I don't think this measure would have as much impact on residents of the outer boroughs as people might think. If you go out on the streets of midtown Manhattan today, it quickly becomes apparent that the single biggest culprit in the city's congestion problem is the taxi cab industry. Some years ago when the taxi drivers staged a two-day strike to protest their low fares and working conditions, there was so little traffic on the west side of Manhattan that it was almost delightful to walk around there.
That is all very well, but how are people who are unable to walk, or unable to walk very far, supposed to get around?