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Re:The Streets Were Never Free. Congestion Pricing Finally M... by CalRobert on Thursday April 04, 2019 @12:23PM (#19574129)
But we already do that with homes, so why not be consistent and do it with cars?

Anyway, making walking and cycling as crappy as possible by giving people congested, polluted, dangerous streets is pretty inconsiderate to poor people as is.

And the article specifically mentions waivers for low income people.

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Re:The Streets Were Never Free. Congestion Pricing Finally M... by closeparen on Thursday April 04, 2019 @03:05PM (#19575953)
Congestion makes cycling a little nicer, since the cars are slower and more predictable, and you’re the one zipping past them.
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Re:The Streets Were Never Free. Congestion Pricing Finally M... by CalRobert on Thursday April 04, 2019 @03:29PM (#19576198)
I've cycled in lots of congested cities. This isn't completely wrong, but it's like going from one to two when we should aim for ten.

But true, the _worst_ for cycling is very busy but still fast roads. Wilshire blvd on a Saturday comes to mind

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