"Parking placards are a necessary tool for conducting city business, but we have no tolerance for their abuse, which contributes to congestion," the mayor said in a statement.
Mr. Bernstein disputed opponents' claims that it would contribute to congestion in the neighborhood, especially at night.
They are blamed for contributing to congestion in central London and the more unscrupulous operators are accused of ripping off tourists.
Shopping and retail trade play an important role in the economy, yet shopping activities and associated on-street parking and disruptions to traffic could substantially contribute to congestion in the megacities of the developing and emerging countries.
In his book The High Cost of Free Parking, Shoup explains that free or very cheap on-street parking contributes to traffic congestion in a major way.
It is inconsiderate of other drivers and even contributes to congestion at intersections, to dawdle once the light turns green.
PAGE 1 A TUSSLE IN THE SKIES Commercial airlines say business aircraft contribute significantly to congestion in the skies and don't pay their share of the costs of running the air traffic control system.
This was one of the earlier works to address broadcasting in VANET, and the overhead incurred with the position request and reply packets at each hop can contribute to network congestion in denser networks and also increase delay.
Others are concerned that the added night games and hotel plans in particular could contribute to added congestion and parking problems in the neighborhood, according to WGN.
Driving to work not only contributes to traffic congestion, air pollution, greenhouse gas emission and lower levels of physical activity [ 1, 2], but also is found to be significantly associated with overweight and obesity in the general population [ 3, 4].
