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NASCAR + Holiday Gridlock = Bad Idea Jeans
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Jen Chung
Published Nov 29, 2006
Modified Mar 7, 2008
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This morning, many of you got to see (and seethe about) NASCAR's Victory Lap in Midtown this morning. The thing is, the Department of Transportation has always considered November 29 to be a Gridlock Alert Day. Which means traffic was totally screwed up on one of the busiest days of the year. Good work, to the lucky dog who planned that one!
Now the question is, how would congestion pricing work for a NASCAR stunt?
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