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sir pball

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9. Finally...GOOD!

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Wed Mar 27, 2024, 04:32 PM

Mar 27

As a half-breed New Yorker who spent a lot of my childhood, and 2009-2021, in The City…about freakin' time!

Almost no vehicles need to be in that zone. Taxis and Ubers, sure, but the endless stream of trucks on Canal HAS to stop, and don't even get me started on CPW during a weekday rush hour.

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MTA board OKs congestion pricing plan, paving way for $15 tolls (and up) starting this summer [View all] brooklynite Mar 27 OP

For comparison, the central London congestion charge is £15 a day muriel_volestrangler Mar 27 #1

The NYC congestion charge applies only to entries... brooklynite Mar 27 #2

Well, London is per day, not per trip muriel_volestrangler Mar 27 #3

More the point that: if you live south of 60th Street and drive to lower Manhattan, you'll never pay. brooklynite Mar 27 #4

Yeah, the London residents' discount is 90% muriel_volestrangler Mar 27 #5

Yes. No residential discounts. brooklynite Mar 27 #6

Entries only? IbogaProject Mar 27 #10

Correct. Only charge when you cross the cordon brooklynite Mar 27 #15

I recall the posts ripping into Wendy's when it was reported they were implementing surge pricing MichMan Mar 27 #7

There is a public benefit to reducing traffic and raising funds for mass transit. brooklynite Mar 27 #8

What is the impact on the incomes of door dash drivers using motorbikes ? MichMan Mar 27 #11

Which they do... brooklynite Mar 27 #12

Was not aware that many door dash drivers already resided within the zone MichMan Mar 27 #13

Finally...GOOD! sir pball Mar 27 #9

SO regressive and hardly anyone is mentioning that. Big business and the rich will not kelly1mm Mar 27 #14

How many working class people need to drive a car into and pay for parking in Manhattan? brooklynite Mar 27 #16

One is enough. I am mainly thinking of tradespeople that need to have tools and/or go to kelly1mm Mar 27 #17

They will just pass on the extra costs to their customers MichMan Mar 28 #19

New Yorkers pay some of the highest taxes in the nation ripcord Mar 27 #18

When I saw the initials MTA I immediately thought it was about Boston (Mass Transit Association) ificandream Mar 28 #20

No. Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) since 1967. brooklynite Mar 28 #21

I just remember MTA ificandream Mar 28 #22