You Want To Die On That Hill? How About The One Near 103rd Street?

It’s kind of a problem when the people who would benefit the most have turned against the proposal:

Mayor Bloomberg’s congestion pricing is facing growing opposition, with more Manhattan voters opposing the plan than supporting it, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released today.

The proportion of Manhattan voters opposing congestion pricing rose to 47% from 36% in August, while those supporting the plan fell to 46% from 54%. Overall, the poll found that 61% of New York City voters now oppose the plan.

“Is traffic congestion a big problem? Almost all New Yorkers say yes,” the director of Quinnipiac University Polling Institute, Maurice Carroll, said in a statement. “Is congestion pricing the answer? Almost two-thirds say no.”

The outer boroughs, many of whose residents commute into the city center, have been generally opposed to congestion pricing from the beginning, making Manhattan’s support crucial to the plan’s success. The poll found that 65% of Queens residents, 63% of Brooklyn residents, 70% of Bronx residents, and 63% of Staten Island residents oppose congestion pricing.