News for hackers. Stuff that matters.

A comment on Congestion Pricing: N.Y. Embraced It. Will Other Clogged Cities Follow?. Parent comment

Re:Congestion Pricing: N.Y. Embraced It. Will Other Clogged ... by vidro3 on Monday April 01, 2019 @09:16PM (#19550160)
no, that is a different fee unrelated to the congestion charge which wont begin until 2021.

previous proposals have had taxis and delivery vehicles only paying once per day

[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Congestion Pricing: N.Y. Embraced It. Will Other Clogged ... by kevin_thibedeau on Monday April 01, 2019 @10:02PM (#19550388)
This is a preliminary congestion charge that was instituted now because NYC already had the hooks to extract these fees.

https://abc7ny.com/traffic/nyc-congestion-pricing-brings-hig...

[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Congestion Pricing: N.Y. Embraced It. Will Other Clogged ... by jessriedel on Monday April 01, 2019 @11:29PM (#19550818)
All the news sources I can find call it a congestion tax.

https://newyork.cbslocal.com/2019/02/01/for-hire-congestion-...

[ Parent | on HN ]