A City Council member from Manhattan wants idling bus and truck drivers to cough up more money for breaking the law.
The Committee for Environmental Protection held an oversight hearing on Thursday on the city’s air quality and its effect on public health. Discussion included Councilwoman Julie Menin's, which aims to increase fines imposed on bus and truck drivers who violate the anti-idling provision of the city’s air pollution control code — a practice long denounced by environmental activists.
In an interview with Gothamist, Menin said the current penalty is too low to motivate enough drivers to consistently obey the law.
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