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NYC's Congestion Pricing Has Caused 'Quality-of-Life Improvement' in Just Six Months (www.commondreams.org)

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After six months, the policy of tolling drivers has reduced traffic and raised hundreds of millions of dollars for the city's transit system. But the Trump administration is still trying to shut it down.

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[–] SwingingTheLamp@midwest.social 11 points 4 days ago (9 children)

The $9 congestion toll is nothing compared to the cost of parking in Manhattan. Gothamist, and other media outlets, did the legwork on this: The congestion toll applies to approximately zero poor people; they're not driving into the city. But tens of thousands of lower-income people benefit from improved bus service, subway upgrades, and less danger.

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