Well well well

inb4 the supreme court rules that congestion charging is unconstitutional and furthermore that public transport, too, is unconstitutional.

As long as that money is spent on public transit improvements, I think it's a great idea for many large cities.

This is great, should be implemented in all cities. Most people who can use public transport should.

Fixing traffic by... discouraging people from driving, lol. Well I'm not complaining.

Regressive tax. Yet another kick in the face of the lower class. Why not a progressive tax based on personal income? It works pretty well for speeding tickets in northern Europe.

See the Congestion Pricing Tracker for day by day measurements of the impact on congestion.

Sam from Wendover did a very good job explaining why Congestion Pricing is the best solution to address this particular problem, including arguments on why this is not a regressive tax when you analyze it closely.

Canonical YouTube link so you can use your favorite Invidious/Piped instance https://youtu.be/B2j-LgcA7Gk

I mean you're just making efficient transportation something that wealthy people can just buy...

Less cars is the answer! And in what transit is concerned I would say that convenience is very important. Like in Netherlands they got bike locking stations. Not simply a tube that you lock your bike into which is screwed to the front door of a building and fits 3 bikes. I'm talking massive building with an automated system that keeps your bike secure for when you get out of work after the train ride. And restrooms... With cleaning.

Can anybody tell me how much a drive through the congestion priced road would cost? Like a straight line?

Now do the Van Wyck. Disincentivizing cabs, livery, rideshare, car service, whatever else constantly clogs that that few miles of road that takes 25-30 minutes could be done in five.

Good.

Wonderful news for people with porches or flexible schedules.

Outstanding move on NYC's part.

Nice. Now cars are only for the rich like they should be.

Real solution: Ban cars in parts of NYC.

We've been seeing a lot of anecdotal posting on Xitter of people who were skeptics or in opposition to this suddenly realizing that they just gained an hour or more per day because the traffic has been significantly reduced. So even some regular people (i.e. not the wealthy) who have to drive in NYC because of their job are realizing that there's a cost benefit even if they do pay for the congestion pricing.

Does anyone have a good before screenshot of the same map view / area? I want to stitch together a before shot before I share so that people not from the area can get an idea of the change and not just immediately think "oh well my small town has traffic and it looks like that so what's the big deal"

...if it isn't the bridge I said I'd cross... Wait, not going to pay that congestion charge.

Hilarious, a move that was proven to work in Istanbul was avoided... Because..?

What time was this pic taken?

Just out of curiosity, does anyone know the average fare of getting from NJ to NYC by train?

What's the situation in NYC with regards to the Return to Office bullshit? Surely this development will give clear heads another logical argument for continued working from home, right?

Is this the least full Times Square has been after COVID? Cam