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New York becomes first US city with congestion charge
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Traffic is a travel restriction.
According to Google Maps during rush hour a car can take 24 minutes to 55 minutes, with an average of 45 minutes to go from Battery Park to Central Park.
It takes less than 2 hours walking from Battery Park to Central Park. Note, this is a slow walk.
Biking takes less than 36 minutes for the same distance. Note, this is for a leisure bike ride.
Cars are also a major air, and noise polluter. On top of that cars also kill and injure people.
If you think about it, cars restrict travel of people in Manhattan than anyone else.
You forgot to include transit, which could be as low as 25 minutes