NYC’s Congestion Pricing Is Good for the US
www.bloomberg.com
Mass transit is the lifeblood of a city. Improving it for the workers in the nation’s economic capital benefits all Americans.

Michael Bloomberg wrote an opinion piece that collecrs a lot of reason why congestion pricing is good for NYC

Mainly:

  • improves commute times
  • less congestion
  • more peiole using mass transit
  • more revenue for the city

Interesting piece

  • lolrightythen@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    1 month ago

    So I’m from flyover country and know very little about this beyond what is apparent from its name-

    Would this serve to hit those with less means harder? Rich folk often don’t care about fees, because the can afford them. Hopefully it would cut down on folk having a joyride for no other purpose. I worry about disadvantaged folk trying to get to a job not being able to afford their jobs.

    • I also assume this is necessary for many reasons and that it has been well thought out. I’ll look into it on my own further.
    • GissaMittJobb@lemmy.mlEnglish
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      1 month ago

      Poor people don’t drive into Manhattan, they take transit. Congestion pricing hugely benefits them by decongesting the streets making buses run more efficiently, along with providing revenue to invest more into a better transit system.

    • 𝗧𝗼𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 *𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑦 𝑝𝑢𝑠ℎ𝑒𝑑 𝑑𝑜𝑤𝑛@lemmy.worldMEnglish
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      1 month ago

      It is a very dense urban city with a robust transit system where drivers are almost always wealthier. There are also a lot of drivers coming from New Jersey who are using but not paying for the roads. In addition to reducing car traffic, the congestion pricing is also funding transit improvements/expansions and has significantly reduced the number of car crashes already.

      Your point may hold for a sprawling suburb where everybody is forced to own a car. However, in New York a car is a luxury that the majority of people do not own.