Manhattan Community Board 8 Transportation Committee Discusses Congestion Pricing and Upper East Side Bike Lanes

Manhattan Community Board 8’s transportation committee will hold a discussion of congestion pricing (expect a discussion of the "border effects" of East 86th Street) and on bike lanes planned for segments of East 89th, 90th and 91st Streets.

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