carpooling crackdown 7Online.com New Jersey Governor Chris Christie is putting the brakes on the Port Authority's crackdown on drivers who carpool across the George Washington Bridge. http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=news/local/new_jersey&id=8710714 Watch the ABC 7 video clip of this: http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/video?id=8710825&pid=8710714