Can’t wait to see how Eric Adams kills it.
The greed is absolutely unreal. They already have EZ pass charging every car that enters the city upwards of $20.
Motorists greedily demanding free and unlimited access is the real problem.
I’m happy about this because I can still afford to drive there, and this means there will be fewer cars so driving will be nicer and parking will be more available.
or alternately, relieving congestion, as well as forcing the electorate in nyc and state, to make more, better, reliable public transportation the commuters first choice, is a good thing. there is only so much space in nyc, congestion is a problem, charging people more to continue to be part of the problem is the only answer here.
Yes, but this isn’t going to result in a more walkable NYC, it’s literally just a way to double dip on the fees that exist for driving into the city. People who need to get below 60th are still going to go there.
If this money went into make public transport in NY less of a piss hole that would be one thing, but how likely do you actually think that is? This money will vanish.
Congestion pricing has worked elsewhere, what’s different about New York?
The fact that it’s become so normalised for drivers to impose themselves on city dwellers for free is what’s crazy.
The answer is always the same: Double the price of gasoline for non public transport and half the ticket cost for public transport.
Make public transport free. Imagine if we had to pay a fare to use an elevator.
If most highways can be free (as in tax funded) then transit should certainly be free.
Free, shitty public transport is still shitty.
You should also improve it.
There’s already “congestion pricing”, its paid for in time.
All this does is allow the weathy easier access… More cycle ways that take away car parking and better, very cheap PT are actual solutions.
Driving in the city has an impact on city residents, and wasting people’s time doesn’t compensate those residents for that impact. The charge will help to fund the other measures that you mention.
