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Re:New York City will charge drivers going downtown. Other c... by ApolloFortyNine on Saturday June 10, 2023 @06:05PM (#36275649)
Could easily make the same argument when some city spends 3 billion to build a 4 mile subway extension.

The fare recovery rate is absolutely terrible in the US. Expecting 100% isn't exactly necessary, but NYC is at 20%.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Farebox_recovery_ratio

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Re:New York City will charge drivers going downtown. Other c... by rafram on Sunday June 11, 2023 @09:46AM (#36281313)
The “farebox recovery ratio” of a road is usually zero. Roads are funded through taxes (with the exception of some toll highways). Why can’t transit be the same?
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Re:New York City will charge drivers going downtown. Other c... by ApolloFortyNine on Monday June 12, 2023 @08:49PM (#36303609)
There's not only the gas tax to think about, but also that every road also enables the truck that inevitably delivers goods to your grocery store to get there.

The subway system is only possibly used by those who live near a station and are traveling near another station, and tourists.

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